The Word became flesh. This central mystery of our faith is proclaimed in the prologue of St. John’s Gospel. It is also the great mystery we celebrate each Christmas. God became man. God came to us in human flesh. The Word is the person of Jesus Christ. To know the Word is to know God. It is by encountering the word that we know the person of Jesus.

The young children from St. Anthony Catholic School in Robstown waited restlessly to enter the newly built atrium. There was some giggling and fidgeting, typical for rambunctious and curious five-year-olds. But as they stepped into the newly designed portable building, one-by-one their demeanor immediately transformed.

"I am the bread of life.” Throughout the Easter season, we have been given a chance to reflect more deeply on these words of Jesus. They emphasize a central aspect of our Christian initiation and even of our daily/weekly living as disciples of Jesus. Still, these words can almost seem causal for many of us Christians in the 21st century.

St. Juliana of Liège, also known as St. Juliana of Cornillon, was a woman of strength and inner conviction whose role in the inception of the Feast of Corpus Christi is not widely known. Who was this saint? How did she come to be responsible for the institution of such an important feast day? 

The possibility of becoming a priest has been on my heart since I was a young child. Growing up, I was very active at Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish and attended various youth events and served at the altar. I began to encounter many holy priests who shepherded me, my classmates, and my friends throughout this time – most evident when I started my studies at St. John Paul II, where many priests were on the faculty. 

"Yo soy el pan de vida”. Estas palabas de Jesús son motivo de reflexión profunda principalmente en la temporada de Pascua. Porque ellas enfatizan un aspecto central de nuestra iniciación cristiana e incluso, de nuestro diario vivir como discípulos de Jesús. Sin embargo, estas palabras pueden parecer casi causales para muchos de los cristianos del siglo XXI.

La Solemnidad, también conocida como la Fiesta de Corpus Christi, comienza universalmente este año el jueves 3 de junio, y los católicos se reunirán una vez más como un solo cuerpo en la Catedral de Corpus Christi. La fiesta de Corpus Christi es una celebración de la presencia real de Cristo en la Santa Eucaristía.

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also known as the Feast of Corpus Christi, begins universally this year on Thursday, June 3, and Catholics are once again invited to gather as one body at Corpus Christi Cathedral. The Feast of Corpus Christi is a celebration of the real presence of Christ in the holy Eucharist.

Half of all donations to the Catholic Communication Campaign collected in your diocese stay in your diocese to support your local communications needs, such as radio and television programming and diocesan publications.

Jaime Reyna, como Director de la Oficina del Ministerio Multicultural de la Diócesis de Corpus Christi, asistió a la reunión bianual de la Asociación Católica de Directores Diocesanos / Coordinadores del Ministerio Hispano de la Región 10 el 26 y 27 de abril en el Colegio Católico Mexicano Americano en San Antonio.

In serving the most vulnerable among us, Catholic Charities agencies across the state put their faith into action to help more than half a million Texans affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the devastating winter storm during this past year. The faith-based agencies collectively provided help and hope by meeting essential needs for food, transportation, financial assistance, case management, and more.

Jaime Reyna, as Director for the Office of Multicultural Ministry for the Diocese of Corpus Christi, attended the Region 10 Catholic Association of Diocesan Directors/Coordinators of the Hispanic Ministry Biannual meeting on April 26 and 27 at the Mexican American Catholic College in San Antonio. 

Incarnate Word Academy Elementary Level student Jase Garcia was recently named as a State Grade-Level Winner by the Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest.