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“Campaign 2020”, the annual On-Air fundraiser benefiting 89.5HD K L U X will take to the air on Monday morning March 2nd.  The 5-day event is the primary fundraiser for the local non-commercial station.  Local dignitaries, guests, station personalities and volunteers will be making appeals and manning the phones, taking pledges from listeners during each of three daily segments during the campaign.  

During “ad limina” visits, which usually occur every five years, bishops from every region in the world are called to meet with the pope. This meeting with the pope is a concrete expression of that unity between the apostles with Peter in Jesus Christ. The purpose of the visit is twofold – the bishops are also encouraged to pray in the tombs of Sts. Peter and Paul.

Bishop Michael Mulvey and Bishop Emeritus Edmond Carmody touched down in Rome on Jan. 18 for the bishops “ad limina” visit, to pray and also to report on the status of the Diocese of Corpus Christi in meetings with other Region X bishops, the pope and Vatican officials.

The 5th Annual St. Elizabeth School 5K Glow Run is Friday, March 6 at the Alice Municipal Golf Course. The annual run holds a standing record as the largest 5K in Alice – over 800 people registered last year.

Father “RJ” Ramiro Regalado, Jr. and Program Manager and ASL interpreter, Celia Mendez, led a group of “special hearts” in prayer at the Ash Wednesday service for Catholic Charities Ministry & Life Enrichment for Persons with Disabilities and their families on Feb. 26.

Instead of giving something up for Lent, Msgr. Seamus McGowen suggested that we “be kind to each other.” His suggestion was not lost on client Carl Slyker and many others who visited the Mother Teresa Shelter on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 26.

Under the leadership of District Master Dan Norman, the Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree Our Lady of Guadalupe Province 4th District of Texas held a Fourth Degree Exemplification and celebrated the 120th Anniversary of Fourth Degree Knights at St. George Church in George West on Feb. 22.

The Office of Social Ministry is working closely with volunteers as well as priests, deacons and religious sisters to coordinate Ash Wednesday services at the jails, prisons and detention centers in the diocese.

Get ready to “Laissez les bons temps rouler” (“Let the good times roll!”) with the Beeville Ladies Night Out Committee and the CHRISTUS Spohn Health System Foundation as they celebrate Mardi Gras.

On Feb. 3 the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) based in Austin presented Maldonado with $500 and a plaque for being year’s Technology Administrator of the Year award. Maldonado is the director of technology for schools in the Diocese of Corpus Christi.

On Jan. 29 Dr. Therese Recinella, Director of Evangelization and Catechesis for the Diocese of Corpus Christi, was elected chairperson for the Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops Evangelization and Catechesis Executive Committee. She began her four-year commitment at the conclusion of the winter meeting gathering in San Angelo.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Portland held a women’s ACTS retreat on Feb. 6-9. The pastor, Father Piotr Koziel, served as a spiritual director.  

The Incarnate Word Academy varsity swimmers brought home medals from the TAPPS Division 2 State Meet on Feb. 6 in San Antonio at the Walker Pool.

Msgr. Thomas McGettrick passed away peacefully on Feb. 9. Please keep him and his family in your prayers. Vigil services will be held on Friday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. at Corpus Christi Cathedral located at 505 N. Upper Broadway St. in Corpus Christi. The funeral will be Saturday, Feb. 15 at 11 a.m. at Corpus Christi Cathedral.

The Knights of Columbus Council #1653 from St. Joseph Church in Beeville recently awarded Robert “Robbie” Manuel Rosas Jr. with his Eagle Scout rank, the highest rank offered by the scouts. According to Grand Knight Lawrence Garcia, Robbie demonstrates the Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Law.

Era una tarde tranquila de sábado en el 2018, en que teniendo como marco el Jardín Botánico y Centro de la Naturaleza del Sur de Texas, unas ocho parejas (una de ellas celebraba su aniversario) se reunieron para compartir una cena ligera y tener la oportunidad de explorar sus matrimonios más profundamente a través de la lente única del Camino del Matrimonio de Schoenstatt. Los únicos obstáculos eran la posibilidad de tormentas eléctricas, que nunca se materializaron, y algunos mosquitos hambrientos que solo representaban una ligera distracción. De lo contrario, fue una noche hermosa y refrescante.

Las características del amor divino nos ayudan a reconocer que el amor de Dios nos dirige hacia nuestro prójimo para construir una relación de unidad con cada persona que encontramos. El Papa Francisco habla de acompañar a la gente en lugar de hacer un acto amable solamente. Él nos llama a estar cerca de las personas y ofrecerles amistad. Es de suma importancia para las parroquias y para todos nosotros crear ambientes acogedores de bienvenida, para el amor de Dios.

La Cuaresma nos brinda una excelente oportunidad para profundizar en nuestra fe. Algunos de nosotros elegimos renunciar a alguna cosa durante la Cuaresma, muy comúnmente a un “lujo” como al chocolate o a los dulces. Hace unos años, participé en un programa llamado Exodus 90. El programa no es para todos. Se hacen muchos sacrificios cada día, y se lleva un estricto régimen de oración. Pero viviendo todo esto, vi una transformación en mí mismo. El objetivo del programa es dejar de pecar y a cambio de ello, asumir una serie de disciplinas espirituales.

Lent provides an excellent opportunity for all of us to deepen our faith. Some of us choose to give up just one item for Lent, more commonly a “luxury” such as chocolate or sweets. A few years ago, I participated in a spiritual exercise program called Exodus 90. The program is not for everyone. There are many sacrifices made each day, as well as a strict regimen of prayer. Yet, in this, I saw a transformation in myself. The goal of the program is to give up sin and take on spiritual disciplines.

On a mild Saturday evening in 2018, at the South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, some eight couples (one celebrating an anniversary) gathered for a light dinner and the opportunity to explore their marriages more deeply through the unique lens of the Schoenstatt Marriage Camino. The only obstacles were a chance of thunderstorms, which never materialized, and some hungry mosquitoes that amounted to only a slight distraction. Otherwise, it was a beautiful, refreshing evening.