On Friday, Aug. 11, Bishop Michael Mulvey appointed new deans for the eight deaneries of the Diocese of Corpus Christi. Their appointments are effective Sept. 1.

The 28th Annual Celebration for Life, which benefits Birthright, Corpus Christi Hope House and the Gabriel Project, will be held on Sept. 7 beginning at 7 p.m. at Mansion Royal in Corpus Christi. This year's speaker will be pro-life activist Ramona Trevino, former manager of the Planned Parenthood referral facility in Sherman, Texas. Her resignation in 2011 led to the clinic's closure.

Jon-Saved Vasquez a student at Incarnate Word Academy participated in an academic summer youth program for Envision specializing in Defense, Intelligence & Security. The event was held in Washington DC on July 23-28. Vasquez was also chosen to participate in the ceremony for the Tomb of Unknown Soldiers escorting the wreath.

I am often asked, “What do sisters do besides pray?” However, I am asked even more often, “Will you pray for . . .?” Of course I will, as prayer is the most important part of my vocation; that is, talking to God. And since I entered in 1970, I have discovered truisms that have helped me on my spiritual journey. I hope they will also help you.

LA CROSSE, WI - Our Lady's messages at Fatima and call to a devotion to the Rosary came at a time of worldwide war. Today, 100 years later, as the faithful celebrate the centennial of Fatima, the world similarly is with wars and terrorism and without peace.

Sister Ruth Pfau, a German-born Catholic missionary who devoted her life to eradicating leprosy in Pakistan, died Thursday at the age of 87.

Incarnate Word Academy’s student athletes will kick off the school year in prayer at its annual Athletic Prayer Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12 at the school’s James R. Dougherty, Jr. Center.

Incarnate Word Academy will host four students from France as part of the annual Sister Cities Exchange Program on Aug. 8 at the High School Level. The foreign students will accompany their IWA host students as they visit with different parts of the school as well as attend several French classes throughout the day.

Two days of Professional Development for Catholic School teachers consisted of a Spiritual Day at St. John Paul II Cafeteria on Aug. 3 and a Health and Wellness Academy put on by the Office of Catholic Schools in partnership with Texas A&M Science Health Center at Bishop Garriga Middle Preparatory School and St. John Paul II High School.

Bishop Michael Mulvey said the church families at St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles, have been on a pilgrimage for 50 years. “There have been many ups and downs, joys and sorrows. As families go through life, things happen that are unexpected–when we take all of that as a pilgrim the one word that resounds in our hearts is thank you, because the Lord tries and tests those he loves, those that the Lord God is trying to form,” the bishop said.

St. Louis, Mo., Aug 3, 2017 / 02:56 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The classic ceremonial hats and capes of Fourth Degree members of the Knights of Columbus that you may have seen at Mass or at parish events will now be getting a major alteration.

Parishioners at St. Paul the Apostle in the Flour Bluff area of Corpus Christi celebrated the 50th anniversary of the parish on June 29 with a special Mass celebrated by Bishop Michael Mulvey. The Mass was also the unveiling of major renovations to the church, including new pews, sound system, flooring and projectors.

The initial diaconate ordination class in the Diocese of Corpus Christi began in 1977 with a “mini-seminary style” program that took place over several weekends each month. The program followed the majority of programs through the United States in terms of length. Both the candidates and their wives came together to study the various courses being offered.

Una muchedumbre de cerca de capacidad asistió a una misa en Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro el lunes 31 de julio, para venerar la imagen peregrina de Nuestra Señora de Fátima, cuya celebración centenaria es este año. La imagen fue personalmente bendecida por el Papa Francisco para el 100 aniversario de las apariciones de Fátima y visitó la Diócesis de Corpus Christi el 27 de julio-agosto 1.

Math Specialist Christine Robson gave two presentations to Catholic School elementary teachers on the implementation of the new Math curriculum drafted from TEKS (Texas Essentials Knowledge and Skills) on Aug. 2 at Ss. Cyril & Methodius School. Robson presented challenges to kindergarten through second grade teachers in the morning and third through fifth grade teachers in the afternoon.

On July 8, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in the Vatican issued a circular letter to bishops reiterating existing norms regarding the matter of the Eucharist, including the norm that Communion hosts must contain some amount of gluten to be valid matter for consecration. By Saturday night, the letter had spread like wildfire with media outlets declaring, “Catholic Church bans celiacs from Communion!”

For the past several weeks, I have been working on a personal goal, which is to trim down some of my weight. While I do not consider myself excessively overweight, I realized that I have a need to live a healthier lifestyle and to do some things that would improve my overall quality of life. By the same token, it would also enable me to be a more effective servant.

The subject of vanishing bees has been a mainstream hot topic for the last several years. Celebrities such as Scarlett Johansson, Henry Fonda, Morgan Freeman and Martha Stewart have gotten involved with helping to reverse this trend and with efforts to increase bee numbers. Henry Fonda’s son, Peter, played a beekeeper in the 1997 film Ulee’s Gold. The Florida Beekeeper’s Association awarded him the honor of beekeeper of year. However, the secularly famous are not the only ones involved with bees. In fact, Bishop William Skylstad, who served as president of the USCCB from 2004-2007, is an avid apiarist.

In Memoriam of Father Paul Peter Antony, who served in the Diocese of Corpus Christi for 17 years, died in his home in India on Tuesday, Aug. 1. Funeral services were held in India.

The Catholic Church may be thousands of years old, but its bishops are rapidly adjusting to the demands of 21st-century communication. If the Church is to effectively evangelize in the modern world, a group of bishops argue, its leaders must be engaged online—but in the right way.