BISHOPS SIGN DOCUMENT CALLING FOR ACTION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Six bishops representing episcopal conferences on five continents issued a joint statement calling on the international community to take immediate action against climate change....
View ArticleATHLETE PROFILE: HAYLEY HEIL
Hayley Heil was about five years old when she got her start playing soccer through a local YMCA program. Her mother played in high school, and now a senior at Rosary Academy, Heil is continuing that...
View ArticleAHEAD OF MIGRANT CARAVAN, CATHOLIC LEADERS URGE U.S. GOVT TO PROTECT THE...
Denver, Colo., Oct 30, 2018 / 12:00 am (CNA) – As a caravan of thousands of migrants from Central America continues its trek north to the United States, the U.S. bishops’ conference and leaders of...
View ArticleALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL
“So, God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And...
View ArticleCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE MOVIE REVIEW: ‘FIRST MAN’
NEW YORK (CNS) — By turns the intimate portrait of its elusive subject’s inner life and a lavish look back at the sometimes tragic, ultimately triumphant race to the Moon, “First Man” (Universal),...
View ArticleEPISODE#156OC CATHOLIC RADIO: GUEST IS ALYCIA BERESFORD, PRINCIPAL AT THE...
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/occatholicradio/102718occr.mp3 On this week’s edition of the program, Rick welcomes Alycia Beresford, who is the principal at the Mission Basilica in San Juan...
View ArticleEPISODE #170EMPOWERED BY THE SPIRIT: LOVE IN ACTION, WITH GUEST SR. KIT GRAY
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/occatholicradio/102818ebts.mp3 Host Deacon Steve Greco interviews guests on a variety of topics. On today’s show, he welcomes a remarkable woman whose face is very...
View ArticleCUSTOM OF DRESSING UP FOR HALLOWEEN ‘DEVOTIONAL IN SPIRIT,’ SAYS BISHOP
TULSA, Okla. (CNS) — Halloween is an opportunity for Catholics “to express in every detail of our observance the beauty and depth of the feast of All Saints,” said Bishop David A. Konderla of Tulsa. It...
View ArticleTOUGH CROWD
A crack in the armor began to show through last season, or maybe was it just a glimmer of hope for the rest of the Trinity League. When the Mater Dei boys’ basketball team lost to St. John Bosco on...
View ArticleMission Basilica School celebrates 90 Years
Members of the community unite together in support of Mission Basilica School’s annual Serenade Gala. The Serenade Gala “Sky Full of Stars” Fundraiser will be held at The Ritz Carlton, Dana Point, CA...
View ArticleCOULD A ‘TINY HOUSE’ SUBSIDY HELP LA’S HOMELESS POPULATION?
Los Angeles, Calif., Oct 31, 2018 / 12:00 am (CNA) – Aid agencies for the homeless often face what they call the NIMBY- “not in my backyard”- problem; the challenge that even those who support the...
View ArticleMEMENTO MORI – WHY THIS RELIGIOUS SISTER WANTS YOU TO THINK ABOUT YOUR DEATH
Washington D.C., Oct 30, 2018 / 03:30 pm (CNA) – Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble, FSP, has had an interesting Twitter project for the last year and a half: she has kept a small (ceramic) skull on her desk,...
View ArticleNORBERTINES LAUNCH DIGITAL LIBRARY FROM THEIR CALIFORNIA ABBEY
Orange, Calif., Nov 1, 2018 / 04:16 pm (CNA/EWTN News) – On any typical weekend, the white cassock-clad priests of the Norbertine order from St. Michael’s Abbey in southern California preach in about...
View ArticleTHE CHURCH ONLINE: SYNOD CALLS FOR VIRTUOUS DIGITAL OUTREACH
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “Log on, but bring your brain, your Bible and your Christian values with you” could summarize one of the Synod of Bishops’ messages to Catholics young and old. Many people, and not...
View ArticleTHE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS
NEW YORK (CNS) — German author E.T.A. Hoffmann’s tale “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” has proven a remarkably rich bit of source material since its initial publication in 1816. Translated into...
View ArticleEPISODE #68CATHOLIC SPORTS VIEW: GUESTS INCLUDE RICHARD MERCADO, ERIC...
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/occatholicradio/102718csv.mp3 Host Bob Gibson interviews coaches and players throughout the various Catholic high schools in Orange County. For this episode, he is on...
View ArticleEPISODE #64TRENDING WITH TIMMERIE: KEIRA KNIGHTLEY & SAME SEX COUPLES ADOPTING
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/occatholicradio/102818twcat.mp3 In the name of feminism, Keira Knightley bashes Kate Middleton’s postpartum body. Is this mom shaming, or, is there too much pressure...
View ArticleEPISODE #51MUSIC FROM THE TOWER: GUEST IS PAUL GIBSON
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/occatholicradio/110318mftt.mp3 Episode No. 51 Saturday, November 3, 2018 Paul Gibson, Composer, Church Musician, Organist Listen to a fascinating visit with a...
View ArticleEPISODE #69CATHOLIC SPORTS VIEW: GUESTS INCLUDE FRED ROBLEDO, STEVE FRYER &...
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/occatholicradio/110318csv.mp3 Host Bob Gibson interviews coaches and players throughout the various Catholic high schools in Orange County. Today’s edition is a...
View ArticleEPISODE #171EMPOWERED BY THE SPIRIT: LAUREN LINDSTROM, WITH THE SERAPHIM PROJECT
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/occatholicradio/110418ebts.mp3 Host Deacon Steve Greco interviews guests on a variety of topics. On today’s show, he welcomes a very talented singer-songwriter to the...
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