The second part of the Diocese of Corpus Christi’s 2012 Youth Spectacular took place on Sunday, March 29, at the Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds. High school students heard testimonials from various speakers on faith, listened to Christian music and worshiped during the daylong event.

Three Catholic women of the Diocese of Corpus Christi were honored as “Outstanding Church Women” at the Church Women United (CWU) annual luncheon, “May Friendship Day.” Honored were Orfelinda Hernandez, of Cathedral Parish, Genevieve Machalee of St. Patrick’s and Barbara Sherman of St. Peter Prince of the Apostle.

Jeron McEvoy Hoelscher, 17, received his Eagle Scout rank on Saturday, May 5. He is a member of Troop 2 sponsored by First Presbyterian Church.

Sister Monica de la Rosa, IWBS celebrated her 60th anniversary of religious profession, and Sister Mary Louise Mount, IWBS, and Sister Jo Ann Saenz, IWBS, were honored on their 25th anniversary at a Jubilee Mass of Thanksgiving at Incarnate Word Convent in Corpus Christi on Saturday, May 12. Msgr. Thomas Feeney, convent chaplain, was the principal celebrant of the Mass, with Msgr. Louis Kihneman, III concelebrating.

By the end of this year, parishioners at St. John of the Cross in Orange Grove will be able to conduct parish business with their pastor at a new office and Father Prince Kuruvila will have a new rectory for a residence.

Several hundred firefighters and their families gathered at the Corpus Christi Cathedral on Friday, May 4, to celebrate the Feast of St. Florian, the patron saint of firefighters.

Passers by took a second look and pulled up to hear the unusual music coming from the grounds of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Corpus Christi’s west side on Saturday, April 28. The unique sound of Rap music drew them to park at the gates to listen.

Msgr. Lawrence White, pastor at Sts. Cyril & Methodius parish in Corpus Christi presents a check to the president of the The Ark Assessment Center and Emergency Shelter for Youth.

Incarnate Word Academy Foundation hosted its ninth annual Scholarship Recognition Luncheon for more than 150 appreciative students, generous contributors and Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament (IWBS). The event provides an opportunity for scholarship recipients to meet the contributors of their scholarships.

CORPUS CHRISTI - The Blessed Pope John Paul II High School Centurions softball team overpowered the Northland Christian Cougars from Houston in the first round of the TAPPS 4A softball play-offs. The Centurions handed the visitors a crushing 13-0 defeat on Monday, April 30.

Catholic missionary service is deeply rooted in the history of South Texas. Many parishes, communities, the educational efforts in the Diocese of Corpus Christi trace their founding to the first missionaries who brought the Gospel to this rugged frontier.

Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi unveiled its new $1 million Mother Teresa Transitional Housing facility located at 1605 Mestina St. in Corpus Christi on March 23. The facility was set to open with a few residents in April, but due to unforeseeable circumstances it is now scheduled to open in May.

The diocese Offices of Consecrated Life, Young Adult and Campus Ministry and Youth Ministry have announced the winners of the their Vocations Contest.

After prayerful discernment, the Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament have decided that it is for the best to withdraw from Holy Family School and Parish at the end of this school year.

"We need to fall in love all over again with Jesus Christ and His Church,” Timothy Cardinal Dolan told more than 2,000 of the faithful gathered at the Corpus Christi’s Selena Auditorium for the Centennial Formation Conference on March 26.

Daniel Cardinal DiNardo of Galveston-Houston celebrated the Centennial Jubilee Mass before more than 5,000 faithful at the American Bank Center on March 26. He said he would title his report to the Holy Father on the event as “Walking on ice with confidence.”

Según la ley Canónica, “El sacramento de la confirmación refuerza los bautizados y les obliga con más fuerza para ser testigos de Cristo mediante la palabra y de obra y de difundir y defender la fe. Por imprimir un carácter, enriquece por el don del Espíritu Santo, el bautizado a continuar en el camino de la iniciación cristiana, y se une más perfectamente a la Iglesia “

According to Canon Law, “The sacrament of confirmation strengthens the baptized and obliges them more firmly to be witnesses of Christ by word and deed and to spread and defend the faith. It imprints a character, enriches by the gift of the Holy Spirit the baptized continuing on the path of Christian initiation, and binds them more perfectly to the Church.”

With the help of the diocesan Office of Parish Stewardship and Development, Father George Johnson, administrator of St. George Parish in George West is reawakening the spiritual life of the parish, which will celebrate its centennial in 2016.

On April 3, Bishop Wm. Michael Mulvey celebrated the annual Chrism Mass at Corpus Christi Cathedral with more than 100 priests of the diocese present to renew the promises they made at their ordination. The bishop also blessed the oils used for catechumens, the sick and those being confirmed, baptized or ordained.