The Diocese of Corpus Christi Catholic Committee on Scouting is sponsoring a Catholic Scouting Day of Recollection on Sunday, Dec. 2, from 1-5 p.m. at St. Pius X Church. The theme for this year is Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Bishop Garriga Middle Preparatory School continues to observe its historic inaugural football season with its first homecoming on Oct. 30. Eighth graders Chris Sanchez and Trinity Lopez were named king and queen

ROCKAWAY BEACH, N.Y. (CNS) -- After Hurricane Sandy swept through the East Coast, leaving untold destruction behind, cleaning efforts were under way at St. Rose of Lima Church in Rockaway Beach.

In honor of All Saints' Day on November 1, students at St. Gertrude School dressed as their favorite saint. Pictured are from front row, from left: Arturo Valdez, Isa Hubert, Nicholas Koch, Mia Rivera, Lawrence Saenz, Julian Molodecki, and Meliana Martinez; middle row, from left: Lainey Pickard, Victoria Espinosa, Roy Gonzales, Dale Gonzales, Kaeleigh Flores, Isabella Rodriguez, and Zeke Hubert; and back row, from left: Magali Medrano, Marina,Ruhnke, Nikki Aleman, Noah Bustamante, Ashton Flores, Jeremiah Castro, Mackenzie Howard, and Zaida Guzman Acha

With the death of Bishop Mariano S. Garriga in February 1965 and the final sessions of the Second Vatican Council the following autumn, the Diocese of Corpus Christi faced major changes.

Officials from Texas A&M University-Kingsville, the Diocese of Corpus Christi and the Newman Student Housing Fund broke Oct. 3 for the new St. Thomas Aquinas Newman Center and Chapel as well as a new 278-bed housing complex on property adjacent to the university campus.

Twenty-three men have completed five-years of preparation to serve the Church of Corpus Christi.

The town of Refugio traces its historical origins to venerable Catholic missionaries and pioneers. Today, Catholics continue to play a critical part in the town’s contemporary history, shaped by the venerable American sport of football.

Elisabeth von Trapp was the guest musician and speaker at the 2012 “Dinner & Dialogue with Bishop Wm. Michael Mulvey,” held at the Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz International Center in Corpus Christi on Oct. 18 to raise funds for Catholic Charities and the Mother Teresa Shelter.

After more than 100 years of existence, Our Lady of Victory Parish in Beeville is undergoing a noticeable renewal. Father Lukose Thirunelliparambil, who has been pastor at the church for the past eight years, says all the markers–from Mass attendance to Sunday collections–are up.

Bishop Wm. Michael Mulvey issued a clarion call to the faithful to renew and reinvigorate their faith in Jesus Christ during the Year of Faith, which began Oct. 11. The bishop opened the Year of Faith in the Diocese of Corpus Christi at a special Mass at the Corpus Christi Cathedral on Oct. 17.

Mis queridos hermanos y hermanas, estamos en los últimos días antes de las elecciones presidenciales. Tal vez ustedes están de acuerdo en que esta ha sido una campaña muy difícil. Más y más problemas tocante a la santidad de la vida humana están siendo empujados a la arena política y, como resultado nuestras creencias morales católicas están siendo corrompidas y mal interpretadas.

I was recently asked why it is important that Catholics vote and that the Catholic voice be heard in the public square. Let us look at the situation of our world and our country as we attempt to give a brief answer to this question, this very important question.

We are in the last few days before the presidential elections. The last several months have been filled with speeches, debates, campaign ads, conflict and controversy.

In his speech to the Democratic National Convention nominating President Obama for a second term, former president Bill Clinton said that the choice before America was a stark one: What kind of country do you want to live in? That’s exactly right.

Several states are considering legislative measures to let physicians prescribe–but not administer–a lethal dose of a toxic drug to their patients, thereby assisting their patients to commit suicide. This is known as physician-assisted suicide. Advocates of this practice assure us that this can be a good choice for someone who is dying, or who wants to die.

PBS recently aired a documentary on women in six different countries called “Half the Sky;” based on the book of the same name by Nicholas Kristof and his wife, Sheryl WuDunn. The documentary features countries where women have been marginalized by societies that devalue their worth and negate God’s design.

Roman Catholics are frequently accused by fundamentalist Christians of being “idol worshippers” because of the presence of statues in our churches. Fundamentalists believe that the Bible is the sole rule of faith and cite certain passages throughout Scripture to support their accusations.

Mother Julia Navarrete Guerrero, foundress of the Missionary Daughters of the Most Pure Virgin Mary, was born in Oaxaca, México in 1881. As an adult, she gathered together a small group of women who wished to serve the Church, but the Mexican Revolution was making this very difficult.

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