Our diocese, together with the USCCB Pro-life Secretariat, is encouraging teens and adults to attend and promote UNPLANNED. It chronicles the biographical story of Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood director turned pro-life speaker. From the website: https://www.unplannedfilm.com
Father Terencio (Tito) Mathew Ayo, a priest of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT) died March 4, 2019. Funeral services will be held at S. Joseph Church, located on 710 S. 19th St. in Corpus Christi on March 14 and 15.
Priests, sisters and laity distributed ashes in churches, nursing homes, hospitals, prisons, jails, and other institutions throughout the Diocese of Corpus Christi.
The Most Reverend Edward J. Burns, Bishop of the Diocese of Dallas, announces the completion and dedication of the Cardinal Farrell Student Center at Holy Trinity Seminary, Irving. Bishop Burns presided at the dedication ceremony on March 3 where he offered a special blessing of the building.
Youth from the Diocese of Corpus Christi participated in the Middle School Youth Spectacular 2019, “ASH–Always Seek Him,” at Richard Borchard Fairgrounds on March 3. The day was dedicated to fun, faith, games and talks.
Incarnate Word Academy hosted its second annual campus-wide S.T.E.M. Festival on Feb. 28. This year's festival showcased over 30 student-led exhibits focused on the wonders of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics with students from first grade through twelfth. Art exhibits, drone demonstrations, and a green screen photo booth were also available for festivalgoers to enjoy.
St. Patrick students in Physical Education learn the Texas Two-Step and Cotton-Eyed Joe in honor of Texas Independence Day on Friday, March 1 –– one day before the actual celebration, March 2.
My title is a cliché to be sure. However, if a bronze statue in Washington, D.C.’s National Statuary Hall Collection could talk, it would beg to differ. Kneeling prayer, Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart, S.P., (1823-1902) is an image of the strength and determination of countless other religious sisters who dedicated their lives in active ministry in our nation.
Encallada en el barrio de los Encinos de Corpus Christi se encuentra la Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de San Juan de los Lagos, Madre de la Iglesia, en donde cada año se lleva a cabo una ceremonia para cambiarle el vestido a la Virgen bajo la advocación de San Juan de los Lagos.
by Bishop Michael Mulvey Diocese of Corpus Christi
March 19 is the Solemnity of St. Joseph, husband of Mary. It is an annual celebration as inconspicuous as the saint himself is. Recently, however, the name of “Joseph,” husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, has been included in all of the Eucharistic Prayers of the Mass as a recognition of his place in the life of the Incarnate Word and Mary.