Responding to the spiritual needs of both the local and global Church, Franciscan University of Steubenville launched a passionately Catholic and dynamically orthodox School of Spiritual Direction during the fall 2019 semester.

Four of Simon and Christina Purnell’s five children have been or are currently altar servers. For the Purnell family, it’s about giving back and serving the Catholic community they hold dear to their hearts.

For 41 years, the Moody High School baseball team has volunteered to help Catholic Charities with their annual Christmas Food Baskets and Toys for Tots program by assembling and filling approximately 1,500 food boxes each year, according to information received from Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi, Inc.

As the days become shorter and the temperature falls, our hearts turn with anticipation of the Christmas season. We enjoy the sights and sounds of the holidays. We watch children and grandchildren and revel at their wonder of Christmas lights, and at the beauty this time of year brings. For all Christians, this period of Advent, a waiting time of expectation, is a reminder to prepare hearts and souls for the celebration of the birthday of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Advent begins today. Through liturgy and prayer, this time of conversion prepares us to joyfully anticipate the birth of our Savior in Bethlehem of Judea.

Advent is a time of expectation, of hope and of preparation for the celebration of the nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ. As I contemplate all that advent is, I am drawn to the saints that have feast days during Advent. Mary, of course, is always top of mind – the Mother of God.

Entre sonidos de tambores y silbidos de caracoles llegaron los matachines danzando frente al estandarte de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, a la Catedral de Corpus Christi.

For Veronica Maxwell and her family, the Live Nativity at St. John Paul II High School has been a family tradition to kick off the Christmas season for many years.

St. Patrick School and Corpus Communities will celebrate St. Patrick's Day and share the message of faith, while encouraging healthy lifestyles and family fitness on March 14 beginning at 9 a.m. meet at Cassidy's (601 North Water Street. The 6th Annual Shamrock Shuffle 5k Run/Walk and 1K Leprechaun Chase will be the official kick-off for the Annual St. Paddy's Day Festival. Please join us to WALK, RUN or even SHUFFLE! 

Bishop Michael Mulvey presided over the Diocese of Corpus Christi Altar Server Recognition Ceremony at Corpus Christi Cathedral on Sunday, Nov. 17. The bishop recognized servers in three categories, Eucharistic Cross Bearers, Outstanding Servers and Ten Years of Service.

Writer and philosopher G.K. Chesterson once said, We men and women are all in the same boat, upon a stormy sea. We owe to each other a terrible and tragic loyalty. As the Chairperson for the upcoming 2020 Catholic Men’s Conference (presented by Pilgrim Center of Hope), which takes place on Saturday, March 28 in San Antonio, not only do I agree with Chesterson, but I believe we are all called to do something about it. Too many of us as Christians have forgotten that our primary call is to discipleship, but instead, we have settled into doing the bare minimum with no call, risk, or challenge.

When Kathleen Cullinan learned about the need to find an online market for a collection of donated Hummel figurines, lamps, candy dishes, bells and clocks, she volunteered to organize their sale. With the help of her granddaughter and St. John Paul II High School freshman, Jazzlyn Silva, they worked together for more than 50 hours, carefully cleaning and preparing the Hummels for sale.

Students from the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Newman Center braved a norther that blew in during the late evening hours of Nov. 7 to join Bishop Michael Mulvey for the Faith Alive series entitled, “Created by God, Created for Communion.”

For 53 years, Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi, Inc. has been providing Christmas food baskets in the Diocese of Corpus Christi. Registration for the Annual Christmas Food Baskets and Toys for Tots Program is currently in progress at Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi, 615 Oliver Ct., 78408, and will end on Wednesday, Nov. 27.

While they sometimes seem to be at opposite ends of the spectrum, generosity and thankfulness are more connected than they might initially appear. With a selfless act of kindness to a stranger, without expectation of repayment or recognition, a genuine spirit of giving is created. That spirit was genuinely present when Bishop Michael Mulvey chose to participate in the Be the Match marrow registry. The registry connects patients searching for a cure with life-saving bone marrow donors.

Carlos De La Rosa, 24, was a young child when he first thought about becoming a priest one day. As he grew older, the feelings waned and he didn’t think much more about it. But as a sophomore at St. John Paul II High School, he began reflecting on it again and then had a powerful experience in the sacrament of reconciliation.

For Bob and Peggy May, parishioners at Most Precious Blood, age is just a number, and their faith in God is bigger than any perceived limitations. Last fall, the couple walked 10-12 miles every day for a total of 500 miles in five weeks. As pilgrims on the El Camino de Santiago in Spain, they trekked up steep hills, down treacherous trails, in the stifling heat, pouring rain and across mountainous terrain.

On a Monday evening in a Corpus Christi Cathedral classroom, seminarian Charles Silvas is teaching the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) for his first time. While many seminarians are studying away at college or seminary, Silvas is currently in his pastoral year of formation, wearing a Roman collar, but not yet ordained and embracing the challenges and rewards of parish life.

It’s neither a well-kept secret nor a secret society, but a growing number of Catholics in the Diocese of Corpus Christi have made a faith-filled commitment to support Christians in the Holy Land. They are part of a lay apostolate known worldwide as the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. The order is an international group of Catholics dedicated to the propagation of the faith, defense of the weak, and it is especially focused on charity toward Christians in the Holy Land.

Supporters and staffers of Corpus Christi Hope House and Corpus Christi Birthright joined Bishop Michael Mulvey as he blessed rooms in the new St. Gianna Molla Home for pregnant mothers, and single mothers and their children on Oct. 29.