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VOLUNTEERS SHARE THE BEAUTY OF THE ROSARY
AFTER THE TUESDAY 8:15 a.m. Mass, they gather in an activity room in the Holy Family Catholic School in Orange. Although they are always looking for new members, they leave scant tracks across the...
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STUDENTS SHINE AT ANNUAL ACADEMIC DECATHLON
CECI DEMARIA WAS among 220 middle school students who attended the 29th annual Academic Decathlon held March 1 at Santa Margarita Catholic High School. “This was my first year, and it was really fun,”...
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THE ART OF THE LENTEN FISH FRY AT ST. KILIAN
FOR CATHOLICS, LENT IS a time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Locally, Lent also means fish fry season – a time to gather together in community and fellowship. And parishes throughout the Diocese...
View ArticleBLESSED MCGIVNEY RELIC VISITS DIOCESE OF ORANGE
A FIRST-CLASS RELIC OF Blessed Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus, was recently on display in the Diocese of Orange for prayer services and veneration. A first-class relic is a...
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BACH-A-THON!
CHRIST CATHEDRAL’S FIRST ever Bach-a-thon was a 19- hour celebration of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, featuring 200 works performed by 40 organists on the cathedral’s iconic Hazel Wright Organ....
View ArticleTHE WOMAN AT THE WELL: DRINKING THE LIVING WATER
WHEN I WAS A CHILD in rural Minnesota, our local water came from wells with a metallic after-taste and a rusty color. However, down a country road, across a shaky footbridge and up a steep embankment,...
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Fr. Christopher Heath brought along a copy of OC Catholic during his pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. Fr. Christopher is with Willie Centeno and Rich Barretto from...
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In September of 2024, William Compton and his wife Mailoan Le travelled to Vilnius, Lithuania. Here we find them pictured in front of the Basilica Cathedral of Vilnius with a copy of OC Catholic....
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DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY AT ST. COLUMBAN
THE ENERGY WAS pure joy as the St. Columban’s Women’s Council celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with “Shake Your Shamrocks,” the fourth annual dinner dance for adults with disabilities at St. Columban...
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CELEBRATING LOVE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
LOVE IS ALL AROUND the Catholic Church — especially on a couple’s wedding day. While church campuses across Orange County can serve as a meeting place for ministry events, a sanctuary for life’s storms...
View ArticleREAGAN KEMMERER LOVES JESUS AND HER COUNTRY
REAGAN KEMMERER, AN eighth grader at St. Junipero Serra Catholic School in Rancho Santa Margarita, continues to deepen her relationship with Christ and has made a commitment to learn as much as much as...
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THE REAL DEAL
ADDISON DEAL’S accomplishments on the basketball court speak volumes. A senior point guard on the Mater Dei basketball team, Deal is one of the best players in the state, playing on one of the best...
View ArticleCATHOLIC SPORTS VIEW: GEAR 2 GIVE – SPOTLIGHT ON A LOCAL ATHLETE MAKING A...
On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week, we shine a light on a very worthy endeavor by a local athlete. J Serra sophomore baseball player Evan Brady saw an opportunity to take discarded...
View ArticleCATHEDRAL SQUARE: INSPIRATIONAL CATHOLIC WOMEN OF OUR DIOCESE
In this episode of Cathedral Square, Fr. Christopher Smith is delighted to welcome a dear friend to the studio, Karen Castro. Karen has ministered in our diocese in so many profound ways over the...
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HITTING THE LINKS
FR. BRANDON DANG IS no stranger to the golf course. “I usually play with three other priests,” said Fr. Brandon Dang, administrator of Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Aliso Viejo. “But it’s on our...
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ST. CECILIA PARISH FRIDAY NIGHT LENTEN DINNER
LENT IS A 40-DAY SEASON of prayer, fasting and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday. Many symbols and traditions surround the Lenten season. One tradition is the abstaining...
View ArticleTELL JESUS EVERYTHING
FRIENDSHIP IS A GREAT gift when we can be authentic, sharing our hearts without the need to perform or have all the answers. Jesus offers us this profound friendship, as He says in John 15:15, “I have...
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Ron Kuzlik stands with a recent issue of OC Catholic in front of Elizabeth Tower, perhaps London’s most iconic landmark. The 316-ft. tower is often colloquially referred to as Big Ben, but Big Ben is...
View ArticleSEVEN LAST WORDS JESUS TEACHES US
THE CATECHISM OF THE Catholic Church teaches that “when Jesus prays, He is already teaching us how to pray…Like a wise teacher, He takes hold of us where we are and leads us progressively toward the...
View ArticleHOLY FACE OF JESUS IMAGE COMING TO OC
AN IMAGE OF THE HOLY Face of Jesus, similar to the Veil of Veronica housed in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, will be touring in the Diocese of Orange on April 12 and 14. The image, created in 1905, was...
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BREAKING GROUND AT ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Catholic School recently broke ground on a long-awaited gymnasium, with a ceremonial shovel gifted to a parishioner and alumni mom who spent the last 20 years fundraising for it....
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ST. BONAVENTURE PARISH FRIDAY EVENING FISH FRY
THROUGHOUT ITS 60-YEAR history, St. Bonaventure parish has guided its flock by proclaiming the ideals of Jesus Christ to all people through word, sacrament, service and community life. These ideals...
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HOW ST. JOSEPH SAVED THE MISSION
A SICKLY PRIEST FROM Kentucky, a little gray songbird and St. Joseph saved the once-crumbling Mission San Juan Capistrano, one of Orange County’s most revered historical landmarks. More than a century...
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CURSILLO: THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME
IN 1939, AS THE Spanish Civil War drew to a close, Spain’s Roman Catholic Church was recovering from three years of severe persecution, during which over 6,500 clergy were killed by the Socialist...
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FAITH RESTORED
EMMETT PHAM WAS A cheeky, rule-following 3-year-old enrolled at St. Norbert Catholic School in Orange. He was quiet but had lots of friends and loved riding tricycles and playing with the older boys....
View ArticleCATHOLIC SPORTS VIEW: THE BORAS BASEBALL CLASSIC 2025
On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week, Bob Gibson reports from the annual Boras Baseball Classic as he talks with three of the coaches participating in one of high schools’ top...
View ArticleEMPOWERED BY THE SPIRIT – ON FIRE FOR JESUS
On this episode of Empowered by the Spirit, co-hosts Deacon Steve Greco and Katie Hughes welcome another first-time guest to the studio, Amarianna Busa. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Amarianna...
View ArticleOC CATHOLIC RADIO: GUIDED BY GRACE – CATHOLIC ESTATE PLANNING
Each week, we bring you compelling conversation with church leaders and laity. On this edition of OC Catholic Radio, Attorney Laura Meier joins us in the studio. Laura recently authored a book entitled...
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Nestor and Dianne Gatdula recently visited the Chapel of the Holy Cross in Sedona, Arizona. The chapel is sitting high atop the red rocks in Sedona. The chapel was completed in 1956. — Nestor and...
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PAX CHRISTI STUDENT SCORES ON THE RISE
AMONG THE MANY reasons for establishing Pax Christi Academies in the Diocese of Orange was to help the schools improve test scores among elementary school students. In the first year of Pax Christi’s...
View ArticleA LIFELINE OF HOPE FOR 168 FAMILIES IMPACTED BY LA WILDFIRES
AS THE PALISADES AND Eaton wildfires swept through Los Angeles County in January, the start of 2025 took a devastating turn—lives were lost, homes reduced to ashes and tens of thousands left without...
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THINGS ARE GOING SWIMMINGLY FOR BLESSED SACRAMENT’S BIANCA BATANG
STUDENT ATHLETES OFTEN HAVE TO juggle sports with the demands of academics and a social life. It can be a very intimidating atmosphere and for some, and it may be challenging to stay humble amidst...
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LA PURÍSIMA PARISH IS HOOKED ON THE LENTEN FISH FRY
WITH THE FRIDAY FISH Fry traditions playing out across the Orange County Catholic landscape, La Purísima parish in Orange proudly puts cultural diversity on the menu. “A lot of parishes have a fish fry...
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THE CAMINO SCHOOL, A NEW INDEPENDENT K-8 ARRIVAL, EMPHASIZES A CLASSICAL...
IT’S SILENT READING TIME in the administrative area known as The Commons at the Camino School, Orange County’s first K-8 Catholic classical school that opened last September. The independent school –...
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THE ORANGE CATHOLIC FOUNDATION’S CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS & ETHICS: CELEBRATING...
THE ANNUAL ORANGE Catholic Foundation’s Conference on Business & Ethics celebrates the accomplishments of leaders in the areas of business, education, community service and religious life who,...
View ArticleENTER INTO THE SACRED TRIDUUM
TODAY BEGINS THE MOST solemn week of the Liturgical Year, when we enter deeply into the Passion of our Lord. The liturgies are beautiful and those who attend find themselves spiritually edified, even...
View ArticleOC CATHOLIC RADIO: NEWNESS OF LIFE – A TESTIMONY OF HEALING
Each week, we bring you compelling conversation with church leaders and laity. Today, Rick Howick welcomes Amy Cara to the studio. A convert to the Catholic faith, Amy is a writer, a business owner, a...
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JSerra Catholic High School’s inaugural Humanities twelfth grade class recently took the program’s first annual capstone excursion to Rome. Here they are in front of the main altar of St. John Lateran!...
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GUIDING LIGHT: THE POOR CLARE MISSIONARY SISTERS
FOR 60 YEARS, THE Poor Clare Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament have been guiding the lives of young children at the Santa Clara Day Nursery School while following the Franciscan ideals of...
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FOOD AND CONVERSATION WITH PAPAL DIPLOMAT
WHEN GENERAL Garibaldi laid siege to the Papal States in 1870, he believed that by taking the sizable land holdings held by the Holy See, he was effectively ending the Papacy which operated in many...
View ArticleOC CATHOLIC RECIPE SWAP
WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I often would help my grandmother make a traditional bread pudding known as capirotada. First, she’d make the sweet syrup, and the aroma of simmering cinnamon would soon fill the...
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PREPARING FOR THE JOY OF EASTER SUNDAY
THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY of the liturgical year calls for some very thoughtful preparation. As Catholics across Orange County prepare to celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday, many have...
View ArticleA STATEMENT FROM THE BISHOPS OF ORANGE ON THE PASSING OF POPE FRANCIS
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, With heavy yet prayerful hearts, we mourn the passing of our beloved Holy Father, Pope Francis. In this moment of great loss, we give thanks for the life of a...
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THE HOLY FACE OF JESUS IMAGE VISITS OC
AN IMAGE OF THE Holy Face of Jesus, similar to the Veil of Veronica housed in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, was displayed in the St. Callistus Chapel and Crypts on the campus of Christ Cathedral on...
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AROUND OUR DIOCESE
HOLY TRINITY TO WELCOME PRO-LIFE ACTIVIST LILA ROSE Holy Trinity Catholic Church, in collaboration with Live Action, will host Lila Rose for a special talk on Tuesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. as part of the...
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RAISE THE FLAG
IN 2024, THE DIOCESE of Orange Parochial Athletic League (PAL), added girls flag football to its offering of team sports. STS. SIMON & JUDE CATHOLIC SCHOOL AND ST. JOACHIM CATHOLIC SCHOOL FACE OFF...
View ArticleDIVINE MERCY: HEALING OUR FEAR OF THE RISEN JESUS
TODAY, WE CELEBRATE Divine Mercy Sunday. But what is Divine Mercy? In English, “mercy” often means an act of pardon with cancellation of punishment. In Scripture, mercy is much richer: in Hebrew, hesed...
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ST. CATHERINE’S ACADEMY MARKS CENTENNIAL
EIGHTH-GRADE CADET Brandon Villareal called out the cadence. “Left, left, keep in step,” he cried. “Oh, yeah,” about 100 boys responded, as they marched in formation across the asphalt parade area. St....
View ArticleCATHOLIC SPORTS VIEW: TWO FORMER SERVITE PLAYERS EXPECTED TO BE FIRST ROUND...
On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week, host Bob Gibson is excited to catch up with the former head football coach at Servite High School, Troy Thomas. Together they discuss the fact that...
View ArticleSOUNDS FROM THE SANCTUARY – EPISODE #59: THE WANAMAKER ORGAN
Here at Christ Cathedral, we are blessed with the uplifting sounds of the Hazel Wright Organ – the 5th-largest instrument ever constructed. On today’s episode of Sounds from the Sanctuary, we hear...
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