On June 12 Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi, Inc.’s Disaster Response Services Department set up a station at St. Gertrude Church in Kingsville to help those in need after an EF-1 tornado touched down on the south side of Kingsville on June 6.

Bishop Michael Mulvey ordained two priests at Corpus Christi Cathedral on June 8.

When Anna Adrian’s husband Marty was diagnosed with cancer in March of 2006, the last thing he was thinking about was attending a weekend religious retreat. But dear friends of theirs recommended Journey to Damascus and just five days after his first chemotherapy treatment, he participated in the three-day retreat.

The 50th Annual Schoenstatt Boys Walk will begin on Saturday, July 13 at 5 a.m. at Wayside Shrine, located at 2309 Marguerite in Corpus Christi.

La solemnidad del Santísimo Cuerpo y Sangre de Cristo “es como podemos renovarnos y ser parte de la responsabilidad de vivir el Evangelio”, Dijo Jaime Reyna, director de las Oficinas del Ministerio Multicultural y Social de la Diócesis de Corpus Christi encargado por el obispo para coordinar la celebración de este año. 

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, “is how we can renew ourselves and be part of the responsibility to live the Gospel,” said Jaime Reyna, Director of the Offices of Multicultural and Social Ministry for the Diocese of Corpus Christi commissioned by the bishop for coordinating this year’s celebration.

Deacon Fino Palacios met his future wife Rebecca in seventh-grade science class at Wynne Seale Junior High. He can still remember where she was sitting in class.

Fraternity, adventure and prayer were initial reasons seminarian Aaron Matthew Lugo attended his first Explore Retreat at Camp Aranzazu. He liked playing sports and being outdoors, so fishing, archery and ziplining with a bunch of guys his age sounded fun. Explore delivered that and more.

St. John Paul II High School Alumna Deborah Ramirez Martinez graduated with a degree of a doctor of medicine from the University of Texas Health Sciences Medical School in Houston on May 17 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. 

“God’s Not Dead” by Newsboys and “Awesome God” written by Rich Mullins blared through the speakers on the float featuring the Feast of Corpus Christi at the 82nd annual Buc Days Illuminated Night Parade on May 4.

After a disaster like Hurricane Harvey, it takes a village to put a village back together. Thousands of organizations have applied to FEMA for financial help with their recovery, in addition to any insurance payouts and support they have received from their local communities.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.