Local non-commercial FM radio station KLUX 89.SHD will hold it's annual on-the-air, fall "PledgeFest" fundraiser beginning this coming Monday morning, Sept. 10. The two-day event will feature KLUX air personalities and guests making on-air appeals and taking phone pledges for the listener-supported station. The goal of the two-day event is $20,000. More information is available on the station's website at http://klux.org 

It is a special calling, CHRISTUS Spohn leaders say, as the health system celebrated the graduation of three new chaplains from the Clinical Pastoral Education Program - Clara Dina Hinojosa, Father Tomy Raphel and Kenneth Boggs.

Bishop Michael Mulvey thanked the Border Patrol, local ranchers and members of the community at a meeting he attended in Falfurrias on Aug. 30. The meeting, he said, "offered great insights into their difficult work in dealing with human and drug trafficking." "I was moved by the traumatic accounts of people being mistreated by the traffickers and their personal accounts of treating the people they pick-up with humane treatment and dignity," Bishop Mulvey said.

Despite the nearly 100-degree temperatures, Jaime Reyna found purpose in his four-hour drive from Corpus Christi to Houston. With five teens from the Diocese of Corpus Christi, where Reyna serves as the youth ministry director for the Corpus Christi Diocese, he made a pilgrimage to the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston, which was hosting the World Youth Day Cross and Marian icon on Aug. 23.

Bishop Michael Mulvey addresses the current situation of sexual abuse, the abuse of silence and the unacceptable coverup by bishops and chancery personnel.

Despite the nearly 100-degree temperatures, Jaime Reyna found purpose in his four-hour drive from Corpus Christi to Houston. With five teens from the Diocese of Corpus Christi, where Reyna serves as the youth ministry director for the Corpus Christi Diocese, he made a pilgrimage to the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston, which was hosting the World Youth Day Cross and Marian icon on Aug. 23.

Corpus Christi Cathedral is pleased to announce Scott Powell as the new Director of Sacred Music. He comes to us from Washington state where he has served in various musical positions.

Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi, Inc. (CCCC) was awarded a long-term disaster recovery grant of $1,020,000 by Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) from funds received through the second collection offered by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). CCCC is a member of CCUSA, the official domestic disaster relief and response organization of the Catholic Church. The funds will be used to meet the local community’s ongoing recovery needs following Hurricane Harvey.

Some 200 supporters of Refuge of Hope were treated to a night out with dinner, auction, and a guest speaker/singer at the 11th Annual Benefit Dinner on Aug. 11 at the Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds. Refuge of Hope is a pro-life pregnancy resource center for women and men. 

To support your family’s journey toward healthy living, Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Corpus Christi has teamed up with Texas A&M Coastal Bend Health Education Center to provide a FREE program, so you can prevent diabetes and other chronic diseases.

For nearly 70 years, the stained glass windows in the Welder Chapel at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital-Shoreline have inspired visitors through beautiful depictions of the story of Jesus. Now they are being painstakingly moved to a new chapel at the new 10-story Patient Care Tower being constructed at Shoreline Hospital. The upgrades to the Shoreline campus are part of an unprecedented $335 million investment in the community by CHRISTUS Health, with nearly $50 million made possible through the generosity of local philanthropists.

Bishop Michael Mulvey has issued the following statement following the news of allegations of sexual misconduct involving Archbishop Theodore McCarrick.

The Diocese of Corpus Christi Office of Catholic Schools held a professional development day for teachers and staff entitled, “Called to Protect and Serve” on Aug. 2 at St. John Paul II High School. Keynote speaker and author, Jodee Blanco, presented two sessions on bullying. Other speakers included Special Agent Heath Hardwick of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Corpus Christi and Detective Alicia Escobar, who works with the Corpus Christi Police Department's Internet Crimes; Jim and Diane Hall from National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Senior Officer, Travis Pace, of the Corpus Christi Police Department.

This September, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will be convening a gathering of more than 3,000 delegates from across the U.S. for the V National Encuentro of Hispanic/Latino Ministry with the theme, “Missionary Disciples: Witnesses of God’s Love.”

During ceremonies, this morning in Austin local FM Broadcast station KLUX 89.5HD was honored by the Texas Association of Broadcasters with the Association’s 2018 Bonner McLane Public Service Award for medium markets in recognition of the station’s community service during Hurricane Harvey.

Raymond Pendleton believed he could fulfill his Catholic obligation by only attending Sunday Mass and working at the St. Thomas Aquinas Newman Center and Chapel as a student at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Then something unexpected happened that changed his life: He fell in love with the Church.

Jeffrey D. Senese officially was elected as president of Saint Leo University (www.saintleo.edu) on July 26 by the Board of Trustees. Senese is the university’s 10th president. He has served as the acting president of the university since the retirement of William J. Lennox Jr. on April 30.

Bishop Michael Mulvey and Father Gerold Langsch, of the Schoenstatt Movement, concelebrated Mass commemorating the 70th anniversary of Father Joseph Kentenich’s first visit to the Diocese of Corpus Christi on July 7 at Corpus Christi Cathedral.

Fifty years! It is hard to believe that my journey as a Schoenstatt Sister of Mary began so long ago and had taken me halfway around the world! I was born in the Philippines. My parents were religious and set the foundation for my spiritual openness. I grew up in a Catholic environment and went to Catholic school.

Era un Viernes, ¡que noche de terror! Aquellos, quienes se quedaron estaban conmocionados. Las ventanas se estrellaban, las ramas de los arboles se convertían en misiles disparados, aplastando casas y negocios. El viento se avivaba, un monstruo aullaba destruyendo y encogiendo los corazones de quienes lo vivían. Era el 25 de Agosto del año pasado y se llamaba Huracán Harvey, la tormenta mas poderosa en mas de una década que ha pegado en Estados Unidos, a su paso devastó Port Aranasas, Rockport, Fulton, Aransas Pass, Gregory, Bayside, Lamar, Ingleside, Woodsboro, Refugio, Tivoli, Austwell y muchas otras comunidades de la banda costera.