Sister Margaret Patrice Bradley, 85, a sister of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, died peacefully Aug. 9, with her sisters praying at her bedside.

After 10 a.m. Mass on Aug. 9 Father Naul Ordoñez asked the congregation to pray for Victor Montez and Eric Torres, who are preparing to be deacons at St. Martin of Tours Church in Kingsville and seminarian Steven Victor Montez, son of Victor and Letty Montez, who is attending the seminary and discerning his vocation to the priesthood as an Oblate of Mary Immaculate.

Incarnate Word Academy faculty and staff returned to campus on Aug. 3 for faculty and staff in-services, which included orientations, training sessions, and faculty meetings, to get ready for the upcoming school year.

Bishop Michael Mulvey instituted 10 men to the Ministry of Acolyte on Saturday, Aug. 8. The institution to the Ministry of Acolyte is the final formal step in the process prior to becoming ordained deacons in the Catholic Church. Their ordination, if they are called to Holy Orders, will take place in November 2016.

With the new school year about to begin, Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) is warning Texas parents about the potential harm alcohol can have on their children’s academic success. More specifically, research has shown that teen brain development is adversely affected by alcohol, which could lead to poorer academic performance.

Father Thomas Kizito Nwachukwu illustrates the qualities of an "Outstanding Graduate" because of his persistence and dedication to education and serving others, despite facing numerous challenges. Father Kizito, as everyone calls him, will earn his Ph.D. in Counselor Education from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi on Aug. 8.

At 91 years of age Father Michael Burke is able to do what many people his age cannot. He has no trouble getting around on his 3-wheel motorized fully equipped bicycle, complete with a canopy, rear view side mirror, horn and two baskets–one in the front and one in the back.

Sister Mary Adelaide Eiden, OP, formerly known as Sister Marie Henry celebrated 80 years in religious life during a ceremony held in Adrian Michigan on June 23-27. Sister Mary Adelaide received her Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Memorial Medical Center in Corpus Christi in 1969-70.

Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces has asked pastors, deacons and parish leaders in the diocese "to exercise increased vigilance in our parish surroundings and activities." The bishop's message, posted early Aug. 4 on the diocese's Facebook page, was prompted by a small explosion that occurred Aug. 2 outside Holy Cross Catholic Church during the 8 a.m. Mass.

​Catholic Charities Office of Ministry and Life Enrichment for the Disabled hosted a “Celebration of Life” in memory of Redemptorist Father David Walsh, who was renowned nationally for serving the deaf and disabled in the Catholic community for more than 50 years.