For Brigette Violet Esquivel-Escamilla, St. John Paul II High School is “a wonderful community that will support you in academic, mental, and spiritual growth. “The lessons you learn at JPII are very valuable in your future endeavors and faith-based challenges, along with memories that will last a lifetime.”
For Valedictorian Mary Arnolds, her faith is a central part of her life. She said, “St. John Paul II offers more than just academic formation. It is a place of spiritual and personal formation. It is a place where students are supported by friends and teachers every step of the way.”
St. John Paul II High School seniors celebrated their graduations by attending a Baccalaureate Mass at Corpus Christi Cathedral on Saturday, May 22. Sixty-six seniors from St. John Paul II completed their high school journey at the altar of Corpus Christi Cathedral.
The American College of Cardiology has recognized CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi – Shoreline for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. CHRISTUS Spohn – Shoreline was awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI based on rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff’s ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients who may be experiencing a heart attack.
Some 100 people attended the dedication and blessing of 10 new homes in the Tierra de Esperanza subdivision at St. Therese of the Little Flower Church in Woodsboro on May 20, where each family signed their new home deed and received a key to their new house.
Incarnate Word Academy hosted a retirement party for High School Level Religious Studies Teacher Sr. Judith Marie Saenz, IWBS on May 20 in the Angel Avenue Student Center.
Dr. Osbert Blow, MD, PhD, FACS, President & Chief Medical Officer, CHRISTUS Spohn Health System welcomed Bishop Michael Mulvey, County Judge Barbara Canales, City Council Member Gil Hernandez [district 5], the media and Oceans Healthcare Chief Executive Officer Stuart Archer at the May 20 press conference held in the Wellspring Center Medical Building at CHRISTUS Spohn – South.
Catholic Life Insurance is now accepting applications for the 2021 Msgr. Albert G. Henkes and Msgr. Lawrence J. Stuebben Scholarships. Two scholarships worth $2,000 each are awarded annually through each scholarship fund to help offset the tuition expenses of Roman Catholic seminarians. The deadline to apply is June 18, 2021.
Almost faceless among the many people in the Gospels, St. Joseph is nevertheless a giant in the spiritual realm. From all of eternity God chose Joseph to take custody of what are arguably the two greatest treasures the world has ever known – Jesus and Mary.
Join the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, for their upcoming “Embracing Our COVID Experiences” virtual series during the month of June.
Rachel’s Vineyard, a ministry of Priests for Life and the world’s largest ministry of healing after abortion, has a new look for its website. The newly designed site, launched this week, makes it even easier for visitors to find a weekend healing retreat in their area, read testimonies, obtain social media content to share, ask a question, find support and more.
by Father José Angel Salazar y Gloria Romero, Contributor
Through holy Communion, our encounter with Jesus Christ beckons us to walk in the light; along a new path forged by our Creator. Every Mass gives us that opportunity to meet Him in the Eucharist. I see it as a continuous invitation to change, from which arises the intention to meet Him and desire that encounter every day of our lives.
by Padre José Angel Salazar y Gloria Romero, Contribuyentes
El encuentro con el amo Jesucristo en la Eucaristía nos llama a caminar en la Luz, a renovar nuestro andar por un camino nuevo. Cada domingo, y cada Misa nos da esa oportunidad de encontrarnos con El en la Eucaristía. Lo veo como una continua invitación a un cambio, de donde surge la intención de encontrarnos con El y desear ese encuentro, todos los días de nuestra vida.
During her senior year in college, Samantha Ayers encountered the poor on a FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) mission trip to Mexico City. One of the FOCUS missionaries told her that college campuses are a battlefield. The missionary explained that in the eyes of the world, the people in Mexico had nothing–physically or materially, but what they did have was “joy.”
El Verbo se hizo carne. Este misterio central de nuestra fe es proclamado en el prólogo del Evangelio de San Juan. También es el gran misterio que celebramos cada Navidad. Dios se hizo hombre. Dios vino a nosotros en carne humana. La Palabra es la persona de Jesucristo. Conocer la Palabra es conocer a Dios. Es en el encuentro con la palabra que conocemos a la persona de Jesús.
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?