• Healing the loss of a loved one
    Healing the loss of a loved one
    May 2, 2017
    by Sister Constance Veit, LSP, Contributor
    I lost my mother unexpectedly last November, after having lost my father after a long illness eight years earlier. My siblings and I suddenly found ourselves “orphans” as we marked our first Thanksgiving and Christmas without either of our parents. Now we are anticipating our first Mother’s Day without mom. 
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  • Like in mathematics, there is only one right answer in religious life… Say, ‘yes’ to God
    Like in mathematics, there is only one right answer in religious life… Say, ‘yes’ to God
    May 2, 2017
    by Mary Cottingham, South Texas Catholic
    In her teens Sister Claudia Ongpin, OP vowed she would never become a religious and, most definitely never a Dominican sister. As her life unfolded, however, she realized God had other plans. 
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  • Do not say, ‘He is too young’
    Do not say, ‘He is too young’
    May 2, 2017
    by Father Joseph Lopez, Contributor
    It has been estimated that anywhere between 20 and 50 percent of inbound college freshmen have yet to declare their majors. Regardless of the number, far too many teenaged men and women are indecisive when thinking about the future. This is true in discernment, too. Indecisiveness and fear lead far too many young people into perpetual discernment, with the idea that the biggest questions in life will be answered “later.”
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  • Esfuerzo de V Encuentro se lleva a las parroquias
    Esfuerzo de V Encuentro se lleva a las parroquias
    May 2, 2017
    by Luisa Scolari, Corresponsal
    El desarrollo de el V (Quinto) Encuentro continua en la diócesis de Corpus Christi. Durante las ultimas semanas, el Padre Julián Cabrera tuvo juntas en varias partes de la diócesis con la intención de organizar equipos en el nivel de parroquias.
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  • Transitional Housing provides more than shelter
    Transitional Housing provides more than shelter
    May 1, 2017
    by Beth Wilson, Correspondent
    The Transitional Housing for Men, part of the Mother Teresa Shelter, offers more than a shelter. It provides the tools and resources that bring about independence and improved self-esteem. From there, it leads to self-sufficiency and a permanent place to call home.
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  • Thanks to all mothers for the small things you do with great love
    Thanks to all mothers for the small things you do with great love
    May 1, 2017
    by Bishop Michael Mulvey, South Texas Catholic
    The month of May directs our attention to our mothers, our natural mothers and to Mary, Mother of God and Mother of the Church. This article gives me the opportunity to reflect on my own mother and the gift that mothers are to their children.
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  • Students’ creativity gets them to Destination Imagination competition
    Students’ creativity gets them to Destination Imagination competition
    May 1, 2017
    by Rebecca Esparza, Correspondent
    Austin Frazier started making random things from everyday household items when he was in first grade. The 13-year-old seventh grader at Bishop Garriga Middle Preparatory School now focuses his creativity toward higher endeavors, like representing his school and the Diocese of Corpus Christi at a state competition.
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  • St. Joseph the Worker 
<br />and the Prayer of the Tools
    St. Joseph the Worker
    and the Prayer of the Tools
    May 1, 2017
    by Sister Lou Ella Hickan IWBS
    It was late morning on the Sabbath in Jerusalem. The members of the St. Mary’s theology tour group were gathered under an awning looking toward the Wailing Wall. Father Charlie, our instructor, had just finished reminding us that we had the rest of day to sightsee on our own. Suddenly I was whisked around and I saw a burly, bearded man in a bowler hat and a white short-sleeved shirt. He was walking hand in hand with a small boy whose tiny sandals clicked, clicked on the payment. They were so close; I could hear the child say, “Abba, Abba” (Daddy in Hebrew). I was stopped short, there, ahead of me, was a modern day St. Joseph and the Child Jesus. Of course, this must have happened thanks to my guardian angel.
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