Thirsty Thursday: Valley Churches

GOD’s presence = The greatest gift

Since my return to the Rio Grande Valley, I’ve been visiting different Churches everyday.

Here are the first few where I’ve gone for Adoration. I haven’t taken as many photos since I’ve gone in the past, so I may also add throwbacks.

Our Lady of San Juan del Valle Basilica & Shrine (San Juan)

St. Benedict’s (San Benito)

Our Lady of Assumption (Harlingen)

St. Anthony’s (Harlingen)

Immaculate Heart of Mary (Harlingen)

The next few on the lineup:

* Queen of Peace (Harlingen)

* St. Francis Xavier (La Feria)

* Our Lady Star of the Sea (Port Isabel)

* Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Brownsville)

* Christ the King (Brownsville)

More to come where I used to attend:

* Holy Spirit (McAllen)

* Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mission)

¡Gracias a Díos! ¡Díos te bendigan!

Newbie

This wk, I started my 3rd teaching job to add to my curriculum vitae: speech instructor @ Texas State Technical College Harlingen – where I happen to be taking my leadership doctoral courses through Our Lady of the Lake University! I’m eager to establish myself here yet will miss being a communication lecturer @ Texas A&M University-Kingsville…
Differences, aside from the obvious (i.e., College vs. University), that I found to be interesting, include:
* there are all male faculty, mostly Baby Boomer Generation & tenured w/terminal degrees in my dept @ TAMUK, while there are all female BBG, minimal w/terminal degree in my dept @ TSTC, w/many faculty overall in my parents’ generation
* our working days & times only included our classes & office hrs @ TAMUK, while we work 8-5 Mon-Fri @ TSTC; therefore, due to my extra full day + night courseload @ TSTC, I can’t maintain my TAMUK schedule
Similarities that I appreciate include:
* traditional campus living (i.e., buildings, police, residence halls)
* student involvement (i.e., Student Govt Assoc)
* school spirit
Either way, I’m enriching my experience in different higher ed institutions & have my work cut out or me…