Deacon George Joseph Wiest, 82, a deacon in the Diocese of Corpus Christi who served at Sacred Heart parish in Rockport died on Tuesday, May 14.

This year, nearly 50 students from Saint Leo’s Corpus Christi Education Center will be conferred associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees at the 7 p.m. event to be held at the Catalina Club, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, 301-323 Dimmit Drive in Corpus Christi.

Incarnate Word Academy Elementary Level was excited to invite parents and students to learn more about key people in history on May 7, during the school’s living wax museum.

The Holy Family Youth Group – CONNECT, hosted a day for unity at their parish on May 4. The event was inspired by the International Run4Unity day and the United World Week on May 1-7.

In collaboration with other Christian organizations, the Newman Center at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) helped students explore the meaning of Holy Week by sponsoring several events on campus.

The Office of Catholics Schools held a Professional Development training, led by Director of Technology, Monica Maldonado, at St. Patrick’s Our Lady of the Knock Center on April 15. A mix of tech teachers, classroom teachers, and administrators in the Diocese of Corpus Christi learned how to introduce Cue into their current classes.

Representatives from the Texas Knights of Columbus Councils gathered at the American Bank Center for the 115th Annual State Convention on April 26-28. The theme for the 2019 convention hosted by Corpus Christi Knights was, “Let your light shine.” This year the convention was dedicated to past and present bishops of the Diocese of Corpus Christi.

Incarnate Word Academy held a flagpole dedication ceremony on May 3 in honor of Middle Level Principal Adolfo Garza.

St. Pius X Elementary School students from grades pre-K3 class through sixth grade displayed artwork outside each of their classrooms and inside the cafeteria as families and staff made a leisurely stroll around the campus. The school and their Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) hosted the 2019 Art Walk on April 25.

El mes de mayo está dedicado a nuestra Santísima Madre. Cuando miramos su vida, vemos que María es el modelo de todo “sí”. No sabía lo que tenía frente a ella, pero confiaba en Dios. María ya estaba dedicada al Señor, era una sierva de Dios en su vida personal, pero, en un momento crucial de la historia de la humanidad, Dios la llamó a confiar en él para convertirse en la Madre de Cristo.

"Quieres escuchar una historia graciosa? Pensé que estaba clausurado, fuera de servicio público”. Al principio, Lee López, Canciller de los Caballeros de Colón, concilio #8170, ni siquiera sabía que la Iglesia de Santa Teresa (de la Pequeña Flor) era una parroquia que funcionaba. Mientras estaba en un retiro espiritual en Nuestra Señora de Corpus Christi, una mañana, pasó corriendo frente a la iglesia y supuso que estaba clausurada, debido al estado de las estructuras y al abandono de sus alrededores. Pero cuando un amigo le informó que realmente estaba abierta y operando, supo que necesitaba ayudar. “Es increíble lo que puedes hacer con cuatro llamadas telefónicas y dos mensajes de texto”, dijo.

One-hundred and eighty-five women from parishes in Freer, Bishop, Sinton, Robstown and around Corpus Christi attended the Women’s Conference hosted by St. Theresa’s Catholic Daughters in Corpus Christi on April 6. The annual Women’s conference entitled, ‘Mary: The Face of Woman, was held in the parish hall.

They say, “God laughs when we make plans,” and Magdalena Rodriguez had a plan for all four of her children. They were to finish high school, go to college and get married in that order. She is very proud of all four of her children, but when they were growing up there were times, she shared, “when your children are just out of your control, and God and Mary are the only ones who can take care of them.”

Realtors, lenders, insurance and title companies, including the City of Corpus Christi housing program teamed-up with Catholic Charities HUD Approved Housing Counseling Department to offer their services and make connections with interested home buyers at the fourth annual “Dare to Own the Dream and Housing Fair” on April 27 at the Catholic Charities office on Oliver Court.

Bishop Michael Mulvey installed Corpus Christi seminarians Thomas Swierc and Daniel Flores, currently Theology I students at St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston, into the ministry of Lector.

Practically every day, I look out the windows of the rectory and see mothers dropping off their children for school or picking them up in the afternoon. To be fair, there are also fathers, grandparents, and other relatives who do the same, but I’d like to focus on the mothers since they are the majority who do so. I never cease to be amazed at the special skills these mothers possess that enable them to take special care of their children. There is no doubt in my mind about how influential they are and how these mothers are an indispensable gift to their children.

Alexis West was 13 years old when she and her two younger siblings had entered the foster care system in Michigan. Although an aunt and uncle eventually adopted them, she didn’t know them well, and there was still a time of adjustment.

The month of May is dedicated to our Blessed Mother.  When we look at her life, we see that Mary is the model of every “yes.” She didn’t know what was before her, but she trusted in God. Mary was already dedicated to the Lord, she was a servant of God in her personal life, but, in a pivotal moment in human history, God called her to trust him completely in becoming the Mother of Christ.

Es un decir que: “Cuando hacemos planes, Dios se ríe”, y Magdalena Rodríguez tenía un plan para sus cuatro hijos. Debían terminar high school, (preparatoria) ir a la universidad y casarse en ese orden. Está muy orgullosa de sus cuatro hijos, pero cuando iban creciendo, tuvo momentos difíciles y nos compartió: “cuando los hijos crecen y están fuera de tu control, solo Dios y María pueden cuidarlos.”

Many Catholics nowadays are seeking alternatives for family fun. Not an expensive pilgrimage to the distant Holy Land, but one that can be affordable and hassle-free. There are many missions and shrines right here in the state of Texas – some not even that far away.