CATHOLIC EAGLE SCOUT HONORED
The National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS), through the Emmett J. Doerr Memorial Scout Scholarship Fund, has awarded seven service scholarships totaling $20,000 nationwide in 2019. Patrick...
View ArticleREPORT DETAILS ATTACKS ON, ABUSES AGAINST RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WORLDWIDE
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The State Department’s newly released annual report on international religious freedom shows continued attacks and abuse by governments and societies against religious minorities in...
View ArticlePROGRAMMED FOR SUCCESS
It’s imperative today to encourage young women to enter the STEM fields — to empower their work in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. One of the pioneers who first broke the gender...
View ArticleANYTHING BUT ORDINARY
Father Andrew Bartus is a member of the expanding ordinariate of pastors in Southern California and Orange County. But there is nothing ordinary about the 36-year-old priest. He is married, has four...
View ArticleGRAND SLAM
All the afternoons sticking around the baseball fields, taking swing after swing, fielding ground ball after ground ball, finally paid off in one dramatic minute in the life of Chase Strumpf. The...
View ArticleFULTON SHEEN’S REMAINS ARRIVE IN PEORIA; SAINTHOOD CAUSE RESUMES
Peoria, Ill., Jun 27, 2019 / 04:20 pm (CNA) – Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s remains have been transferred from the Archdiocese of New York to Peoria, Illinois, after three years of litigation,...
View ArticleSUMMARY OF PRIEST ASSIGNMENT CHANGES
PASTORS: REV. JEFFREY A. DROESSLER From Administrator, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine To Pastor, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine REV. MIGUEL A. HERNÁNDEZ From Administrator, St. Joseph Church,...
View ArticleCORNELIA CONNELLY’S GRADUATION TRADITION CONTINUES
On Saturday, June 1, Cornelia Connelly School held its 55th commencement ceremony. In keeping with the nationwide Holy Child Network of Schools’ tradition, Connelly graduates wore beautiful...
View ArticleTHE CURRENT MIGRATION CRISIS
Dear Brothers and Sisters, I join my brother bishops in calling on the federal government to hear the cry of the poor and vulnerable: “We join with our Holy Father Pope Francis in immense sadness,...
View ArticleST. CATHERINE’S ACADEMY’S 8TH-GRADE CLASS OF 2019 HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED
St. Catherine’s Academy (SCA), an all boys’ Catholic school with a military tradition in Anaheim, has announced its graduating class of 2019. Students, both local and international celebrated their...
View ArticleJEREMIAH REVISITED
Last month, California’s Senate passed a bill (S.B. 360) that would require priests to report crimes of child abuse they hear in confession. It doesn’t apply to all penitents — only, roughly speaking,...
View ArticleSAINT PROFILE: PROTOMARTYRS OF ROME
After a raging fire destroyed two-thirds of Rome in 64, Emperor Nero blamed Rome’s Christians to divert suspicion from himself. Those acknowledging their Christianity were arrested and executed. Some...
View ArticleA CULTURAL MAINSTAY
We all know that Catholicism encompasses far more than its basic, core tenets. Like most religions, its beliefs, customs and observances have influenced the world far into the secular realm:...
View Article50 YEARS ON, MOON LANDING STILL GENERATES A WISTFUL SENSE OF WONDERMENT
WASHINGTON (CNS) — When Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong gingerly stepped onto the surface of the moon July 20, 1969, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno had no idea that someday he would become the...
View ArticleSEAL OF CONFESSION IS AN ‘INTRINSIC REQUIREMENT,’ VATICAN SAYS
Vatican City, Jul 1, 2019 / 09:30 am (CNA) – The head of the Vatican’s Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Penitentiary released a note Monday reaffirming the inviolability of the seal of confession and...
View Article‘MIGRANTS ARE PERSONS LIKE US’: BORDER BISHOPS OFFER PRAYERS AFTER DEATHS
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic bishops from both sides of the border near McAllen, Texas, issued a joint statement expressing condolences to the families of migrant children and parents who recently...
View ArticleA DISCUSSION OF FAITH
Eminent theologian and professor Dr. Scott Hahn returned to the Christ Cathedral campus on June 5 as a presenter in the latest Bishop’s Lecture Series event. Hosted by Dr. Pia de Solenni, Diocese of...
View ArticleNOLAN BLACHOWSKI
When Nolan Blachowski began high school, he didn’t envision he would end up on the track team as a pole vaulter. Now the Servite High School rising senior is a Trinity League champion in the...
View ArticleAMERICAN VALUES
When the Founding Fathers first debated the U.S. Constitution, one ideal stood out: The United States would be governed by the people. And freedom to worship freely was at the core of this new country....
View ArticleEPISODE #90CATHOLIC SPORTS VIEW: GUESTS ARE BRUCE ROLLINSON AND CHRIS LEDYARD
Host Bob Gibson interviews coaches and players throughout the various Catholic high schools in Orange County. His Twitter handle is: @catholicsv Today’s show is a “best of” feature from the 2018-2019...
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