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In a 1999 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, patients with serious illness were asked to identify what was most important to them during the dying process. Many indicated they wanted to achieve a sense of control.

From vintage finds, to multi-purpose scarves, to one of a kind dresses; the first ever True Radiance Fashion Show emphasized that clothing can be at once fashion forward and modest.

Fear of not accepting God’s call was motivation enough to keep seminarian Christopher Emmanuel Becerra on course throughout his long years in the seminary, a course that has taken him one step closer to becoming a priest.

“Father Julian lives stewardship and leads through his actions.”

American Catholics must resist unjust laws “as a duty of citizenship and an obligation of faith,” a committee of the U.S. bishops said in a new statement on religious liberty.

As Manny Yrique prayed before the Blessed Sacrament, his heart was burdened with concerns about the United States and the level of animosity in American discourse.

“Padre Julián vive la administración y dirige a través de sus acciones.”

As if on cue, the clouds above Alice opened and the rains began to fall 30 minutes before Bishop Wm. Michael Mulvey began celebration of a Mass to bless farmers and their crops. For an area that has been withered dry by an extended drought, both the rains and the bishop’s prayers were welcomed indeed.

On Friday, May 25, 62 Incarnate Word Academy seniors completed their high school journey at the altar of the Corpus Christi Cathedral.

Pentecost concludes the Paschal Mystery; the mystery of Christ’s death, resurrection and ascension. This is the treasured mystery we carry within us and forms us as Christians.

The celebration of Fathers’ Day is foremost a continuation of the celebration of Mothers’ Day, for in a certain sense, as a celebration, it is a response to the gift of woman to man, of Eve to Adam by which God blesses mankind with the nuptial blessing.

A few minutes of conversation with Dan Shea quickly reveals how important his Catholic faith and his family are to him. His role model for fatherhood was his own father Joseph Shea.

Each year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the “Chair of St. Peter.” It might seem rather strange to even Catholics that a day would be dedicated to honoring a chair.

The first decade of the Diocese of Corpus Christi had been hard on its first shepherd, Bishop Paul Nussbaum, who suffered numerous painful experiences that slowly broke his stamina. What the diocese needed at this point was a strong worker, ready to build up people, structures and programs. The people of south Texas were not disappointed in the arrival of its next bishop, Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina who came to be known as “the great builder.”

Religious liberty heroes are many and not limited to the 1700s, according to scholars at the University of Notre Dame. They cited St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher, Catholics who were both martyred in 1535; Roger Williams, the Puritan founder of Rhode Island who was a 17th century proponent of religious toleration; James Madison, an 18th century Founding Father; and Father John Courtney Murray, a 20th century Jesuit priest.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – It is a war memorial that has commemorated the valor and sacrifice of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division for more than 50 years. And yesterday, one day after Americans solemnly observed Memorial Day, the Knights of Columbus — represented by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty — asked to intervene in a pending lawsuit to defend the memorial's right to exist on public land in Montana.

In a historic announcement, Mario Vasquez, Principal of Bishop Garriga Middle Preparatory School in Corpus Christi said the school will initiate a football program beginning with the 2012-13 school year. Vasquez believes that Bishop Garriga will be the first Catholic middle school ever to offer regulation football.

In a letter to all priests, deacons and religious of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Bishop Wm. Michael Mulvey expressed his solidarity with the other bishops of the United States in their grave concern over recent challenges to religious liberty and freedom of conscience by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

On Thursday, May 17, Bishop Wm. Michael Mulvey officially launched the Diocese of Corpus Christi’s Legacy of Faith~Future of Hope campaign. The campaign hopes to raise $18.5 million over five years to provide long-term funding to some of the diocese’s immediate needs.