El martes 27 de junio, Judy Martínez impartió a la ultreya interparroquial del grupo de Cursillos una platica con el tema de la Eucaristía. Se llevo acabo en el salón parroquial de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Alice.

Difficult times often bring people to their knees. The light seems to dim. The troubles mount. Faith and feelings of self-worth disappear. And then a ray of hope comes in.

On Wednesday, July 26, the Texas Senate passed a bill which would ban general insurance policies from covering abortions for private citizens, government employees and those insured under the Affordable Care Act. SB8, would still allow for coverage of abortions that are considered medically necessary to save a woman’s life.

Sister Eileen Clare Goetzen, who taught at St. John School in Robstown from 1949-55, died on July 26 in Mother Theodore Hall, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. She was born on March 8, 1923 in Chicago to Richard and Adeline Keefe Goetzen and was baptized Mary Jane.

With the United States government’s cap on refugees having been reached for the year, the nation’s bishops have issued a plea to the Trump administration to increase the limit in a time of a global refugee crisis.

Father Romeo Salinas, ap- pointed by Bishop Michael Mulvey as the new Vocation Director for the Diocese of Corpus Christi, says he wants to continue “to develop a culture of vocations…not just for the person being called by God, but for their families too.” He said families are not spending enough time in prayer, so his goal is to help promote prayer and living the Commandments.

My first column in the South Texas Catholic appeared nearly 20 years before Bishop Michael Mulvey asked me to take over the editor’s desk at the newspaper. This and other interesting personal facts I uncovered with our newest addition to the publication.

To celebrate their one-year in existence and the receipt of a new ultrasound machine, Bishop Michael Mulvey bestowed a blessing on the Pregnancy Center of the Coastal Bend in Portland on June 23. In addition to the new ultrasound machine donated by the Knights of Columbus, the center also has a clinic, a baby store and counseling rooms.