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Throughout the entire Easter season, we celebrate why we are called an alleluia people:  Jesus’ resurrection. But for some Catholics, that celebration ended when they walked out of church on Easter Sunday. They go by various names, two of which could be, the “I did my duty Catholic” or “the relatives will be visiting so I better go.” But they are not the only Catholics who share our pews on those two days.  There are the others who have walked away from the Church because they disagree with her teachings. And, yet for some strange reason, many of these Catholics come back yearly to attend Mass on one or both holy days.

Some Catholic schools students competed at the Spring Academic Contest sponsored by Bishop Garriga Middle Preparatory School on April 21. The contest was an opportunity for students to freshen up their skills and review their knowledge in Math and Writing. The schools that participated were Most Precious Blood, St. Patrick, Incarnate Word Academy Elementary, St. Pius X, Ss. Cyril & Methodius and St. Anthony in Robstown.

The chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Migration, Bishop Joe Vásquez, of Austin Texas, announces support for H.R. 4796, the “Uniting and Securing America” (USA) Act of 2018 as it is currently written. The USA Act is a bipartisan bill that offers a path to citizenship to Dreamers and augments existing border security technology at the U.S./Mexico border.

Incarnate Word Academy senior Hamilton Lee will sign a National Letter of Intent to play for Virginia Military Institute’s Division I NCAA soccer program on Tuesday, May 1 at 3 p.m. in the school’s Mother Patricia Gunning Gymnasium.

Incarnate Word Academy’s varsity track and field teams competed at the TAPPS 3-5A District Meet on April 19 in San Antonio. Both the girls’ and boys’ teams earned fourth place overall with 21 students qualifying for the TAPPS 5A South Regional Meet. Regionals will be held on Thursday, April 26 in Webster at the Challenger Columbia Stadium.

After enduring a tough year following the destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey, Rockport students from Sacred Heart Elementary School were encouraged by the positive message of The NED Show held in the gym of school's Interim Campus on April 10. NED stands for Never Give Up Encourage Others Do Your Best Always! The presenter uses video clips, yo-yo tricks, characters, audience participation, and visuals to get and keep the students' attention.

Students from St. John Paul II High School Rotary Interact Club partnered with Habitat for Humanity on April 20 by painting the interior of a house on Guadalupe Street which included the living room, dining area, closets and bedrooms.

St. Gertrude School in Kingsville held a STREAM Family Night on April 19. It was open to all families from 2K through sixth-grade.

Bishop Michael Mulvey blessed the new wellness station and playground at SS. Cyril & Methodius School on April 18. Faculty, students and staff were in attendance as well as Pastor Msgr. Lawrence White, Parochial Vicar Father Sanish HGN, and Associate Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Nannette Quintanilla-Hatch.

Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament celebrated the Anniversary of Religious Profession on April 14 at St. Patrick Church. Bishop Michael Mulvey concelebrated Mass with many priests throughout the diocese.

Fourth and fifth-grade students from Sacred Heart School in Rockport attended their bi-annual three day trip to the outdoor school at Camp Champions in Marble Falls on April 11-13. Their lessons included water quality studies, archery, kayaking, astronomy, Greek mythology, nature studies, history, team building, conservation, and universal respect. They also enjoyed swimming, learning new games, and testing their climbing skills.

The St. John Paul II High School TAPPS Academic team placed in the state meet on April 9-11 in Waco. They competed against 38 TAPPS 5A schools.

Incarnate Word Academy’s High School Level TAPPS Academic and Speech teams placed third at this year’s State Academic Competition which was held from April 10-11 in Waco.

Fifth and sixth graders from St. Pius X School traveled to Schulenburg, Texas to visit the historic painted churches.  Pastor, Father Paul Hesse, teachers and parents accompanied the students to this historic area. Students enjoyed the history lessons of the churches on this April 6 field trip.

The St. Pius X Cheer Squad were guests of the Corpus Christi Ice Rays and performed during intermission at their April 6 game. The girls enjoy being positive and enthusiastic ambassadors for the school community.

Sixth-grader Edmund Thomas will represent St. Pius X as a finalist in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May.

Students from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Academy participated in a STREAM Fair on April 3 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Academy.

We have come through another Lenten season, and in the process have striven to become closer to our Lord. We have been blessed once more to celebrate Easter Sunday in all its splendor and hope for God’s people. We continue now to practice habits newly formed or renewed and strengthened during Lent.