ROOKIE GAMBLE
Hiring a varsity coach with little to no high school experience is usually a way to get a newcomer’s feet wet in a junior position while also assessing their aptitude for the long haul.Yet that hasn’t...
View ArticleYOUNG NUN, POSTULANTS AMONG HUNDREDS OF ECUADOR EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Six members of the Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother, including a young nun from Northern Ireland, are among the dead in the strongest earthquake to strike Ecuador since...
View ArticleSAINT PROFILE: FIDELIS OF SIGMARINGEN
Born in Sigmaringen (Germany), Mark Roy studied philosophy and law at the University of Freiburg in Breisgau. After tutoring young aristocrats and traveling Europe with them, he began practicing law in...
View ArticleBILL NYE IS NOT THE PHILOSOPHY GUY
Reliable sources have informed me that for the millennial generation Bill Nye is a figure of great importance, due to his widely-watched program from the 1990’s called “Bill Nye the Science Guy.”...
View ArticleDISCERNMENT IS KEY, SAYS POPE IN APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION
The room was filled with great expectation on April 8 when the Vatican revealed the Pope’s apostolic exhortation, “Amoris Laetitia” (“The Joy of Love”).After two years, he has drawn together the work...
View ArticleATHLETE PROFILE: SERVITE’S CHASE ANDERSON
At the age of 12, and with a bit of a nudge from a friend, Chase Anderson decided to try lacrosse. A game known for its quickness and intensity, lacrosse didn’t take long to hook him.“I really enjoy...
View ArticleWIN A VIP TRIP TO THE VATICAN
Imagine five glorious days in Rome, exploring the Vatican without the crowds! Win this exclusive Rome VIP Vatican Exploration experience and you’ll enjoy semi-private access to the most important art...
View ArticleFORMER PLANNED PARENTHOOD OFFICIAL TELLS STUDENTS ABOUT ABORTION’S REALITY
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Abby Johnson, the former Planned Parenthood employee of the year who has become an outspoken pro-life advocate, told Georgetown University students April 20 that even the most...
View ArticleIN COMMUNION
If you have a cute little seven or eight year-old in your life that is about to don a beautiful white dress or “big guy” suit and make their First Holy Communion – lucky you! This is an opportunity to...
View ArticleLOCAL MUSICIANS TO PERFORM WORLD’S FAVORITE MUSIC ON MAY 1
The Orange County Wind Ensemble and the Marian Alliance Band perform a May 1 concert featuring some of the world’s most favorite music. Dr. Romeri will be a guest conductor.The wind ensemble’s members...
View ArticleFROM NIGHTMARE TO DREAM: SYRIAN REFUGEES THANK POPE FOR SAFETY
ROME (CNS) — After less than 48 hours in Rome, “dream” is the word used most often by the six Syrian adults Pope Francis brought back to Italy with him from a refugee camp in Greece.By April 18, the...
View ArticleRELIGIOUS FILMS SHOWCASED AT HOLLYWOOD FESTIVAL
NEW YORK (CNS) — Religious movies with a Catholic focus will be among those showcased at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, California, April 28-May 1.Hosted by the Turner Classic Movies cable...
View ArticleSEEK AND YOU SHALL FIND
Hollywood has nothing on the Bible. Seriously.No screenwriter’s imagination or cinematographer’s vision can hold a candle to the array of wondrous tales – such as the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt, the...
View ArticleMEET DEACON MANUEL & CARMEN CHAVIRA
YEARS MARRIED: 52CHILDREN: 5GRANDCHILDREN: 12GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN: 1HOW THEY MET: At a danceHOW HE WAS CALLED TO THE DIACONATE: Saw an ad in The Tidings newspaperHIS MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE: “At my...
View ArticleDIOCESE AFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO KEEP KIDS SAFE
When American film’s top honor, the Oscar, was awarded to “Spotlight” earlier this spring, Catholics worldwide were forcefully reminded again of the ongoing need for the Church, its leaders and its...
View ArticleA CLOSER LOOK AT FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION
Maryanne and Mike Fahey are the adoptive parents of three siblings and one biological child, now 13. After losing their first child and then suffering a series of miscarriages, they began to...
View ArticleMUSIC IS A FAIR AND GLORIOUS GIFT OF GOD
For many years I had a framed plaque in my offices entitled “Music is a Fair and Glorious Gift of God,” which was attributed to St. Augustine. He is also said to have declared: “He who sings prays...
View ArticleBISHOP VANN HAS CAMEO ROLE IN SMCHS’S ‘GUYS AND DOLLS’
Last weekend Santa Margarita Catholic High School concluded this year’s theater season with a performance of the hit Broadway musical “Guys and Dolls.” One of the most anticipated performances,...
View ArticleCATHOLIC AGENCIES BEGIN WORK OF REBUILDING AFTER ECUADOR QUAKE
QUITO, Ecuador (CNS) — Catholic agencies are beginning to build temporary shelters for thousands of families in Ecuador made homeless by the South American country’s worst natural disaster in nearly...
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