POPE WANTS ABUSE SUMMIT TO LEAD TO CLARITY, ACTION
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At the upcoming meeting on protecting minors, Pope Francis wants leaders of the world’s bishops’ conferences to clearly understand what must be done to prevent abuse, care for...
View ArticleA FAITH FOCUS ON CAMPUS
As the Woolsey Fire exploded near her parents home in Camarillo and school work and events piled up, Chapman University junior Bryleigh Blaise said two things made a huge difference. “I think the...
View Article10 POCKETS OF PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR
January dawns, fresh and clean. The beginning of a new year. Although Advent is technically our new year in the church, January offers another jump-start — a chance to change and a renewed resolve to...
View ArticleMARCH FOR LIFE WORKS TO MAINTAIN UNITY IN A TIME OF DIVISION
Washington D.C., Jan 16, 2019 / 03:06 am (CNA) – Barring an unexpected resolution, the federal government shutdown will have hit the four-week mark when pro-lifers descend upon the nation’s capital for...
View ArticleSMCHS JUNIOR EARNS NATIONAL HONORS
Local Eagle Scout Eric Friestedt from Troop 818 in Rancho Santa Margarita earns National Championship honors at the 2018 Sea Perch International Challenge. Eric represented California and competed as...
View ArticleFAITH FOR THE FUTURE
Businesses implement five-year plans to reach organizational priorities. Families, couples and individuals adopt five-year planning to help them buy a house, finance their children’s education, and...
View ArticleATHLETE PROFILE: CHLOE WEBB
Before Chloe Webb began high school, she didn’t have much experience playing organized sports. But joining her sisters at Cornelia Connelly gave Webb a different perspective on athletics and she...
View ArticleHOW THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SAVE LIVES: 1,000 ULTRASOUND MACHINE DONATIONS
Arlington, Va., Jan 15, 2019 / 03:31 pm (CNA/EWTN News) – A program to donate ultrasound machines to U.S. pregnancy centers has passed the 1,000 mark, thanks to the charitable work of the Knights of...
View ArticleSEEKING CHRIST’S FACE: SOME BELIEVE HILLTOP SHRINE HOLDS TRUE RELIC
MANOPPELLO, Italy (CNS) — At the Shrine of the Holy Face in Manoppello, visitors see a transparent cloth encased between two glass panes within an ornate silver frame above the sanctuary’s altar. Once...
View ArticleAMID SHUTDOWN, DC CATHOLIC CHARITIES AIDS FURLOUGHED WORKERS
Washington D.C., Jan 17, 2019 / 02:00 pm (CNA) – It is a crowded-but-calm scene on Thursday morning, just before 9 a.m., in the lobby of the James Cardinal Hickey Center in downtown Washington, DC....
View ArticleUSCCB PRESIDENT SAYS SOCIETY NEEDS “ARTISANS OF PEACE” BY FOLLOWING DR....
WASHINGTON— The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, has issued the following statement in relation to the observance of Martin Luther...
View ArticleST. JOHN’S SEMINARY OFFERS MASTER’S PROGRAM AT CHRIST CATHEDRAL CAMPUS
St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo is partnering with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange to offer a new Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry (MAPM) program that prepares students for ministry and...
View ArticleEPISODE #72TRENDING WITH TIMMERIE: ARE HYSTERECTOMIES OKAY?
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/occatholicradio/011319twt.mp3 Father Tim Grumbach is the guest on Trending with Timmerie Millington talking about the little boy known as “Desmond is Amazing,” who is...
View ArticleEPISODE#162OC CATHOLIC RADIO: CATHOLIC ‘MAN OF THE YEAR’ 2019 EVENT
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/occatholicradio/011919occr.mp3 Host Rick Howick interviews guests on a variety of topics. This week, Rick spends some time with good friend, Sheila Beingessner of St....
View ArticleEPISODE #180EMPOWERED BY THE SPIRIT: ON FIRE WITH JESUS – REMARKABLE STORY OF...
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/occatholicradio/012019ebts.mp3 On today’s installment, Deacon Steve welcomes another new friend whose story will surely leave you amazed. Manny Montanez was gravely...
View ArticleTuesday of the Third Week of Advent 2018
Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent (December 18, 2018) Saint of the Day: Saint Rufus First Reading: JER 23:5-8 Gospel: MT 1:18-25 Click here to view the readings
View ArticleThursday of the Third Week of Advent 2018
Thursday of the Third Week of Advent (December 20, 2018) Saint of the Day: Saint Dominic of Silos First Reading: IS 7:10-14 Gospel: LK 1:26-38 Click here to view the readings
View ArticleFriday of the Third Week of Advent 2018
Friday of the Third Week of Advent (December 21, 2018) Saint of the Day: Saint Peter Canisius First Reading: SG 2:8-14 or ZEP 3:14-18A Gospel: LK 1:39-45 Click here to view the readings
View ArticleWednesday – Christmas Weekday 2019
Wednesday – Christmas Weekday (January 2, 2019) Saint of the Day: Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church First Reading: 1 JN 2:22-28 Gospel: JN...
View ArticleThursday – Christmas Weekday 2019
Thursday – Christmas Weekday (January 3, 2019) Saint of the Day: St. Genevieve First Reading: 1 JN 2:29–3:6 Gospel: JN 1:29-34 Click here to view the readings
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