TRINITY LEAGUE ATHLETE PROFILE: ALEX SCHRIER
Following his older brother’s lead, Alex Schrier picked up the game of baseball when he was about four years old. “My dad always coached him, and we always watched baseball in our family,” says...
View ArticleOSPINO: ENCUENTRO REFLECTS ‘ENERGY, MATURITY’ OF A CHURCH ‘HERE TO STAY’
GRAPEVINE, Texas (CNS) — The thousands of Hispanic Catholic ministry leaders gathered in Texas for the Fifth National Encuentro shared views on the maturity and presence of their diverse community and...
View ArticleSTAFF SPOTLIGHT: ACE TEACHING FELLOWS
The Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) is an intensive, two-year program of the University of Notre Dame that develops highly motivated and committed educators to meet the needs of Catholic Schools....
View ArticleSANTA MARGARITA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL HOSTS BIG TEN COLLEGE FAIR
SMCHS hosted a Big Ten College Fair on September 5 that was open to families throughout Orange County. Twelve of the 14 Big Ten schools were represented. The event began with a panel presentation where...
View ArticleA STORY OF HOPE FROM THE DIOCESE OF ORANGE
“Story of Hope from the Diocese of Orange” shows the strong relationship and solidarity of our Diocese with the Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl program. Within our Diocese we have a unique ministry...
View Article‘EVERY LIFE: CHERISHED, CHOSEN, SENT’ IS THEME OF RESPECT LIFE MONTH
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Each year the U.S. Catholic Church observes October as Respect Life Month, which calls Catholics “to cherish, defend and protect those who are most vulnerable, from the beginning of...
View ArticleDAD-SON DAY AT JSERRA
JSerra Catholic High School hosted its 2nd Annual Dad Son Hike recently, an effort to provide opportunities for fathers and sons to join together for recreation and spiritual growth. Thirty-two...
View ArticleDR. PIA DE SOLENNI, ON EWTN, PROVIDES PREVIEW OF BISHOPS’ SYNOD
More than 250 bishops from around the world are converging on Rome starting tomorrow for a meeting on how the church can best reach young people. @PiadeSolenni from the Diocese of Orange gives us a...
View ArticleWHO IS GOD?
Who is God? Where is He (or She)? How can we hear His voice? Children begin asking questions about God very early; parents’ answers help frame their lifelong relationship with Him. “The age they...
View ArticlePRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL SEES RESURGENCE IN RESPONSE TO ABUSE CRISIS
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In response to the church abuse crisis, many parishes around the country have been bringing out the big guns in a spiritual sense — calling on St. Michael the Archangel to help the...
View ArticleA FAITH BORN IN ANTIOCH
At 10:45 am on Sunday at Holy Cross Melkite Catholic Church in Placentia, families with small children, teenagers and grandparents, slowly filled the pews of the small church on Madison Avenue. Father...
View ArticleJEROME EMILIANI
Jerome enlisted in the Venetian army in 1511. He was captured and chained in a dungeon, but promised himself to God if released. That he later was able to walk out of his prison was considered...
View ArticleWORD OF MOUTH
You might be surprised where former Trinity League athletes congregate these days. Sure, the big-time college programs within driving distance of Orange County have long benefitted from the league’s...
View ArticleFOR CHRIST FOREVER
Like all religions, Catholicism is rooted in faith. However, the Church cannot operate on faith alone. Catholics are encouraged to give their gifts of time, talent and treasure. The Bible makes it...
View ArticleSUIT FILED AGAINST CHURCH IN CALIFORNIA SEEKS NAMES OF ALL ALLEGED ABUSERS
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Lawyers for a Los Angeles man who claims that as a child he was abused by a priest filed a lawsuit Oct. 2 against the California Catholic Conference and 11 of California’s 12...
View Article‘UNBROKEN: PATH TO REDEMPTION’
NEW YORK (CNS) — In 2014, Angelina Jolie helmed the often harrowing but ultimately uplifting fact-based drama “Unbroken.” The film was based on Laura Hillenbrand’s best-selling 2010 biography of...
View ArticleA STAR IS BORN
NEW YORK (CNS) — The third remake of that sturdy warhorse “A Star Is Born” (Warner Bros.) pays occasional homage to its forebears, particularly the 1954 version starring Judy Garland and James Mason,...
View ArticleCALL ME CATHOLIC: GUEST IS FR. TOM GIBBONS ON THE RE-RELEASE OF THE FILM,...
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/occatholicradio/100618cmc.mp3 Another great show is in the books today! That said, you really need to revisit Raul Julia’s compelling performance as Archbishop Oscar...
View ArticleEPISODE #47MUSIC FROM THE TOWER: GUESTS ARE MICHAEL HEY AND CHRISTIANA LIBERIS
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/occatholicradio/100618mftt.mp3 Episode No. 47. Saturday, October 6, 2018 Michael Hey, Concert Organist and Associate Director of Music and Organist, St. Patrick’s...
View ArticleChapel blessed
More than 600 faculty and staff, families and city leaders celebrated the completion of the final phase of construction at St. Junipero Serra Catholic School in Rancho Santa Margarita on Saturday, Oct....
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