RESEARCHERS SEE PROMISING ADVANCES IN ADULT STEM CELL WORK
Adult stem cell research, clinical trials and therapies are proliferating in the United States as scientists seek answers to fundamental questions including how to make adult stem cell therapies most...
View ArticleLEARNING TO BE LIKE JESUS
Allen Phu is a respiratory therapist at CHOC Children’s Hospital of Orange County. That’s where he met his girlfriend Maria Thrasher, who directly influenced his determination to join the Catholic...
View ArticleANAHEIM MAYOR WELCOMES CATHOLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS
Twenty elementary school students from St. Catherine’s Academy in Anaheim paid a visit to the mayor of the city of Anaheim recently to get a first-hand look at local government at work.Mayor Tom Tait...
View ArticleA TIME OF TRIALS
As the Washington State football team entered the tunnel leading to the field the day after Christmas, offensive lineman Riley Sorenson was pulled aside by an assistant coach and informed that his...
View ArticleMEET MSGR. TUAN JOSEPH PHAM JCL
YEARS AS A PRIEST: 22HOMETOWN: Saigon, VietnamWHAT DREW HIM TO THE MINISTRY: “My parents’ faith”HIS ROLE IN THE CHURCH: “A bridge between two generations”FAVORITE PASTIME: “Travel – if you never go,...
View ArticleALI KNOWN NOT JUST FOR PROWESS IN RING BUT ALSO FOR FAITH, GENEROSITY
PHOENIX (CNS) — Muhammad Ali leaves an indelible mark on the world not only as a fighter and athlete but as a man of faith, courage and generosity.The three-time heavyweight champion and self-titled...
View ArticleWORLD MUST DIAL DOWN AGGRESSION, STOP BULLYING, POPE TELLS YOUTUBERS
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Help wipe out bullying and aggression by being better listeners and offering concrete gestures of tolerance and patience, Pope Francis told a group of top YouTubers from around the...
View ArticleTOURNAMENT SETS GOALS OF FRIENDSHIP, NETS GOALS FOR PLAYERS
When Emmanuele Trincas described Roman Cocco as a “bomber” on the soccer field, they both laughed, but it also gave Cocco the confidence he needed to talk about his experience as a Special Olympics...
View ArticleCHURCH CALLS FOR FAITH, COURAGE AND COMPASSION AT LIFE’S END
California’s End of Life Option Act – the controversial law opposed by the Catholic Church but signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in October – goes into effect June 9 and Catholic physicians and health care...
View ArticleTEACHING SACRIFICE
“There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” This is a lesson that Jesus teaches to his disciples in the Gospel of John. Considering the sacrifice that He was preparing to...
View ArticleSUPREME COURT’S ZUBIK DECISION IS MORE COMPROMISE THAN PUNT, SOME ARGUE
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Immediately after the Supreme Court sent the contraceptive case back to the lower courts May 16, some called the decision a punt — the football analogy of sending the ball back to...
View ArticleSAINT PROFILE: BONIFACE
Boniface, the apostle of Germany, started out as an English monk, a popular teacher, preacher and writer who was ordained at 30. He compiled a Latin grammar and wrote many biblical instructions. But he...
View ArticleBROADCASTER VIN SCULLY WINS GABRIEL PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
ST, LOUIS (CNS) — Broadcaster Vin Scully, who for 67 years has done play-by-play for the Dodgers in Los Angeles and before that in Brooklyn, New York, received the Gabriel Personal Achievement Award...
View ArticleSURVEY FINDS GROWING INTEREST AMONG CATHOLICS IN READING THE BIBLE
WASHINGTON (CNS) — When Deacon Joseph Jensen entered Our Lady of Good Counsel Passionist Seminary in Warrenton, Missouri, in the late 1950s, he realized he was the only student in his class who had...
View ArticlePRAYERFULLY SELECT GODPARENTS
One of the many important decisions parents of newborns make is how to choose godparents. There are many misconceptions about the role of a godparent in a child’s life. A godparent is not just the...
View ArticlePOPE CALLS FOR GATHERING TO FIND WAYS TO END, PREVENT DRUG ABUSE
Pope Francis has requested a special study session at the Vatican to look at how to solve the growing problem of drug abuse, especially narcotics.Leading experts from around the world are being invited...
View ArticleBY GOD’S GRACE
Before Fr. Troy Schneider formally excuses children from church, the parochial vicar at Holy Family Cathedral in Orange, often invites “all the little saintlings” to come forward.“It is that idea of...
View ArticleMEET DEACON FRED & MARIE CANLAS
Deacon Fred and Marie serve at San Joachim Parish in Costa MesaYEARS MARRIED: 44CHILDREN: 2GRANDCHILDREN: 9YEARS AS A DEACON: 12HIS ROLE: Evangelization, preachingANY JOB IN THE WORLD: Deacon and...
View ArticleWATER TO WINE: JESUS USHERS IN NEW COVENANT OF JOY, POPE SAYS
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Jesus’ first miracle of changing water into wine expresses his invitation to share in the joy of the new covenant and reminds people to do as he commands, Pope Francis said.The...
View Article4 LESSONS ON DIVINE MERCY FROM THE WOMAN AT THE WELL
I had the enormous privilege last week of addressing English-speaking priests from around the world who had gathered in Rome for a special Jubilee celebration of the Year of Mercy. I met fathers from...
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