FOR ST. POLYCARP STUDENTS, THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR BRINGS A NEW PLAYGROUND
The start of a new school year is always exciting, but perhaps more so this year at St. Polycarp Catholic School in Stanton than in previous years. Shortly after school began, administrators announced...
View ArticleMEET DEACON DAN & ALLISON DIESEL
YEARS MARRIED: 35 CHILDREN: 4 GRANDCHILDREN: 1 YEARS IN THE DIACONATE: 1 HOW THEY MET: Through a friend in high school. “I offered my friend a ride and she was with her.” WHAT THEY DO FOR FUN: “Walk on...
View ArticleHURRICANE MATTHEW TEARS THROUGH HAITI AS AID WORKERS PREPARE TO RESPOND
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Wind-whipped rains from Hurricane Matthew shattered Haiti’s southwest peninsula, downing trees, ripping open makeshift wooden homes and causing widespread flooding Oct. 4 as aid...
View ArticleBENEDICTINE ARCHABBOT WAS AT GOLF LEGEND’S BEDSIDE WHEN HE DIED
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Benedictine Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki of St. Vincent’s Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, was with Arnold Palmer when the golfing great died Sept. 25 in Pittsburgh. It wasn’t the...
View ArticleSAINT PROFILE: HOLY GUARDIAN ANGELS
The concept of guardian angels, as developed in Catholic theology and piety, has biblical roots. The angel Raphael aids Tobit and his family; one angel interprets for the prophet Zechariah, while...
View ArticleVATICAN HOSTS SPORTS AND FAITH CONFERENCE
The Vatican is presenting a 3-day conference on sports and faith designed to refocus athletics on principles of morals and ethics. Soccer player and founder of Football for Peace Kashif Siddiqi...
View ArticleDIOCESE OF ORANGE HOSTS CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM FORUM
More than 75 people gathered last night in the Freed Theater on the Christ Cathedral campus to hear from experts in the criminal justice system, as well as from those impacted by violent crimes, all of...
View ArticleVIDEO: POPE FRANCIS VISITS AMATRICE
Pope Francis paid a surprise visit to Amatrice, which was destroyed by an earthquake on Aug. 24. He visited a school that has been relocated to a home because the school building was lost. He visited...
View ArticleWHAT IS THE POPE’S OCTOBER INTENTION?
“We need information leading to compromise for the good of humanity and the planet,” Pope Francis said in a recorded message. “Join me in this prayer request…”
View ArticleTHE HUNGER FOR LOVE
The tents and tarps in this part of the town, most of them weathered, their once-bright colors of red, blue, green now faded, are layered with spots of dried mud and dirt, and billow in defiance of...
View ArticleA WOMAN CLOTHED WITH THE SUN
Beginning Oct. 8, 2016 through Jan. 29, 2017, Orange County will be graced with the first and only exhibition presented in the United States focusing on images of the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe in...
View ArticleFINDING A PLACE OF SHELTER
The homeless population throughout Orange County continues to be an increasing concern to local government officials who are striving to create solutions. The University of California, Irvine, in...
View ArticlePREVENTING EXERCISE-RELATED PAIN
We sit at the computer, we sit watching TV, we sit in our cars. “We’re a sitting society, not a walking society,” says Stacy Dale, DPT, OCS, senior physical therapist at Mission Hospital. The result?...
View ArticleMARK WAHLBERG MADE A VIDEO ABOUT WHY HE LOVES PRIESTS
Boston, Mass., Oct 5, 2016 / 12:07 pm (CNA) – In an online video, actor Mark Wahlberg said that he will be praying for vocations to the priesthood, which he deeply values because of the role that...
View ArticleCATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA RELEASES TOOLKIT TO FIGHT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Washington D.C., Oct 5, 2016 / 01:57 am (CNA/EWTN News) – Marking the start of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, The Catholic University of America has released a toolkit to help connect victims with...
View ArticleWHERE POLICY, RELIGION FAIL, SPORTS CAN LIFT SPIRITS, SAY SPEAKERS
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Wherever public policy, communities and even religions may have failed, sports and recreation are ready and set to lift wounded spirits and build cooperation and peace in the...
View ArticleJUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY PLENARY INDULGENCE
As this Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy winds down (it ends Nov. 20), we reflect on the efforts of Pope Francis to inspire the world to be more merciful. His vision played out globally, of course,...
View ArticleTRINITY LEAGUE ATHLETE PROFILE: JSERRA’S ROYCE LEWIS
At his core, Royce Lewis is a baseball player. And his love for the game is as deep as the years he’s been on the diamond, which is nearly his entire life. “I’ve loved it since day one,” says Lewis,...
View ArticleSEVEN CATHOLIC INSTITUTIONS PLAN TO DIVEST FROM FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Citing Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’” on humanity’s relationship with the earth and each other, seven Catholic institutions from around the world said they plan to divest...
View ArticleBANG THE DRUMS LOUDLY
Chad Berlinghieri loves music. Now others are benefiting from his passion. Recently, the children’s music education program at St. Columban School in Garden Grove received 30 shiny new snare drums, a...
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