SAINT PROFILE: GILDAS THE WISE
Gildas was born in Scotland’s lower Clyde Valley and became a monk in Wales, possibly after being widowed. He also reportedly lived as a hermit on an island in the Bristol Channel, visited Ireland and...
View ArticleMEET DEACON STEVE & GLORIA-JEAN MUTZ
YEARS MARRIED: 40 CHILDREN: 2 GRANDCHILDREN: 1 YEARS IN THE DIACONATE: 13 HOW THEY MET: A blind date by a matchmaker personal friend (pre dot com dating) who tried to introduce us for over two years....
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY OF BISHOP FREYER’S ORDINATION
On Jan. 17. Fr. Timothy Freyer was ordained as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Orange during a special Mass at St. Columban Church in Garden Grove. To view a video of the ordination, visit...
View ArticleTHE RESURRECTION IS MORE THAN A WISH – IT’S A REALITY, POPE FRANCIS SAYS
Vatican City, Feb 1, 2017 / 06:47 am (CNA/EWTN News) – On Wednesday Pope Francis said the Christian belief in the Resurrection of Christ and in our own resurrection at the end of time is more than just...
View Article‘CLINIC’ CONTINUES TO SERVE IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES
I have been blessed to be on several committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops over the years, and this ministry and the associated tasks have always given me a greater respect and...
View ArticleDOMINICAN SISTERS COMMEMORATE GOLDEN JUBILEE
Dominican Sisters Johnellen Turner, O.P. and Sandra Rees, O.P. celebrated their Golden Jubilees last month. Turner and Rees entered their religious profession in 1967 by joining the Dominican Sisters...
View Article‘A DOG’S PURPOSE’
While cats are said to be blessed with nine lives, the clever canine at the center of “A Dog’s Purpose” (Universal) — voiced by Josh Gad — guides us through his adventures over four eventful lifetimes....
View ArticleEPISODE#84OC CATHOLIC RADIO: GUEST IS GREG DHUYVETTER
http://occatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/020217occr.mp3 Host Rick Howick interviews guests on a variety of topics. This week, Rick visits with Greg Dhuyvetter, the superintendent for schools...
View ArticleOUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SCHOOL SAYS ‘THANK YOU’
As a 20-year tradition, Our Lady of Guadalupe School offers gift baskets and thanks to its many supporters and benefactors. The “thank you” is tied to National Catholic Schools Week, which ran from...
View ArticleSALESIAN HOME GIVES FORMER CHILD-SOLDIERS NEW LEASE ON LIFE
ROME (CNS) — While the process of healing and reconciliation continues in Colombia after 52 years of war, Salesians in the country are helping some of the most vulnerable victims of the conflict:...
View ArticleBACK TO WHERE IT ALL STARTED
Klay Thompson returned to Santa Margarita Catholic High School last month, back to where he was just another teenager 10 years ago. He returned as one of the biggest stars in professional basketball, a...
View ArticleDISCIPLINE IN THE CATHOLIC FAMILY
Kids will be kids, which often means they will misbehave. And since children don’t come with individual instruction manuals, parents are on their own to discover the best ways to discipline their...
View ArticleSAINT PROFILE: AGATHA
As with other early Christian martyrs, Agatha’s story is legendary not factual. The Sicilian-born virgin supposedly was martyred during the persecution of Emperor Decius, who ruled 249-51. She was sent...
View ArticleEPISODE #14CATHOLIC SPORTS VIEW: GUESTS INCLUDE GARY MCKNIGHT, JOHN MORRIS,...
http://occatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/020417csv.mp3 Host Bob Gibson interviews coaches and players throughout the various Catholic high schools in Orange County. On today’s program, Bob...
View ArticleCALL ME CATHOLIC: GUEST IS TOM COSTELLO AND KAYLA STADELMAN
http://occatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/020417cmc.mp3 Call Me Catholic LOVES The Culture Project! What a gift to have Tom Costello and Kayla Stadelman in the studio with us today, to talk...
View ArticleEPISODE #83EMPOWERED BY THE SPIRIT: YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY
http://occatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/020517ebts.mp3 Join Deacon Steve Greco and this week’s guest, Cecilia Phan, who works for the Diocese of Orange as Coordinator of Young Adult Ministry...
View ArticleGROWTH OF U.S. HISPANIC POPULATION A BLESSING FOR CHURCH, SAYS SPEAKER
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Hispanics in the Catholic Church are not a problem to be solved, but a blessing and an opportunity, said Hosffman Ospino in a Jan. 31 talk at The Catholic University of America in...
View ArticlePOPE FRANCIS HAD A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR THE SUPER BOWL
Houston, Texas, Feb 5, 2017 / 08:00 am (CNA/EWTN News) – As the Patriots and the Falcons geared up for Super Bowl LI, Pope Francis sent a message to both players and viewers, saying the game is an...
View ArticleATHLETE PROFILE: CONNELLY’S SOPHIA ALBANESE
When Sophia Albanese began high school, she traded the dance stage for the volleyball court, moving on from several years of classical ballet training to take on a new adventure in sports. The...
View ArticleTHE QUESTION OF MARRIAGE
Everyone experiences being single at some point in their life. Single Catholics searching for their life partner might sometimes find themselves wondering if a marriage vocation really is the right...
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