The Catholic broadcast ministries of KLUX 89.5-1, CCN Radio 89.5-2 and CCN Video Productions will once again join forces to carry all of the evenings of Holy Week Liturgies LIVE from Corpus Christi Cathedral, as well as 3 hours of special programming on Good Friday. Any programming available on KLUX 89.5HD-1 will also be available simultaneously online as streaming audio at KLUX.org and by way of the KLUX Smartphone APP. All Video Broadcasts will be available as streaming video on the Web at http://GoCCN.org

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.

Bishop Michael Mulvey celebrated Mass at St. Joseph Seminary in Louisiana on April 4. After Mass, he visited with seminarians from the Diocese of Corpus Christi. The seminarians are Ruben Riojas, Matthew Perales, Michael Winterroth and Aaron Lugo.

Allyson Sturgeon with the Corpus Christi Pregnancy Center received a check in the amount of $2,020 from Lawrence “Lorenzo” Garcia, Grand Knight of the St. Joseph Knights of Columbus Council #1653 in Beeville.

A family of hairdressers and staff gave out free haircuts at the Mother Teresa Shelter on March 11. The family represents three salons in San Antonio: Quick Cuts Salon and Barber Shop; Rebel Hair Parlor and Windcrest Barbershop Shop.

Caminar tras las puertas de la Galería Colonial Española de la Dra. Clotilde P. García, es como cruzar el umbral de una iglesia o quizás de una fantasía de Narnia. El contraste es sorprendente. La habitación se encuentra a un lado, un poco aparte, tranquila y nada presuntuosa, de hecho estaba destinada a permanecer escondida ya que solían ser oficinas. El primer indicio de que hubiese algo especial allí es una puerta de hierro forjado, una pieza de arte en sí misma, sin duda alguna, pero apenas visible en el amplio y luminoso Museo de Arte del Sur de Texas.

The Most Rev. Wm. Michael Mulvey, Bishop of Corpus Christi, makes the following announcements:

CHRISTUS Spohn Health System, along with its sponsors the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of Houston and San Antonio and the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth held a ribbon cutting and celebration of their new multi-million dollar North Tower on March 28. Bishop Michael Mulvey led a prayer and blessing at the opening of their new facility.

Walking through that door to the Dr. Clotilde P. Garcia Spanish Colonial Gallery is akin to walking through the doors of a church, or perhaps Narnia. The contrast is striking. The room is off to the side, quiet and unassuming. It used to be offices, in fact, so it was meant to be hidden. The first hint that there may be something special is a wrought-iron door, a piece of art in itself, to be sure, but just slightly conspicuous in the light and airy Art Museum of South Texas.

Three-hundred and eighty-five people including youth from the Diocese of Corpus Christi participated in the Middle School Youth Spectacular 2019, “ASH–Always Seek Him,” at Richard Borchard Fairgrounds on March 3. The day was dedicated to fun, faith, games and talks. 

On Thanksgiving Day in 2001, I heard the words no 30-year-old female thinks she would ever hear: “You have ovarian cancer.”

The 2019 Fullness of Truth conference, entitled “Discover Your Roots: Early Church Wisdom for Modern Day Catholics,” was held at the American Bank Center on March 9-10. The two-day conference was chock-full of worship, reflection and speakers, who brought insight into the scriptures and how to apply them to daily life.

Students and volunteer coordinators from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Newman Center spent a Saturday sharing their physical and spiritual energy with their neighbors in Rockport. They cleaned up debris from one of the sites affected by Hurricane Harvey.

Our diocese, together with the USCCB Pro-life Secretariat, is encouraging teens and adults to attend and promote UNPLANNED. It chronicles the biographical story of Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood director turned pro-life speaker. From the website: https://www.unplannedfilm.com

Father Terencio (Tito) Mathew Ayo, a priest of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT) died March 4, 2019.  Funeral services will be held at S. Joseph Church, located on 710 S. 19th St. in Corpus Christi on March 14 and 15.

Priests, sisters and laity distributed ashes in churches, nursing homes, hospitals, prisons, jails, and other institutions throughout the Diocese of Corpus Christi.

The Most Reverend Edward J. Burns, Bishop of the Diocese of Dallas, announces the completion and dedication of the Cardinal Farrell Student Center at Holy Trinity Seminary, Irving. Bishop Burns presided at the dedication ceremony on March 3 where he offered a special blessing of the building.

Youth from the Diocese of Corpus Christi participated in the Middle School Youth Spectacular 2019, “ASH–Always Seek Him,” at Richard Borchard Fairgrounds on March 3. The day was dedicated to fun, faith, games and talks.

Located in the Encinos neighborhood of Corpus Christi, Nuestra Señora de San Juan de Los Lagos, Madre de la Iglesia Parish continues the tradition of changing of the dress of the miniature image of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos. Part of the tradition is to allow a padrino (sponsor) or family to change the Virgin’s new dress.

Why does Catholic advocacy matter? “It matters because truth has consequences. If we don’t fight and engage in our culture, it’s going to have consequences. Our culture is broken and in pain. It’s the fruit of the choices of action and inaction,” said Benjamin Nye, a theology teacher at St. John Paul II High School. Nye is leading a group of students to the Texas Catholic Advocacy Day this month. He fights every day to teach his students that morality matters – especially, in an ever-more-relative world.