CALLED TO CELEBRATE A DEEPER COMMUNION
If the liturgy is truly the source and summit of the life of the church, the Communion rite is the source and summit of the liturgy. Several prayers and acts earlier in the Mass may give us insight...
View ArticleOrange County Catholic Schools Open Houses
National Catholic Schools Week is an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. The theme for the National Catholic Schools Week 2019 is “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead....
View ArticlePRAYER HAS THE POWER TO CHANGE LIVES, HEARTS, POPE SAYS
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God is a father who never ignores his children when they call to him in times of suffering, loneliness and despair, Pope Francis said. Although at times it seems that “so many of...
View ArticleYOUNG PEOPLE REFLECT ON SAYING ‘YES’ TO GOD’S CALL AT WORLD YOUTH DAY
PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Dallas Bishop Edward J. Burns encouraged World Youth Day pilgrims to be like Samuel, who said to God, “Here I am,” and, “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening.” “We have our...
View ArticlePEACE BE WITH YOU
A brief revisit of the history and reasons for the sign of peace can help us recollect how this part of the liturgy is not only steeped in contemporary meaning, but profoundly reflective of the whole...
View ArticleBECOMING CATHOLIC
Looking back on my Catholic education, my feelings are different than you might expect; certainly they diverge from the opinions of jaded ex-Catholics and stand-up comedians. I treasure my Catholic...
View ArticleTWO-THIRDS OF US BISHOPS DO NOT BELIEVE WOMEN SHOULD BE ORDAINED DEACONS
Washington D.C., Jan 24, 2019 / 05:19 pm (CNA/EWTN News) – A survey of bishops in the US released this week found that among respondents, 41 percent believe it theoretically possible to ordain women as...
View ArticleSAINT PROFILE: ANGELA MERICI
By age 26, Angela had lost most of her wealthy Italian family to death. As a Franciscan tertiary, she performed good works and taught catechism to girls in her home in Desenzano del Garda. Two visions...
View ArticleAS WORLD YOUTH DAY CLOSES, POPE PROMPTS VOLUNTEERS TO KEEP SERVING
PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Just before leaving the physical and human warmth of Panama Jan. 27, Pope Francis stopped to thank the thousands of official volunteers, young and old, gathered at the capital...
View ArticleIT’S CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK!
Since 1974, the last Sunday of January marks the beginning of an important and special week for Catholic schools in the United States – National Catholic Schools Week. Every diocese across the country...
View ArticleTRINITY LEAGUE ATHLETE PROFILE: NADIA TABRIZI
When Nadia Tabrizi began her running career, her first significant race was no small task—the LA Marathon. Invited in the seventh grade by a friend to join Students Run LA (SRLA), Tabrizi trained...
View ArticleHERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE DIOCESE
Welcome home St. Joseph’s Parish in Placentia will be offering a series called “Welcome Home” for Catholics who have been away from the Church for any reason and for however long. The series will be...
View ArticleVATICAN UNDERLINES SUPPORT OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE COVERAGE
GENEVA (CNS) — The Vatican supports efforts to build stronger and sustainable essential health care services on the way toward achieving universal health coverage, a Vatican official said. The Catholic...
View ArticleA TIMELESS APPROACH
In his 2013 apostolic exhortation Evangelii gaudium (“The Joy of the Gospel”), Pope Francis stressed “the Church’s primary mission of evangelization in the modern world.” He urged the Church “to embark...
View ArticleA STORIED CAREER
In the popular 1994 movie, “Forrest Gump”, strangers listen in amazement as a middle-age man recounts his improbable life story on a bus stop bench in the South. Turk Schonert could tell some...
View ArticleFather’s House
“Hey sis, I went on a tour at Christ Cathedral today. It was magnificent and Trudy said she needs more docents. Would you consider doing something like that?” My brother-in-law Shaun said to me....
View ArticleEPISODE#163OC CATHOLIC RADIO: MEET YOUR OC CATHOLIC SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/occatholicradio/012619occr.mp3 This week, host Rick Howick welcomes a trio of some very special folks to our OC Catholic radio studio at the Tower of Hope. Dr. Erin...
View ArticleGLOBAL ENCOUNTER OF WYD CHALLENGES NATIONALISM, WALLS, POPE SAYS
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The joyous harmony of people coming together from so many different nations for World Youth Day stands in sharp contrast to today’s “sad” situation of confrontational nationalist...
View ArticlePOPE FRANCIS: TRUE LOVE IS FOUND IN FIDELITY
Vatican City, Jan 29, 2019 / 08:22 am (CNA) – Unity and fidelity in a Christian marriage can offer an example of true love to the world, Pope Francis said Tuesday. In his annual speech to the members...
View ArticleWEDNESDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
January 30, 2019 Today’s #FrSpitzerHomily explains how even though we all will carry our crosses in our lives, it is still the Good News that Jesus shares. Click here for today’s readings
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