CHRISTUS Spohn Health System publicly announced the beginning of a new chapter in its legacy of delivering health care services to the entire South Texas region.
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, are inviting all single, Catholic women ages 18-42 to join Sister Jessica Vitente, SP, on Jan. 7, and Sister Arrianne Whittaker, SP, on Jan. 14, 2022, for these virtual mini-retreats dubbed “Hail Mary Full of Grace, Come Meet a Sister Face-to-Face.”
Children whose parent is incarcerated received a Christmas gift with a message of love at a private drive-thru event held at Christ the King Church on Dec. 16.
Children whose parent is incarcerated received a Christmas gift with a message of love at a private drive-thru event held at Christ the King Church on Dec. 16.
Bishop Michael Mulvey celebrated the annual Christmas Mass for over 120 inmates at the McConnell Unit Prison in Beeville on Dec. 20. Inmates provided music, served as lectors and altar servers. They also provided simultaneous translation for those who wanted to listen in Spanish.
WASHINGTON—As another year concludes without enactment of meaningful immigration reform, Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville, auxiliary bishop of Washington and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, issued the following statement: “As an essential component of any immigration reform, we have long urged Congress and the President to work together to enact legislation that provides permanent protections—including a pathway to citizenship—for our undocumented brothers and sisters.
The Homeless Sunrise Memorial Service honored 41 members of our homeless community who passed away this past year. Staff from the Diocese of Corpus Christi’s Office of Social Ministry and Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi’s Mother Teresa Shelter were among some 60 people who attended the event at Sherrill Veteran’s Memorial Park off Shoreline Drive, Dec. 17.
Persons with disabilities and their families were treated to a drive-through Christmas with well-wishers dressed as elves, a Grinch, Mickey and Minnie, Santa and various other Christmas characters and a nativity at the center of the event.
Cada año, la Diócesis de Corpus Christi coordina con el Sargento de las Cárceles del Condado Nueces, Robert Leal, la posibilidad de enriquecer la vida espiritual de los presos, dándoles la oportunidad de obtener confesiones, Misa y bendiciones navideñas a hombres y mujeres que están encarcelados durante la temporada Navideña.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today they will eliminate the safety requirement of in-person dispensing in the Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for the chemical abortion drug mifepristone .
Los matachines, una banda de mariachis, guadalupanas y feligreses celebraron su devoción y amor por Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe con misa, baile, música y comida el 12 de diciembre en la parroquia del Sagrado Corazón en Corpus Christi.
El tercer domingo de Adviento y el reconocimiento de La fiesta en honor a La Santísima Virgen de Guadalupe llenaron la Catedral de Corpus Christi de fieles de sonidos de Mariachi y de perfume de rosas.
Every year the Diocese of Corpus Christi coordinates with Nueces County Jails’ Sgt. Robert Leal to bring confessions, Mass and Christmas blessings to men and women who have been incarcerated during the holidays.
The matachines, a mariachi band, Guadalupanas and parishioners celebrated their devotion and love for Our Lady of Guadalupe with Mass, dance, music and food on Dec. 12 at Sacred Heart Parish in Corpus Christi.
In the early afternoon hours of Sunday, Dec. 12 a fire was reported at the historic family home of Fannie Bluntzer Nason, on the Spirit Center property. The status of the home is thought to be a total loss, but further evaluation of the property is scheduled to be done by officials in the coming days.
WASHINGTON—Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, have issued the following statement after tornadoes tore through multiple states in the South and Midwest late Friday into early Saturday morning.
Ever since he was a young boy, Father Richard Gutierrez, parochial vicar for Corpus Christi Cathedral, had been fascinated by Mass. As a young man, he began to fall in love with God and God’s people. “Whenever I went to Mass, it was almost like I was saying, ‘I love you,’ not saying the words, but it was a feeling, an emotion – something special, something I just didn’t have the words for.”
Our Lady of the Rosary played a pivotal role in my life – I would not be here today without her intercession. I was once dead, and now I am alive. My story is a story of all of us, and a common thread that runs in all our lives – is God’s unrelenting pursuit of us,” said Sister Mary Aloysius Kim from the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity.