South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, February 5, 2010 Page: 2 of 24
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SOUTH TEXAS CATHOLIC ■ FEBRUARY 5, 2010
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Diocese sends aid to Haiti and they send
us a face of hope
By Paula J. Beaton ♦ STC Editor
People pray during a religious service held outside a displacement camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti,
Jan. 24. The government said over 1.5 million people were left homeless by the catastrophic Jan.
12 earthquake. (CNS photo/Tomas Bravo, Reuters)
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February is Catholic Press Month
and right now there is a lot of
“Catholic” news.
To put events in chronological
order, today (February 2) we are
going to press as many from our
diocese are headed to Brownsville
for the installation of Bishop Daniel
E. Flores.
For those who may not know,
“Bishop Danny” used to be Father
Danny, a priest of our diocese, and
before that he was just “Danny”
growing up in Flour Bluff as a mem-
ber of St. Paul the Apostle Parish.
Our prayers are with him as
he begins this next chapter in his
ministry.
On Sunday, February 7, everyone
is invited to the dedication of a new
shrine which will have a special de-
votion to Our Lady of San Juan de
Los Lagos. It is located on land do-
nated to the diocese by the Huerta
family of Corpus Christi and most
likely the shrine will become a
popular pilgrimage site.
Lent begins 10 days later on Feb-
ruary 17, and gives us another op-
portunity to examine our lives and
make the necessary adjustments
needed so that we may continue to
grow as mature Christians.
On Sunday, March 21, we will
gather with Bishop Carmody for
the celebration of the Eucharist and
a reception as he retires from his
ministry as an active bishop. For
those who know Bishop Carmody,
there is no doubt that he will remain
quite active after the farewell and
into his retirement.
Just four days later, on March 25,
we will welcome Bishop-elect Mi-
chael Mulvey as our eighth bishop.
In the meantime, our parishes,
schools and ministries in the dio-
cese continue in their day-to-day
activities and generate news of all
sorts.
Also, in the meantime, we hear of
the stories and news from around
our country and world. Health care
reform and immigration will re-
main in the spotlight. Conflicts and
war continues in the middle east.
And, then there is Haiti.
It is difficult for us to understand
and relate to much of the news that
comes from other parts of the world
where people live without the basic
necessities and privileges most of
us take for granted. The poverty
in Haiti was hard to comprehend
before the Jan. 12 earthquake and
now it is worse.
Parishes, agencies and ministries
in the Diocese of Corpus Christi
have joined the international ef-
fort to send aid to Haiti and will
continue to do so.
A special collection was taken
up across the country and lo-
cally the weekend of Jan. 16 and
17. Our people and parishes have
responded generously by donating
over $169,000 which has been sent
directly to Catholic Relief Services
(CRS). Catholic Charities of Corpus
Christi immediately cut a $20,000
check for CRS and is taking online
donations.
The Columbian Ladies from
Our Lady of Guadalupe donated
$10,000 to the local chapter of the
American Red Cross, which will
be used directly for relief efforts in
Haiti. (See story on page 3)
The U.S. bishops are talking
about long-term plans to assist the
recovery.
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of
Albany, New York, said a strategy
tor rebuilding Haiti in the wake of
the earthquake needs to coordinate
“different U.S. government agencies
in a comprehensive approach, en-
gaging other groups with expertise
and experience with Haiti”
His entire letter can be found
online at: www.usccb.org/sdwp/
international/2010-01 -26-let-clin-
ton-napolitano-geithner-kirk-haiti.
The Haitian government esti-
mates that over 1 million people
have been left homeless. That is
another mind-boggling piece of
news.
And what does all of this have to
do with us in south Texas? That part
is up to each of us as we prioritize
the news that comes before us and
decide if there is anything we can
do about it.
Not far down the time-line, when
Lent begins, we are asked to pray,
fast and give alms to the poor. Those
three practices are not bad to prac-
tice the whole-year round.
And if we need ideas about how
to do any of these, we can turn to
Haiti. Of course we can pray for the
people and we can fast and send
them the money we would have
spent for a dinner for four. We can
send them a little bit of hope.
But we can also turn to them and
look at the expressions on many of
their faces in the photos we have
seen in the news and will see in the
future, such as the one above.
In the midst of their crisis they
have hope on their faces, and that
is good news indeed.
BISHOP’S CALENDAR
FEB 2010
Feb. 6 - Rockport, Sacred
Heart, Altar Servers’ Mass, 6:00
p.m.
Feb. 7 - Corpus Christi, Cathe-
dral Mass, 9:30 a.m. / Corpus
Christi San Juan de Los Lagos
Shrine, Mass, 12:00 Noon
Feb. 9 - Corpus Christi, Kenedy
Foundation Mtg, 9:00 a.m. /Cor-
pus Christi, Omni Hotel, Civitan
Club Invocation, 12:00 Noon /
Corpus Christi, Chancery, Tap-
ing of “Our Shepherd’s View,”
2:30 p.m.
Feb. 10 - Corpus Christi, Chan-
cery, Presbyteral Council Mtg.,
10:00 a.m. / Corpus Christi,
Chancery, Priests’ Personnel
Board Mtg., 12:30 p.m. /Corpus
Christi, YMCA, Invocation
Feb. 11 - Corpus Christi, John
Paul II High School, Mass, 10:30
a.m.
Feb. 12 - Corpus Christi, Bishop
Garriga School Mass, 10:30
a.m. / Corpus Christi, Chan-
cery, Diocesan Building Board
Mtg., 12:00 Noon
Feb. 13 - Ben Bolt, St. Peter Mis-
sion, Mass and Bless new parish
office, 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 14 - Robstown, St. Mary
Mission, Mass, 11:00 a.m. / Cor-
pus Christi, John Paul II High
School, Bishop Carmody’s
Catholic School Super Bowl
Sunday
Feb. 17 - Corpus Christi, Cor-
pus Christi State School Ash
Wednesday Service, 10:00
a.m.
Feb. 18 - Sinton, Our Lady of
Guadalupe, Indian Priest gath-
ering and Mass, 11:00 a.m. /
Corpus Christi, Cathedral, Wel-
come for Episcopal Diocese of
west Texas, 6:00 p.m.
Feb. 19 - Corpus Christi, St.
Pius X. School Mass, 8:15 a.m. /
Corpus Christ, American Bank
Center, John Paul II H.S. day at
the Ice Rays
Feb. 21 - Corpus Christi, Cathe-
dral, Junior Catholic Daugh-
ters’ Mass, 9:30 a.m. / Corpus
Christi, Cathedral, Rite of Elec-
tion, 3:00 p.m. / Corpus Christi,
Cathedral, 40 hour devotion
begins, 5:00 p.m.
Feb. 23 - Corpus Christi, Cathe-
dral, Mass and closing 40 hour
devotion, 12:00 Noon / Cor-
pus Christi, Cathedral, Priests’
luncheon, 12:45 p.m. /Corpus
Christi, Chancery, Taping of
"Our Shepherd’s View,” 2:30
p.m.
Feb. 26 - Corpus Christi, Our
Lady of Perpetual Help School
Mass, 10:30 a.m. / Corpus Chris-
ti, Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Mass, 10:30 a.m.
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