One-hundred and eighty-five women from parishes in Freer, Bishop, Sinton, Robstown and around Corpus Christi attended the Women’s Conference hosted by St. Theresa’s Catholic Daughters in Corpus Christi on April 6. The annual Women’s conference entitled, ‘Mary: The Face of Woman, was held in the parish hall.

They say, “God laughs when we make plans,” and Magdalena Rodriguez had a plan for all four of her children. They were to finish high school, go to college and get married in that order. She is very proud of all four of her children, but when they were growing up there were times, she shared, “when your children are just out of your control, and God and Mary are the only ones who can take care of them.”

Realtors, lenders, insurance and title companies, including the City of Corpus Christi housing program teamed-up with Catholic Charities HUD Approved Housing Counseling Department to offer their services and make connections with interested home buyers at the fourth annual “Dare to Own the Dream and Housing Fair” on April 27 at the Catholic Charities office on Oliver Court.

Bishop Michael Mulvey installed Corpus Christi seminarians Thomas Swierc and Daniel Flores, currently Theology I students at St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston, into the ministry of Lector.