New Superintendent for Catholic Schools to join us on April 17. The diocese encompasses the four counties of the Rio Grande Valley and has 11 schools with a total enrollment of 2,008.

Save the Date! Eucharistic Adoration at the Payne Arena in Hidalgo.

World Day for Consecrated Life set to be celebrated Sunday, Feb. 5 at the Basilica.

Novena in Memory of Pope Benedict XVI from January 5-13.

A special liturgy in remembrance of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 4, at 11 a.m. at San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio. All are invited and welcome to attend the service.

EWTN will broadcast the Solemn Funeral Mass live from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

Bishop Daniel E. Flores will celebrate a Mass at noon today at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Brownsville to pray for the repose of his soul.

El Instituto San Juan Diego de la Diocesis de Brownsville en colaboracion con la Universidad Pontificia de México anuncian el programa: “Diplomado en Teología Bíblica”.

The Mexican tradition dates to the 16th century as an initiative of Augustinian missionaries to catechize, utilizing the customs of the indigenous people and adapting them to tell the story of Mary and Joseph.

Women en la frontera podcast presents the first Advent calendar! This unique calendar helps us journey each day by walking with the saints and provides resourceful links for the day.

On Dec. 9, the San Juan Diego Ministry Institute will mark 20 years of spiritual growth for the laity in the Diocese of Brownsville.

Visio Divina, Latin for "divine seeing," is the practice of praying with images or visual media.

This time of year has special significance in the Rio Grande Valley and in Mexico in its commemoration as the Day of the Dead. But this time can also bring on, or bring back, feelings of sorrow and loss, triggered perhaps by memories, photos and the approaching holidays.

The Men on Fire retreat is a one-day retreat Nov. 19 in McAllen for Catholic men to spend a day in prayer, reflection, spiritual awareness and dialogue with others of their faith. A special presentation for women at conclusion of retreat.

MISSION — The C.Y.R.P. is an annual project sponsored through the Ministry with Young People of the Diocese of Brownsville to repair homes of families with less resources in the Mission area. This project, launched in 2010, continues every summer, impacting the Rio Grande Valley by bringing better living conditions for less fortunate people.

Blessed Carlo Acutis seemed to have one foot in this world and another in the next for most of his short life. As a child, he was said to have communicated with his deceased grandfather, and four years to the day after his death, his mother gave birth to twins. For the last 11 of his 15 years, he lived an extraordinary life of faith and love devoted to God, the Eucharist and his fellow man, augmented by modern technology. At right, the reliquary with Acutis's first-class relic that will reside at St. Theresa Church in San Benito.

October is designated by the Catholic Church as the "Month of the Rosary" because in this month the Church celebrates the Marian advocation of "Our Lady of the Rosary" on Oct. 7.   

This year there will be two Red Masses in the Diocese of Brownsville — one at the Immaculate Cathedral in Brownsville, and one in San Isidro, serving the legal communities at opposite poles of the Rio Grande Valley.