The Office of Multi-Cultural Ministry teamed up with parishioners from Nuestra Senora de San Juan de Lagos Madre de la Iglesia to host a Diez y Seis de Septiembre luncheon for chancery staff on Sept. 16 in St. Joseph Hall.

During a campus-Wide Mass, Incarnate Word Academy commemorated the anniversary of the death of Venerable Jeanne Chézard de Matel, foundress of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament (IWBS), and the lives lost from the attacks on the nation on 9/11.

Young Catholic Adults (YCA) mix and mingle and discuss Church teaching with Father Joseph Lopez at Theology on Tap at the Javelina Watering Hole Brewery in Kingsville.

The spirit of communion was present on Sept. 7 as a group of college students volunteered a Saturday Service Day to help their brothers and sisters in Refugio, still hurting from the effects of Hurricane Harvey.  

Football players from Bishop Garriga Middle Preparatory School bonded with their dads at a sports event entitled “Decals with Dads” at the Bishop Garriga Kenedy Center on Sept. 11. The event was held to build the father and son relationship.

Father Thomas P. O’Donovan, 77, a priest with the Diocese of Corpus Christi since July 27, 1970, died on Sept. 6. He was Born to Dermot and Joan O’Donovan in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland on March 12, 1942.

St. Pius X students advertised on the Domingo Live show on Sept. 1 for their first monthly "all you can eat" pancake breakfast that will be held on Sept. 8.

Sacred Heart School in Rockport received a grant of $5,000 from the Frankie Casseb Youth Literacy Club to purchase books for their library on Aug. 30.

CHRISTUS Spohn Health System has teamed with the Coastal Bend Blood Center to participate in a first-of-its-kind donor recognition system. “Thank-The-Donor” is the world’s first web-enabled technology that connects blood recipients with their donors. CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-Shoreline is honored to be the first hospital in the Coastal Bend to take part in the program.

The last instructions that Jesus gave the disciples was to go out and take action in the world. He told them, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you.” – Matthew 28:19-20

Young adults from across South Texas gathered at the Newman Center at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi recently for the “Be Not Afraid” Young Adult Retreat. There were talks, games, food, reflective prayer and group discussion.

Kayaking, wall climbing, swimming, ziplining, archery, games, talks and prayer were all part of a few fun-filled days for high school youth who attended an EXPLORE retreat held at Camp Aranzazu in Rockport.

In his homily at the 20th Annual Liturgy to Begin the School Year, Bishop Michael Mulvey told students, “Start your day, saying (to God), ‘I know you’re there.’ Let this year be the Year of God – God that’s watching us every day and every second because he loves us and wants us to be our best.”

Incarnate Word Academy Middle Level students were visited by former U.S. Navy Reserve officer and current Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, on Aug. 23. 

The inspiration and shared wisdom Sister Jessica Vitente felt after attending her first Come and See weekend retreat with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, in 2015 was so great, she came back twice before officially entering the Congregation.

Incarnate Word Academy invited the entire IWA community to attend its first blood drive of the year hosted by the High School Level and the Coastal Bend Blood Center on Tuesday, August 20.

Larry Dziuk, Esvardo (Sonny) Diaz and  Pete Valdez have been awarded Knights of the Year for their unwavering commitment to the Knights of Columbus. 

Holy Family Catholic School’s 2nd-grade teacher, Blanca Konitzer, is truly a dedicated teacher and tutor for students who need extra help with reading skills. When school was out for the summer, Konitzer felt that it was imperative to start a summer reading program for any student that may need to improve on their reading vocabulary and comprehension skills. 

Incarnate Word Academy students began their first day back to school with prayer and participated in classroom introductions and guided tours of the campus on Aug. 5. All other Catholic schools began the school year on Aug. 12.

Educators for grades first-12th continue to be challenged with STREAM, an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics and for Catholic schools the “R” represents Religion.