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Lent is the apt season to begin cultivating an attitude or lifestyle of gratitude for it is the Church's annual wake-up call for us to grow beyond our comfort zone. And perhaps the most important area where we need to stretch is developing a refined sense of gratitude.

Ser testigos de la fe y visitar a los detenidos es parte de la misericordia y nos da la oportunidad de brindar la esperanza en Jesús y crecer en nuestra propia transformación en Cristo, dice la hermana Pamela Buganski, quien ministra a las mujeres en el centro de detención de inmigrantes del condado de Brooks en Falfurrias, Texas.

One of the first things we do at the start of Mass is pray the Penitential Act, in which we confess, "I have sinned…in what I have done and what I have failed to do." Those last six words have always gnawed at my conscience.

If we are to really make the family "fully alive," as the theme of our just concluded ministry conference suggests, we must focus on the Holy Father's counsel to keep the presence of Jesus Christ at the center of our lives. The family is the critical and fundamental expression of human life. With Christ the family will discover its true future.

Sixty-seven-year-old Celine Leblond never imagined it would be possible to receive the Holy Eucharist while at CHRISTUS Spohn Shoreline recuperating from a left hip replacement. But during her seven-day stay at the hospital, volunteers with the Spiritual Care Department visited her room everyday to give her Holy Communion.

Consecrated or religious life has always been an integral element of the Church. Therefore the story of the Body of Christ is reflected in the story of religious life.

Consider this remarkable statement, "The vocation to marriage is written in the very nature of man and woman as they came from the hand of the Creator (CCC, 1603)." That is a strong statement. It makes it sound as if everyone is called to the vocation of marriage.

Sister Mary Jesus Martires, OP celebrated her Golden Jubilee of Religious Profession with a Thanksgiving Mass and reception at St. Paul the Apostle Church on Jan. 3. Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, Apostolic Nuncio to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa, was the main celebrant.

On a Monday night, Jan., 11-year-old Samantha Sullivan proudly wore a pink chiffon dress with a gray, sparkling sweater and white sandals she had received as a Christmas gift. She was happy and it showed. She could not stop smiling inside the Corpus Christi home she shares with her brother Benny, 15, and her new parents, John and Susie Sullivan.

In celebration of National Catholic Schools Week, there will be several events planned at Incarnate Word Academy such as a campus-wide Mass, parent lunches with students, guest speakers, and class projects.

For more than a century, Sacred Heart Church has been meeting the spiritual needs of the faith community in the inner city of Corpus Christi. Today it continues to serve as an anchor for this community, but more than half of its parishioners are believed to be former inner city residents that have maintained ties with the parish.

More than 700 Catholics from throughout the Diocese of Corpus Christi attended the 26th annual Ministries Day Conference on Jan. 10. This year's conference, titled "The Family Fully Alive," was dedicated to the family.

Over two thousand years ago, on the night before he died, Jesus celebrated the Passover meal with his disciples. In a mysterious manner it contains the sacrifice of his Body and Blood and enables that sacrifice to continue in history until he comes again.

Sophia Institute Press has been granted the exclusive rights to publish a Catholic Viewer’s Guide and a trade book associated with the epic 12-part NBC television event, A.D.: The Bible Continues.

Calallen Middle School is again holding the "Catch Me if You Can" 5K run/walk benefitting The Ark, Assessment Center and Emergency Shelter for Youth. The third annual race will be held on Saturday, April 11.

Cande DeLeon, directory of Parish Stewardship and Development for the Diocese of Corpus Christi, was among 40 individuals honored by the Corpus Christi Under 40 program on Tuesday, Jan. 27. The program honors men and women dedicated to making a difference in Corpus Christi.