LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ramirez church story fills reader with nostalgia … I enjoy reading your articles in the South Texas Catholic. Ramirez and the church in Ramirez is where I was baptized, where I served by holding bingos and dances for the church, where I have two babies buried in the family plot and more important where I got married and where later I taught school in the
one-room school. My children attended Catholic schools here in Corpus Christi…all of these did not let us forget our dear Ramirez where all of them spring from and why Ramirez and its church is so close to me. My dear husband and I are not that young anymore. We do not go to
Ramirez, anymore, but through your articles, the memories never fade. Thank you, Mr. Cardenas, for writing about Ramirez, our church, Concepcion and all those communities in the “brush country” of South Duval. Delia Oliveira Corpus Christi
Respect for name of Jesus should be taught at early age In the recent edition of South Texas Catholic, Father Vasquez hit very close to home. As a child, I attended St. Ignatius Academy in Fort Worth, Texas. The good sisters of St. Mary of Namur always taught us from an early age to nod our heads at the name of
Jesus. I still find myself doing just that at age 76. I know our good teachers already have enough of their plates, but it still could be taught at an early age. The sisters who taught us had to deal with two grades in one classroom, but they managed to get
that across, plus a lot more. St. Ignatius was the school just across the yard from the now St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Thank you for such a blessing. Eileen Free Corpus Christi
St. Gertrude parishioner reached out to those in need I don’t know what brought Louisiana native and St. Gertrude Parish member Ed Sanders to Kingsville, but for whatever the reason this community greatly benefited. Many residents may not have even heard of his name. That is because Ed worked tirelessly behind the scenes to help the
poor, downtrodden and those who had no voice…He knew and lived the premise that ‘here on Earth, God’s work must truly be our own’… Ed departed this life Dec. 4 as quietly as he worked through it. Kingsville was richer for his being here and poorer at
his passing. What comes to mind when remembering Ed at this sad turn of events is Matthew 25:21, “Well done good and faithful servant…enter into the joy of your Master.” Georgia Wingate Thompson Kingsville, Texas
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