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September 19, 2016
by Ricardo Gandara, Catholic Spirit
In John Patrick Cobb’s world—nestled in a three-acre thicket off Old Bastrop Highway and feet from Carson Creek—he is surrounded by the very things that influence his paintings. Cows grazing in a field. A makeshift chapel made of mud. A vegetable garden. A chicken coop. In whole, the nature of the Texas landscape that he loves.
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September 16, 2016
St. John Paul II High School senior Alyssa Ayarzagoitia was awarded the General Marc Cisneros Scholarship on Sept.7 after a school wide weekly Mass celebrated by Father Patrick Higgins in the Immaculate Conception Chapel on campus.
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September 16, 2016
A Texas A&M Application Workshop for Incarnate Word Academy seniors was held in the high school level’s College and Career Guidance Center on Aug. 31.
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September 15, 2016
The Diocese of Corpus Christi Catholic school principals held a meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Academy to review new ideas, approaches, strategies and implementations in order to create improved and robust school communities. The principals had a full agenda for the day's discussions.
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September 15, 2016
St. Gertrude School honored local first responders and military personnel in remembrance of 9-11-2001 by delivering baskets of goodies and inviting officers on the road to drive through the school for a treat.
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September 15, 2016
Fifteen students from St. John Paul II High School volunteered at a construction site for a house being built by Habitat for Humanity–Corpus Christi on Sept. 13.
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September 14, 2016
by Delia Soto, Beeville Publishing staff
In remembrance of the 15th anniversary of the deadly attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, St. Joseph Catholic Church in Beeville held a prayer walk for peace on Sunday, Sept. 11.
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September 13, 2016
Incarnate Word Academy High School Level will recognize Care of Creation Week from Sept. 12-16 as a commitment to the love for God, love for God’s people, and love for God’s creation.
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September 13, 2016
Incarnate Word Academy commemorated the anniversary of the death of Jeanne Chézard de Matel, the foundress of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, and the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, with a campus-wide Mass on Sept. 9 at the school’s Mother Patricia Gunning Gymnasium. Monsignor Roger Smith from St. Patrick Catholic Church celebrated the Mass.
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September 13, 2016
On Sept. 9 Robstown police, firefighters and constables were presented with a gift basket at St. Anthony School in honor of the 9-11 tragedy, which claimed the lives of many first responders.
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September 12, 2016
by Mary Cottingham, South Texas Catholic
Dr. John Pettigrove received 14 patients at the new Mission of Mercy site in Sandia, Texas on Sept. 7. The Sandia site is the sixth Mission of Mercy mobile clinic location in south Texas.
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September 12, 2016
The Corpus Christi Bar Association and the Diocese of Corpus Christi—along with many throughout others the United States and the world—will celebrate the tradition Red Mass to mark the opening of the judicial year and to emphasize the legal profession’s role in promoting justice and peace. Bishop Michael Mulvey will celebrate the Mass on Thursday, Sept. 15, 6 p.m. at the Corpus Christi Cathedral.
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September 12, 2016
Bishop Michael Mulvey will celebrate the 15th Annual Blue Mass at Sacred Heart Parish in Mathis at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17. The annual event, hosted by the Knights of Columbus Council 1163 and Assembly 1123, asks God's blessings and protection upon men and women in law enforcement and public safety, or who serve in the capacity of a first responder.
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September 12, 2016
by Melany Ethridge
Businessman Howard E. Butt, Jr.—who pioneered the concept that the business world was a high calling for people of faith—died Sunday evening at home from complications related to Parkinson's. The former president of The H. E. Butt Foundation and H-E-B board vice chair was 89.
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September 9, 2016
The Lady Angels’ varsity volleyball team earned first place in the Cuero Lady Gobbler Tournament on Aug. 27. IWA sophomores Caroline Pekar and McKynna Beck were named to the All-Tournament Team. In addition, the IWA junior varsity team defeated West Oso High School twice with final scores of 2-0 for both games.
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September 8, 2016
Incarnate Word Academy’s campus-wide booster club and coaching staff hosted a Meet the Coaches event on Aug. 25. The event allowed parents and families to meet coaches from the school’s elementary, middle, and high school level athletic teams.
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September 8, 2016
Incarnate Word Academy Elementary Level parents met with teachers and toured classrooms at the schools' open house on Aug. 25.
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September 8, 2016
It is not everyone who can say they have met a saint, but Sister Gloria Rodriguez, MJMJ has met two. In 1976, while working in El Paso, she had the opportunity to meet Mother Teresa, now St. Teresa of Calcutta.
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September 8, 2016
Bishop Michael Mulvey will lead a prayer service tomorrow, Sept. 9 at St. Patrick Parish in Coprus Christi to pray for peace in our communities in response to recent incidents of violence and racial tension in communities nationwide. The bishop will celebrate Mass at 5:30 p.m. and lead a prayer service, with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, after Mass at 6:30 p.m.
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September 7, 2016
by Alfredo E. Cardenas, South Texas Catholic
David L. Gaza, 64, passed away Jan. 8, and his wife San Juanita remembers his generosity everyday and wants others to do so as well. His was a life well lived, in service to his Church and his community. It is well that he be remembered, that he serve as a model for others.
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