FIRE CHAPLAIN HELPED SAVE RELIGIOUS ARTIFACTS FROM BURNING CATHEDRAL
PARIS (CNS) — A hero emerging from the Notre Dame Cathedral fire April 15 is Father Jean-Marc Fournier, chaplain of the Paris Fire Brigade, who is credited with saving a reliquary containing the crown...
View ArticleEPISODE #82CATHOLIC SPORTS VIEW: GUEST IS JOSH BOOTY
Host Bob Gibson interviews coaches and players throughout the various Catholic high schools in Orange County. Today’s guest is widely considered one of the greatest high school quarterbacks ever, the...
View ArticleEPISODE#170OC CATHOLIC RADIO: GUEST IS DR. PATRICK MERRILL
Each week, we bring you compelling conversation with church leaders and laity. Today, Rick welcomes a dear friend that he’s known for many years, Dr. Patrick Merrill. As a faith-filled Catholic, Dr....
View ArticleEPISODE #83CATHOLIC SPORTS VIEW: GUESTS ARE CRAIG JOHNSON AND RUSS SMITH
Host Bob Gibson interviews coaches and players throughout the various Catholic high schools in Orange County. Today’s guest is include: Craig Johnson (head hockey coach for the Santa Margarita Catholic...
View ArticleONLY RISEN CHRIST CAN BRING PEACE TO WORLD AT WAR, POPE SAYS AT EASTER
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the machine of warfare continues to churn out more dangerous weaponry, only the power and joy of Christ’s resurrection can fill hearts with comfort and peace, Pope Francis said...
View ArticleBISHOP VANN’S EASTER MESSAGE
With these words from the pages of Sacred Scripture in front of us, we once more celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord! Although we use the English word “Easter,” this is an Anglo Saxon word which...
View ArticleTHE RISE OF CATHOLIC BIBLE STUDY GROUPS
An increasing number of Catholic parishes are offering Bible studies to parishioners, with some churches featuring a variety of studies targeted for specific audiences, such as women and young people....
View ArticleSHARING THE CATHOLIC WAY
Need proof that actions speak louder than words? Look no further than Catholic ministries. Faith alone cannot feed the poor or counsel those at risk. “Ministries extend the actions of God out into our...
View ArticleSURVEY: CATHOLICS WANT CHURCH TO INVEST FUNDS IN LINE WITH ITS VALUES
WASHINGTON (CNS) — More than 90% of Catholics said they believe that Catholic organizations should invest church funds in ways that are consistent with church teaching and values, according to results...
View ArticleROMAN MEETING
Earlier this year, I received an invitation from Caritas in Veritate to participate in a global forum in Rome as a young professional. Caritas in Veritate is a global confederation of Catholic...
View ArticleNATIONAL CATHOLIC PRAYER BREAKFAST HEARS CALL FOR ‘CATHOLIC GREAT AWAKENING’
Washington D.C., Apr 23, 2019 / 01:30 pm (CNA) – The National Catholic Prayer Breakfast heard an uncompromising call to holiness and the defense of every human life Tuesday, with speakers calling for a...
View Article‘SEEING’ ABORTION
We stand at a pivotal point in the great moral debate over abortion in our country—not because new arguments have emerged, but rather because laws so breathtaking in their barbarism have been passed,...
View ArticleGENTLEMEN’S HABERDASHERY RAISES $350,000 FOR HEART OF JESUS RETREAT CENTER
The children took turns answering why their parents want them to be part of the Sacred Heart Kids’ Club, a program operated by the Heart of Jesus Retreat Center in Santa Ana. “My family wants me to be...
View ArticleBEING A CHRISTIAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN CHALLENGING, POPE FRANCIS TELLS YOUTH
Vatican City, Apr 26, 2019 / 09:59 am (CNA) – Pope Francis said Thursday that although today has its challenges, especially with the sexual abuse crisis, it is not more difficult to be a Christian now...
View ArticleATHLETE PROFILE: MARIAH LOPEZ
Nearly everyone in Mariah Lopez’s family has either played softball or baseball, so it was no surprise that Lopez herself ended up on the diamond. In fact, she gave baseball a try before picking up a...
View ArticleSHOWCASING INTEGRITY
Nearly 800 people gathered recently at the Hotel Irvine for the Annual Conference on Business & Ethics sponsored by the Orange Catholic Foundation (OCF) to support tuition assistance for local...
View ArticleSAINT PROFILE: ANSELM
This scholarly Italian youth wanted to become a monk, but his father’s disapproval pushed him to a secular life that he later described as dissipated. After his mother died, he moved to France to...
View ArticleEPISODE #84CATHOLIC SPORTS VIEW: GUEST IS DAMIEN MINNA
Today’s Catholic Sports View interview is unique. Host Bob Gibson welcomes a man who was a legendary athlete at Santa Margarita High School in Orange County in the mid 1990s. His name is Damien Minna,...
View ArticlePEOPLE CAN FIND PEACE BY VISITING THOSE WHO SUFFER, POPE SAYS
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People who feel restless or lacking inner peace will discover it when they visit those who are experiencing great difficulty, suffering, illness or persecution, Pope Francis said....
View ArticleBISHOP VANN: “OUR FAITH TELLS US THAT THERE IS ROOM AT OUR TABLE.”
It is being said that our country is full and can no longer accept migrants fleeing from their countries. My faith and U.S. law says that is wrong. In addition to my duties as bishop of the Diocese of...
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