Sister Mary Brigid O’Neill, the eldest member of the congregation of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, eight days short of her 103rd birthday, died peacefully at Incarnate Word Convent in Corpus Christi on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011.
Ignatius Press recently announced that it is moving two of its monthly magazines online and ceasing their print editions. Let me assure everyone that is not happening at the South Texas Catholic.
In a recent column, David O’Brien, the Associate Director of Religious Education for Lay Ministry in the Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama recounted the story of Agnes and Jake, devout Catholics who conceived and delivered four children during the first five years of their marriage.
The Diocesan Office of Religious Education charged with training parish catechetical leaders—more commonly referred to as directors of religious education or DREs—sponsored two training workshops in the month of October.
KINGSVILLE, Texas - El martes, 27 de septiembre, más de 100 personas se reunieron en la parroquia de San Martín en Kingsville para un “Cursillo de Cristiandad”, un curso de fin de semana para preparar a los cristianos en el cristianismo básico.
El área que se convirtió en la diócesis de Corpus Christi se vio envuelto en dos guerras de independencia en un plazo de menos de 20 años. En primer lugar, México luchó por la independencia de España en la década de 1820 y luego Texas luchó por la independencia de la República de México en la década de 1830.
MATHIS - Bishop Wm. Michael Mulvey blessed the new additions to Sacred Heart Church in Mathis on Saturday, Oct. 8. The church installed a new day chapel, a cry room, men and women’s handicapped restroom and a vestibule.
The Diocese of Corpus Christi’s Vocations and Youth Ministry office are sponsoring an essay contest in celebration of Vocation Awareness Week, Jan. 9-14, 2012. The contest is open to all Catholic students in the Diocese of Corpus Christi. The deadline for all essay entries is Dec. 2.
SACRAMENTO, California (CNS) -- El arzobispo José H. Gómez de Los Angeles y grupos defensores de los inmigrantes elogiaron al gobernador Jerry Brown por firmar haciendo ley el resto de la ley DREAM de California, permitiendo que todo estudiante indocumentado que se haya graduado de una escuela secundaria de California pueda solicitar ayuda financiera estatal para asistir a una universidad del estado.
Bishop Wm. Michael Mulvey, will preside over the blessing and opening ceremony of the Mother Teresa Shelter’s Multi-purpose Activity and Therapeutic Center on Oct. 26, at 9:30 a.m.
KINGSVILLE, Texas – On Tuesday, Sept. 27, more than 100 people met at St. Martin’s Parish in Kingsville for a “Cursillo de Cristiandad,” a short weekend course to prepare Christians in basic Christianity.
In the New Testament, it is noteworthy that Jesus calls people to be His disciples in very differing situations. Sometimes the call comes in ordinary, everyday circumstances; sometimes it comes in unusual circumstances.
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- The newly named executive director of the Philadelphia Archdiocese’s Office for Black Catholics wants to evangelize the African-American community in creative ways.
by By Sister Lou Ella Hickman, I.W.B.S. Contributor
In 1990, the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus designated the month of November as a time to honor as well as to celebrate the heritage of Black Catholics. African Americans have not only helped build the American Catholic Church, but they have also impacted the Universal Church.