DISPENSATION FROM SUNDAY MASS FAQS
WHAT IS A “DISPENSATION”? It is “the relaxation of a merely ecclesiastical (Church) law in a particular case.” WHO DOES THE BISHOP FORESEE POSSIBLY MAKING USE OF THE DISPENSATION FROM...
View ArticleHOW TO LIVE THROUGH HISTORY
“You are living through history.” I tell this truth to our kids over and over — while we’re grabbing face masks to head out to the car, making plans for school this fall or talking about the latest...
View ArticleFANTASTIC JOURNEYS
One of my fondest childhood memories is listening in fascination with my Holy Family elementary school classmates as our teacher read aloud to us. The stories I remember most come from the classic...
View ArticleCATHOLICS IN LOS ANGELES INVITED TO PRAYER AND PILGRIMAGE FOR MIGRANTS, REFUGEES
CNA Staff, Sep 16, 2020 / 02:45 pm (CNA) – The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is inviting Catholics to join in a novena and to watch Masses online this weekend in preparation for the World Day of Migrants...
View ArticleREFLECTIONS OF A PRIEST DURING THE PANDEMIC
Worldwide, the pandemic has forced us to ask some very deep questions about life. As Christians we have been brought into conversations about death and the eternal things, what we call the “last...
View ArticleA GRADUATE’S GIFT
Eight years ago, teacher Patty McKimmey welcomed a new group of bright-eyed kindergarteners. It was her 12th year teaching at St. Norbert Catholic School. But this class was different. There was one...
View ArticlePALLIATIVE CARE IS NOT ENOUGH — CATHOLICS MUST SHARE CHRIST’S HOPE, SAYS VATICAN
Vatican City, Sep 22, 2020 / 10:00 am (CNA) – Palliative care for the dying is important, but medical interventions are not enough; Catholics have a responsibility to be with the suffering and to...
View ArticleWILL CATHOLICS RETURN TO MASS AFTER THE PANDEMIC? MANY WANT TO GO MORE OFTEN
CNA Staff, Sep 21, 2020 / 04:08 pm (CNA) – The coronavirus pandemic is affecting the way many Catholics think about their faith, a new study has found, and just over half of Catholic likely voters say...
View ArticleA LIFE LIVED IN SERVICE
A priest who said, “I hope my legacy would be that I considered others before myself,” died after leaving a history of 79 years of service in the Roman Catholic clergy. Monsignor Anthony McGowan, the...
View ArticleBACK-TO-SCHOOL REFLECTIONS
As we celebrate the first week of fall, we also celebrate a return to in-person instruction at our OC Catholic Schools. On Sept. 8 students from preschool through grade 6 returned to school campuses...
View ArticleKNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS GOLF FUNDRAISER
Everyone is invited to join in the fun at the 30th annual Knights of Columbus Charity Fundraiser Golf Tournament. The event will take place at the Alta Vista Country Club in Placentia on Monday, Oct....
View ArticleCOVID CRUSADERS
With October just around the corner, Orange County Catholics are approaching month eight of worshipping in new ways because of COVID-19, with some continuing to attend online Masses and others...
View ArticleEPISODE#210OC CATHOLIC RADIO: GUEST IS MARGERY ARNOLD – MENTAL HEALH MINISTRY...
Each week, we bring you compelling conversation with church leaders and laity. Our host and primary speaker is Rick Howick. Today’s guest is Catholic child psychologist Margery Arnold. She coordinates...
View ArticleEPISODE#211OC CATHOLIC RADIO: GUEST IS ARMANDO CERVANTES
Each week, we bring you compelling conversation with church leaders and laity. Today, host Rick Howick brings back one of our favorite in-studio guests, Armando Cervantes. Armando was recently named...
View ArticleUNITED BY FAITH
On a solemn spring evening, Most Rev. Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, stood inside a mosque tucked in a Costa Mesa industrial park. From the minbar, he offered words of comfort and support to the...
View ArticleDEEP FAITH
If the dark cloud of the depressing COVID-19 pandemic has a shining silver lining, it is today’s technology that allows us to ‘be’ with each other, if only virtually. Throughout the Diocese of Orange,...
View ArticleEPISODE#41CATHEDRAL SQUARE: GUEST IS BISHOP KEVIN VANN
Get ready for an extra special episode of Cathedral Square featuring host Fr. Christopher Smith. Today he welcomes our very own Bishop Kevin Vann to the studio. Bishop Vann has been on a few other...
View ArticleEPISODE #257EMPOWERED BY THE SPIRIT: THE IMPORTANCE OF CHRIST IN TODAY’S SOCIETY
Hosts Deacon Steve Greco and Rick Howick of the OC Catholic Radio Show team up for a timely conversation about how we can truly reflect Jesus Christ in our lives to the society at large. This is such...
View ArticleEPISODE #258EMPOWERED BY THE SPIRIT: WHY GOD ALLOWS SUFFERING WITH GUEST FR....
Join Deacon Steve Greco and his guest, well- known author, professor and television personality, Fr. Robert Spitzer. Fr. Spitzer is president of the Magis Center and host on EWTN’s popular TV show,...
View ArticleEWTN INVITES CATHOLICS TO NOVENA FOR US AT ‘CRITICAL MOMENT’ FOR NATION
CNA Staff, Sep 28, 2020 / 10:05 am (CNA) – The EWTN network has invited Catholics to join a novena to the Mother of God that will begin Tuesday, and be offered for unity and truth amid challenges...
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