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May 1, 2013 | by Alfredo E. Cardenas, South Texas CatholicIn April 1931, the Claretian Provincial Secretary in Mexico City informed Corpus Christi Bishop Emmanuel Ledvina that they could no longer serve the parish in San Diego. He informed the bishop that the order simply did not have enough priests who could “speak and preach in correct English.”
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April 1, 2013 | by Msgr. Michael Howell, ContributorThe sisters “were wakened by the wind about 4 o’clock Sunday morning and found rain leaking into the building.” As the storm approached Corpus Christi North Beach on September 1919, the bay water began to fill the front yard close to the buildings of Spohn Sanitarium and the anxious sisters went to the chapel to pray.
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March 1, 2013 | by Msgr. Michael Howell, ContributorThe Jubilee Year of 2000 heralded new beginnings for the Diocese of Corpus Christi, but thankfully it was not the predicted Y2K disaster so feared by many. Instead there were “tidings of great joy” in the announcement of a new bishop and a new diocese.
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February 1, 2013 | by Msgr. Michael Howell, ContributorAs the world prepared for the end of the second millennium in 2000, hearts were filled with both joyous anticipation and a degree of fearful anxiety. Some predicted dire times, the failure of computers and all systems dependent on them, even the second coming of Christ. The people of the Diocese of Corpus Christi too were anxiously awaiting a change in its spiritual leader.
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December 31, 2012 | by Msgr. Michael Howell, ContributorHaving weathered a time of great changes and development, Bishop Thomas Drury was ready at the time of his retirement to hand over responsibilities to a younger man who had brought many experiences with him to the role of chief shepherd for the Diocese of Corpus Christi.
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November 30, 2012 | by Geraldine McGloin, CorrespondentFollowing the recommendations of the Second Vatican Council, in 1967 Pope Paul VI restored the ancient practice of ordaining to the diaconate men who were not candidates for priestly ordination.
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November 30, 2012 | by Msgr. Michael Howell, ContributorAs the Second Vatican Council concluded in 1965, the Diocese of Corpus Christi faced a new era. The implementation of the reforms of Vatican II preoccupied the next decades of the Church in south Texas under the administration of Bishop Thomas J. Drury.
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September 5, 2012In November 1905 the remains of Father John Gonnard and three companions were transferred from the cemetery next to the parish church in Corpus Christi to Holy Cross Cemetery for final interment under the supervision of Msgr. Claude Jaillet. This was the final journey in this world for a young man who had traveled far from his home in France to nurture the Catholic faith in a rugged area called Texas.
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August 1, 2012 | by Msgr. Michael Howell, ContributorThe 1940s were years marked by great achievements and great sacrifices for the Diocese of Corpus Christi.
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June 29, 2012 | by Msgr. Michael Howell ContributorThe 1920s was a time of challenge for Bishop Emmanuel B. Ledvina, the new young shepherd of the Diocese of Corpus Christi.
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John Paul II High School
To stress support for Catholic education, Bishop Edmond Carmody and the diocese provided facilities for a charter high school for two years and then worked to establish the new John Paul II High School in December 2005. The school has consistently excelled in athletic and academic achievements while working to promote civic responsibility and Catholic values. Bishop Carmody in retirement continued to support this effort by personally offering his services as a teacher.
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