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Retired Major General Warren E. Phipps, Jr. was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Feb. 11. General Phipps earned several awards through his support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and advisement to senior leaders. A Distinguished Service Medal with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster and Bronze Star Medal with a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster rank high among the many accolades from superiors, peers and subordinates.

Find an Encounter Session you can participate in in-person at one of our local parishes or for those unable to attend an Online Encounter Session is also provided for your convenience. Please note that these Encounter Sessions are meant to be completed in a group setting whether in a parish community, small group ministry or with your family/friends at home.

At the advent of the tragic attack on Ukraine we are staring into the face of evil and the horrors of war and civil disturbance. The victims of this heartbreaking tragedy are the people and the citizens of Ukraine.

Incarnate Word Academy students celebrated “TWOsday” on Feb. 22, by dressing up in tutus, ties, and two mismatched shoes while collecting $2 donations to New Life Refuge Ministries.

The Most Rev. Wm. Michael Mulvey, Bishop of Corpus Christi, makes the following announcements:

“Campaign 2022”, the annual Spring On-Air fundraiser benefiting 89.5HD KLUX is on the air. The 5-day event, which launches Monday, Feb. 21 is the primary fundraiser for the local non-commercial station.

Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi invites you, your family, school, parish, and community to join in the Annual 40 Cans for Lent food drive held from March 2 to April 17.

The Roman Catholic-Reformed Ecumenical Dialogue in the United States has announced three important new developments in its ongoing ecumenical discussion.

The Diocese of Corpus Christi Office of Catholic Schools conducted the second of a three-part workshop series entitled "Leaders for School Safety Workshop Series." The series focused on school safety and topics under its purview, such as protocol, preparedness, and management.

Incarnate Word Academy Middle Level students participated in the Hardest Math Problem contest sponsored by Scholastic. Fifty-five of our outstanding students advanced to the second and final rounds of the competition, with one sixth grader advancing in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade categories of the contest. 

Gracie Gibbons, president of Young Catholic Adults (YCA) invited Diocesan Director for the Office of Social Ministry, Jaime Reyna, to give a talk and presentation on Social Ministry to members of their YCA group at their “Theology on Tap” on Feb. 8. YCA hosted the event at Café Veritas on Our Lady of Corpus Christi campus. 

More than 60 couples celebrating 25, 50, 60, 65 and 70 years of sacramental marriage were honored at the 2022 Silver and Gold Wedding Anniversary Mass with Bishop Michael Mulvey presiding on Feb. 13 at Corpus Christi Cathedral.