IN THE SPIRIT
When it comes to the sacrament of confirmation, Katie Dawson wants to clear up a widely held misunderstanding.“I have often heard that confirmation is when a child becomes an adult, and that’s exactly...
View ArticleHITTING A HIGH NOTE
It’s been a record-setting year for Santa Margarita Catholic High School’s Varsity Song and Cheer teams – both recently traveled to national competitions in Florida and came away making school...
View ArticleATHLETE PROFILE: SMCHS’S JONATHAN STOOP
Having played soccer since the age of five, Jonathan Stoop is drawn to studying the game as much as he is playing it.“The main thing I love about the sport is the diversity of the game,” says Stoop....
View ArticleSAINT PROFILE: Cuthbert
Cuthbert likely was a Northumbrian Englishman, orphaned as a child. He tended sheep and fought the Mercians, then became a monk at Melrose Abbey, and later its abbot. In 664 he accompanied St. Eata to...
View Article‘DOING SCIENCE IS AN ACT OF WORSHIP,’ VATICAN ASTRONOMER SAYS
DRAPER, Utah (CNS) — Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno finds no conflict between the science he pursues in studying meteorites and the Catholic faith he practices every day.Director of the Vatican...
View ArticleDIOCESE TO CELEBRATE BLESSING OF HOLY OILS IN CHRISM MASS
The Most Rev. Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange will bless the oils used for sacramental anointing and officiate over the annual renewal of promises made by priests serving in Orange County in the Arboretum...
View Article‘LAUDATO SI” CONNECTS CATHOLIC TRADITION, NATURAL WORLD AND SCIENCE
WASHINGTON (CNS) — For all the attention Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home” has gained, little has been made of the connection among Catholic tradition, the natural...
View ArticleFRIARS FIND THEIR RHYTHM
Even as the boys’ volleyball match ended and their opponents wildly celebrated on Servite’s home floor earlier this month, the Friars felt like they improved that night.Huntington Beach entered the...
View ArticleMOTHER TERESA TO BE CANONIZED SEPT. 4; POPE SETS OTHER SAINTHOOD DATES
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will declare Blessed Teresa of Kolkata a saint at the Vatican Sept. 4.The date was announced March 15 during an “ordinary public consistory,” a meeting of the pope,...
View ArticleChanges announced for three Vatican diplomats from U.S.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Several changes were announced for U.S. members of the Vatican diplomatic corps March 19, including news that U.S. Msgr. Paul Russell, current head of the Vatican nunciature in...
View ArticleBEYOND FISHY FRIDAYS
What did you give up for Lent?Lent, which began on Feb. 10, Ash Wednesday, is a season of repentance, prayer and fasting, a time that reflects the 40 days that Jesus spent alone in the desert before...
View ArticleCASA TERESA: STORIES OF SUCCESS
“Casa Teresa is a home for pregnant women who are homeless, or alone, but it’s so much more than a homeless shelter,” says Casa Teresa CEO Lisa Wood. “We really bring women in and just love them and...
View ArticleSANTA ANA PARISH BLESSES STREETS
Hundreds of parishioners and members of the clergy joined together for the 23rd annual Blessing of the Streets procession, dedicated to promoting peace and community through the streets of Santa Ana....
View ArticleROSARY ACADEMY HOSTS 46th ANNUAL RED & GOLD EVENT
Last weekend, Rosary Academy hosted its 46th Red and Gold event. This school-wide production, created entirely by the student body, is a much –anticipated program for all students, staff and family.Six...
View ArticlePOPE CONDEMNS ‘BLIND VIOLENCE,’ OFFERS PRAYERS AFTER BRUSSELS ATTACKS
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis, condemning the “blind violence” of the terrorist attacks in Brussels, offered his prayers to the victims, the injured, their families and all those offering...
View ArticlePEW STUDY FINDS WOMEN GENERALLY MORE RELIGIOUS THAN MEN
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Women, especially among Christians around the world, generally are more devout than men when standard measures of religious commitment are considered, a Pew Research Center study...
View ArticleA MYSTERY FOR THE AGES
The Paschal Mystery of Jesus, which comprises His passion, death, Resurrection and glorification, stands at the center of the Christian faith because God’s saving plan was accomplished once for all by...
View ArticleDIOCESE OF ORANGE REFOCUSES CHRIST CATHEDRAL CAMPUS OPERATIONS
After much prayerful discernment and following many months of consultations, Bishop W. Vann has accepted the recommendations of the Operations Task Force and moved to consolidate a number of the Christ...
View ArticleADVICE FOR PARENTS OF COLLEGE-BOUND CATHOLICS
It’s that time of the year: After years of hard work, high school seniors are hearing whether they were accepted to the colleges of their choice. Each year, I help families navigate the sometimes-murky...
View ArticleSMCHS ONLY U.S. SCHOOL TO ATTEND BEIJING MUN CONFERENCE
Thirteen students from Santa Margarita Catholic High School’s Model United Nations (MUN) program traveled to the 22nd Annual Beijing Model United Nations Conference (BEIMUN) earlier this month, where...
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