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Lisa McKelvey, the new director of the Office of Stewardship for the Diocese of Corpus Christi, welcomed attendees and introduced herself, outlining the purpose for restarting the Bishop’s Guild to 75 people who attended the reception and greeting at St. John Paul II Cafetorium on Jan. 26.

Over 800 people have registered for the 7th Annual St. Elizabeth Catholic School 5K Glow Run on Friday, March 3, at 7 p.m. at the Alice Municipal Golf Course. The annual run holds a standing record as the largest 5K in Alice.

For the good of the People of God, the Most Rev. Wm. Michael Mulvey has made the following assignments:

Over 60 catechetical leaders and Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) attended a training hosted by the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis on Jan. 21 at the Pax Christi Liturgical Retreat Center. The training was specifically designed to give a concise and clear summary and overview of the RCIA process. 

Sister Maria Elizabeth Brehony, baptized Maria Elizabeth, was born in County Sligo, Ireland, on April 16, 1935, the daughter of John Brehony and Catherine Anne McDonagh Brehony. Religion was always part of the rhythm of her home.

On Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, Wreaths Across America will honor the American heroes known as “The Four Chaplains” with a special live event at 12 p.m. CST.

Local leaders of several downtown Christian churches participated in an ecumenical prayer service during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on Jan. 22.

Sister Patrice Floyd, Sister of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament of Corpus Christi, was welcomed into eternal life by her loving God on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023.

When the first bombs struck Ukraine nearly a year ago, aid was already coming in from Catholics in the United States through the U.S. bishops’ Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe.   

Father John J. Feminelli, age 76, passed away Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023 in Brooklyn, NY.

I attended SEEK23, the annual conference of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), At the beginning of January.

Sister Christina was baptized Ann Marie after her birth in Manhattan, New York. She grew up in the Bronx, one of eight children born to Patrick Bradley and Margaret O’Callaghan Bradley. At age 14, she followed her great aunt and an older cousin in their vocations as Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament. She entered the Corpus Christi community and went through formation with her older sister, Sister Margaret Patrice, and professed their first vows in 1948. 

Catholics across the country are encouraged to observe a nationwide prayer vigil from Thursday, Jan. 19 to Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, to pray for an end to abortion and a greater respect for all human life in post-Roe America. The National Prayer Vigil for Life will again be held at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on the eve of the March for Life. 

All single women ages 18-42 who are interested in learning more about Catholic Sisters are invited to a virtual mini-retreat from 6:30-7:45 p.m. CST on Monday, Feb. 6. You will join Sister of Providence Sister Arrianne Whittaker, SP, who will share what religious life is like today.

In the first days of the Church, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the Apostles appointed seven men of good reputation to assist them in the daily ministry so that they might devote themselves more fully to prayer and preaching of the Word. By ordination, they entrusted these chosen men to serve at the table. These men we call deacons.

Bishop Michael Mulvey, several priests, a deacon and lay volunteers celebrated Christmas Mass with 68 of our brothers in Christ incarcerated at the McConnell Unit in Beeville on Dec. 21, 2022. 

The news of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s death on the last day of 2022 was filled with joy and sadness. The faithful shepherd had finally entered into the presence of his beloved Jesus while, at the same time, leaving a void in the hearts of the faithful and those who respected him as an accomplished intellectual and world leader. Benedict XVI reigned as the 265th pope from 2005-2013. 

The Mother Teresa Shelter held the 18th annual Christmas luncheon, feeding over 200 of our homeless brothers and sisters on Dec. 25. The event began with Mass celebrated by Bishop Emeritus Edmond Carmody of Corpus Christi.