En la sección, “Jesús dice”, el padre Brady Williams, de la Compañía de Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad, nos recuerda que Jesucristo, resucitado de entre los muertos, es la fuente de nuestra resurrección.

The Diocese of Corpus Christi Office of Vocations is sponsoring a young adult retreat, entitled "The Journey." Keynote speakers are Father Peter Marsalek, SOLT and Sister Delphine Apinjoh. The event is in-person and available online Saturday, March 20 from 1-5 p.m. at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Newman Center, located at 7002 Ocean Dr. in Corpus Christi.

Incarnate Word Academy Elementary Level student Evelyn James wrote two books during the pandemic, inspired by her rescue dog Rocky and her classmates Carlota and Corina's cat. Evelyn was also inspired by PowerUp, a local nonprofit that promotes leadership and everyday heroes. Evelyn’s books are titled “Captain Paws” and “Captain Paws and the Attack of the Robo-Cat 2000.”

Sister Annette Wagner, with the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, explains that union with God occurs through the Word that lives in us and that prayer is initiated by God.

Elementary teachers Sylvia Rodriguez from Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Marilyn Sheridan from Most Precious Blood, strive to keep their students grounded in faith.

WASHINGTON — Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford and chairman of USCCB’s Committee on International Justice and Peace call for prayer and solidarity with the Holy Father and the people of Iraq: “We call on all the faithful and people of good will in the United States to pray for the success and safety of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Iraq March 5-8 as he stands in solidarity with the local Church and promotes peaceful coexistence among all people of Iraq. “This is the first papal visit to Iraq and presents a critical opportunity to remember the suffering people of Iraq. We share in the Holy Father’s message of solidarity with our Christian brothers and sisters who are a part of the rich and ancient cultural fabric of the region and yet have undergone great trials in recent years, dwindling significantly in number amidst much conflict. We commend the good work of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association and Catholic Relief Services in Iraq and urge the faithful’s generous support of such organizations on this occasion. “We join our prayers to those of Mary our Blessed Mother, whose name is highly revered among the people of this land, beseeching that the anticipated interreligious meetings will be marked by new pathways of mutual understanding and peace. As Pope Francis exhorts in Evangelii gaudium, may these encounters be marked by ‘an attitude of openness in truth and in love.’” “May this moment in history mark a renewed hope for the Church in Iraq, the rebuilding of this society, and peaceful coexistence for all.”

El Encuentro Matrimonial es una organización  mundial católica que provee herramientas para fortalecer el amor de la pareja y de la familia. Se desprende de él la creación de comunidades que se fortalecen entre si y enriquecen la vida espiritual de la parroquia. 

Estas palabras del Evangelio cobran vida y entusiasmo entre las comunidades de fe, como ocurre entre los miembros de la parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, en Alice Texas, donde –“todos los ministerios parroquiales juegan un papel importante en la vida espiritual de la Iglesia.

South Texas Catholic tiene una conversación con el obispo Michael Mulvey en Cuaresma, Semana Santa y Pascua. Estos eventos pueden ser una oportunidad para encontrarnos con Jesús en la Palabra y reafirmar nuestra fe en Su sufrimiento redentor y resurrección.

Sister Delphine Apinjoh, from the Sisters of Saint Ann, shares her vocation story – a spiritual journey that began in Cameroon, Africa.

The Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) missionary team at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) hosted the recent SEEK21 conference twice on back-to-back weekends for more than 80 people at the newly completed Community Life Center (CLC) at St. Gertrude Parish in Kingsville. 

This month, we Little Sisters and our Residents and staff will observe two major COVID milestones. On March 11 we will have been in lockdown for a full year and on March 19 we will finish the vaccination process at our residence in Washington, DC, with a compliance rate of nearly 100 percent among those who live and work here. 

Catholic Charities and Mother Teresa Shelter partnered with the City of Corpus Christi, the Gulf Coast Humane Society and the American Red Cross to provide shelter, food, bedding and warm clothing to area homeless before, during and after historic freezing temperatures hit Corpus Christi. The weeklong freeze probably saved over 190 lives. 

South Texas Catholic has a conversation with Bishop Michael Mulvey on Lent, Holy Week and Easter. These events can be an opportunity to encounter Jesus in the Word and reaffirm our belief in His redemptive suffering and resurrection.

Please contact your U.S. Representative and Senator and ask them to oppose the Equality Act.

In the section, “Jesus says,” Father Brady Williams, from the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, reminds us that Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, is the source of our resurrection.

Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament (IWBS) Immigration Action Group in Corpus Christi hosted a Zoom meeting with Sister Norma Pimentel, a Missionary of Jesus (MJ) and executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV). Sister Norma and CCRGV volunteers have led the effort to provide humanitarian assistance to immigrants and refugees through the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen.

A 20th-century German composer once went on an extended mountain climb in the Alps during which it stormed quite strongly, and he got soaked to the skin. When he returned home from this adventure, he sat himself down at the piano and improvised a piece based on the experience. Over time, he composed “An Alpine Symphony,” a musical mountain-climb up an Alpine mountain to the summit, a moment of exhilaration on the top of the mountain, and a return down to the base with a storm along the way.  

We should look at Lent as a self-imposed time of sacrifice with the intention of redirecting our life to God. The image of the desert is appropriate to Lent and the spiritual life. The “desert” is a place and time to go in search of God as Jesus did throughout his life on earth. 

Two young professionals on staff at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have been chosen by the Holy See’s Dicastery for Communications to be part of a unique digital media project. As the Catholic Church seeks to embrace new and effective ways of communication during the COVID-19 pandemic, social media and mobile applications have been utilized as key tools in communicating the Gospel message.