CALL ME CATHOLIC: GUEST IS DR. CRAIG SMITH
http://occatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/011417cmc.mp3 On today’s installment, Peggy Normandin helps us prepare for a very big event happening this week: the presidential inauguration. And to...
View ArticleBISHOPS STILL HAVE HOPE CONGRESS WILL PASS IMMIGRATION REFORM
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Despite the apprehension over policies that could be enacted by a Republican-led Congress acting in accord with a Republican president in Donald Trump, the U.S. Catholic bishops...
View ArticleATHLETE PROFILE: DESIREY GOMEZ
Desirey Gomez didn’t exactly set out to become a cross-country runner. Running seemed to find her. “I began running the summer before high school, and I started to really enjoy it,” says Gomez. “So I...
View Article‘STORY OF GOD’ HOST: ‘THERE IS NOBODY WHO THINKS MAN IS IN CHARGE’
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Despite the seemingly contradictory reports about U.S. church attendance falling across denominations and already low percentages for believers worshipping across the globe, belief...
View ArticleUNDERSTANDING A BISHOP’S COAT OF ARMS
Bishop-elect Timothy E. Freyer was born on Oct. 13, 1963 on the feast of the holy martyrs Faustus, Januarius, and Martial in the city of Los Angeles, and was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Orange...
View ArticleHOW WILL U.S. POLICY AFFECT MIDDLE EAST’S CHRISTIANS IN 2017?
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A wide variety of issues, both domestic and foreign, have been raised during the presidential transition. One that hasn’t received much notice is the situation of the beleaguered...
View ArticleIF YOU’RE TEMPTED TO GOSSIP, ‘BITE YOUR TONGUE,’ POPE FRANCIS SAYS
Vatican City, Jan 15, 2017 / 11:19 am (CNA/EWTN News) – Pope Francis Sunday traveled to a parish on the outskirts of Rome where he visited a priest suffering from a severe form of ALS and celebrated...
View ArticleWATCH THE ORDINATION OF AUXILIARY BISHOP FREYER
More than 1,500 gathered at St. Columban Church in Garden Grove to celebrate the ordination of Auxiliary Bishop Timothy Freyer.
View ArticleBLUE CHIP SOCCER STARS
One of the oldest and most decorated girls’ soccer clubs has been training for years about a mile from JSerra High School. The San Juan Capistrano-based SoCal Blues have developed some of the best...
View ArticleMEET DEACON STEVE & MARY ANNE GRECO
YEARS MARRIED: 44 CHILDREN: 3 GRANDCHILDREN: 4 YEARS IN THE DIACONATE: 9 HOW THEY MET: “High school; our first date was graduation night.” WHAT THEY DO FOR FUN: “Go on trips, Disneyland, play with...
View ArticleMICHELANGELO, OUR LADY, AND A TOWER OF HOPE
What was once the tallest building in Orange County, the 13-floor Tower of Hope remains an imposing beacon with its soaring cross piercing the blue sky, reminding those who gaze upward that there are...
View ArticleINTRODUCING THE DIOCESAN CHILDREN’S CHOIR
A new set of young voices is emerging from the Diocese of Orange, ready to sing the Lord’s praises. The newly formed Diocesan Children’s Choir features 50 young singers from 17 Orange County parishes,...
View ArticleEPISODE#81OC CATHOLIC RADIO: GUEST IS DARYL SEQUEIRA
http://occatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/011217occr.mp3 Host Rick Howick, interviews guests on a variety of topics. This week, Rick is joined by Daryl Sequeira, the Department Chair for...
View ArticleEPISODE #11CATHOLIC SPORTS VIEW: GUESTS INCLUDE KEVIN KIERNAN, JOHN SPENCER,...
http://occatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/011417csv.mp3 Host Bob Gibson interviews coaches and players throughout the various Catholic high schools in Orange County. On today’s program, Bob...
View ArticleREV. ALFRED BACA NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF USCCB ECUMENICAL AND...
WASHINGTON—Rev. Alfred Baca from the Diocese of Orange in California, has been appointed as Executive Director of the Secretariat on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs for the U.S. Conference of...
View ArticleSAINT PROFILE: ARNOLD JANSSEN
Born in Goch, Germany, Arnold was educated and ordained in Germany, where he taught mathematics and natural sciences and served as chaplain at an Ursuline convent. In 1875, at a mission house in the...
View ArticleESSENTIAL MESSAGE TO IMMIGRANTS
After a protracted and divisive presidential campaign, now, more than ever, we urgently need to build bridges that enable us to move forward together as a people. As the nation’s Catholics observed...
View ArticleEPISODE#82OC CATHOLIC RADIO: GUEST IS FR. GERALD HORAN
http://occatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/011917occr.mp3 Host Rick Howick, interviews guests on a variety of topics. This week, Rick is joined by popular guest, Fr. Gerald Horan, as they talk...
View ArticleSTUDENTS BRING SMILES TO OTHERS
During the holiday season, students, faculty and staff at Santa Margarita Catholic High School took the time to support important initiatives that provided donations and support to those in need. The...
View ArticleCHRISTIAN WITNESS REQUIRES ACTION, POPE SAYS DURING PARISH VISIT
ROME (CNS) — Being a real Christian does not mean being a saint, but giving witness to Jesus in word and, especially, deed, Pope Francis told members of a parish on the eastern edge of Rome. Spending...
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