FR. IAN’S HOMILIES – ASH WEDNESDAY IN SECRET
“And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, [Jesus] interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself” (Luke 24.27)—and in doing so, Jesus shows us that the scriptures are...
View ArticleOC CATHOLIC RADIO: THE YEAR OF JUBILEE 2025 (BISHOP TIMOTHY FREYER)
Welcome to a very special edition of OC Catholic Radio. We think every edition of OCCR is special, but when we have the chance to sit down with our wonderful Auxiliary Bishop Timothy Freyer, it’s...
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PILGRIMS OF HOPE
EACH YEAR, THE CATHOLIC Church celebrates World Day of Consecrated Life on the Solemnity of the Presentation of the Lord. St. John Paul II established this celebration in 1997 and invited the Church to...
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ENCORE!
SINCE 1988, THE WOMEN of Rosary Academy and the men of Servite High School have collaborated on a theater program showcasing the performing arts and student talents. Called the Trinitas Arts...
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SERVITE FORMED MANY OF THE MEN THAT BUILT ORANGE COUNTY
IN THE FALL OF 1957, Disneyland was only two years old, Interstate 5 had just opened, Knotts was still a berry farm, and the Angels wouldn’t throw their first pitch in Anaheim for four years....
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ROSARY ACADEMY TO CELEBRATE 60 YEARS
ROSARY ACADEMY, AN all-girls Catholic high school, proudly announces the honorees for the school’s 60th anniversary gala to be held on Sept. 13. ROSARY ACADEMY STUDENTS CIRCA 1975. PHOTOS COURTESY OF...
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PLAYING AND PRAYING AT CHRIST CATHEDRAL
CECILIA PHAN, coordinator of the Young Adult Ministry and Evangelization for the Diocese of Orange, (30s, Young Couples, Young Families) is a woman on a mission to present the foundations of faith to...
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A LENTEN REFLECTION WITH FR. CHRISTOPHER
THE SERRA CLUB sponsored a “Lenten Morning of Reflection,” on Saturday, March 1, at St. Cecilia parish in Tustin. The event began with a Mass in the Msgr. Sammon Center, which was an apropos location...
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OC CATHOLIC RECIPE SWAP
IN HONOR OF ST. PATRICK’S Day (March 17) and St. Joseph’s Day (March 19), I’d like to share two recipes that are quick, festive and sure to be hits at your table. You can have dinner and desert in...
View ArticleTRUST AND HOPE
HAVE YOU EVER TOSSED a small rock into a tranquil pond? Did you notice the concentric circles spreading outward from the point of impact to the edges? More frequently than we realize, our words and...
View ArticleMOMENTS IN OUR JOURNEY
Five tons of warm clothing were donated to those in need thanks to the overwhelming support of parishioners and the Knights of Columbus at St. Irenaeus Catholic Church in Cypress. The annual Warm...
View ArticleOC CATHOLIC RADIO: THE BEST LENT EVER (DYNAMIC CATHOLIC)
Each week, we bring you compelling conversation with church leaders and laity. Today, Rick Howick welcomes one of our favorite neighbors in the Tower of Hope to our radio studios. Her name is Evelyn...
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ALL DRESSED UP FOR ITS 60TH BIRTHDAY
FOR ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY this year, St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Laguna Woods is getting all dressed up. Although dedicated in July 1967, the parish has a longstanding tradition of marking its...
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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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