ON EVE OF U.N. CLIMATE SUMMIT, CATHOLICS JOIN IN CALLS FOR CHANGE
PARIS (CNS) — Hundreds of thousands of people in at least 150 countries around the world demanded action on climate change on the eve of a U.N. conference that aimed to find agreement on greenhouse gas...
View ArticleJOINING IN THE DANCE
Picture this: A family of five sits around the kitchen table on a bright Saturday morning, enjoying breakfast together. Mom, Dad and their children talk about the coming weekend as pop music flows from...
View ArticlePILGRIMS’ PROGRESS
Gunshots thundered through St. Peter’s Square on May 13, 1981. Four bullets struck Pope John Paul II in the abdomen, barely missing his heart. He fell to the ground as the crowd scattered in panic. The...
View ArticleFRESHMAN FIRE
Nobody realized a fork in the road was just beyond the horizon that October night. The Mater Dei girls’ volleyball team was hosting JSerra, a team that had never defeated the Monarchs since the Trinity...
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OC CATHOLIC RADIO: GUESTS INCLUDE MSGR. ARTHUR HOLQUIN AND STEPHANIE PACKER...
http://occatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/111215occr.mp3 Host Rick Howick, guest host filling in for Patrick Mott, interviews several guests on a variety of topics. Msgr. Art Holquin speaks...
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OC CATHOLIC RADIO: GUESTS INCLUDE FR. TROY SCHNEIDER, DR. VINCE FORTANASCE,...
http://occatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/111915occr.mp3 Host Rick Howick, guest host filling in for Patrick Mott, interviews several guests on a variety of topics. Fr. Troy Schneider,...
View ArticleSUPERVISORS TO AGAIN VOTE ON FIRST CATHOLIC SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY IN OC
Editor’s note: The following is a statement issued by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. At the core of the mission of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange is to provide care and the love of Christ...
View ArticleMOTHER ANGELICA REMAINS ON FEEDING TUBE, CONFINED TO BED AT MONASTERY
HANCEVILLE, Ala. (CNS) — Mother Angelica, who spearheaded the founding of the Eternal Word Television Network, has been placed on a feeding tube as she continues to battle lingering effects of two...
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THE DON JOHNSON SHOW: ON HELL AND HOW TO AVOID IT (EPISODE #6)
http://occatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/111315djs_1.mp3 Host Don Johnson answers listener emails about hell. Next, Johnson talks to former atheist and cold case homicide detective, J....
View ArticleTHE VOICES OF DECEMBER
Next month, five choirs from the Diocese of Orange—four elementary school choruses and one adult church choir—will travel to Rome to sing a series of performances tied to landmark celebrations at the...
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THE DON JOHNSON SHOW: HOW NOT TO EVANGELIZE (EPISODE #7)
http://occatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/112015djs.mp3 Host Don Johnson breaks down Stephen Colbert’s attempt to draw Bill Maher back to the Church. Next, Johnson interviews former atheist...
View ArticleNUNS SAY BY MAKING ALTAR BREAD, THEY’RE ‘HELPING BRING JESUS TO SOULS’
WESTFIELD, Vt. (CNS) — It’s generally quiet in the Altar Bread Department at the Monastery of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Westfield as Benedictine nuns in their full habits covered with smocks...
View ArticleLET US GO TO MEET CHRIST: ADVENT AND OTHER SEASONAL BLESSINGS
I was recently rereading some books I have had for some years, one of which is entitled THE WORD MADE FLESH: The Meaning of the Christmas season. It is a collection of homilies given by Karol Cardinal...
View ArticleCLIMATE DEAL MUST BE TRANSFORMATIVE, PAPAL ENVOY TELLS LEADERS IN PARIS
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Heads of state discussing carbon emission limits must create a global and “transformative” agreement built on justice, solidarity and fairness, a papal representative told the U.N....
View ArticleNEW CHILDREN’S BOOKS ON SAINTS, TRADITIONS MAKE GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFTS
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The following books are suitable for Christmas giving: “Drop by Drop” by U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, illustrated by Carrie Gowran. Loyola Press (Chicago, 2015). 39 pp.,...
View ArticleMEET DEACON MATT & PATTI CALABRESE
YEARS MARRIED: 39 CHILDREN: 5 GRANDCHILDREN: 4 YEARS AS A DEACON: 12 HOW THEY MET: Helping a mutual friend move. WHAT THEY DO FOR FUN: Travel HIS ROLE AS A DEACON: RCIA, baptisms, jail ministry,...
View ArticleHOMELESS, POOR GET STAR TREATMENT AT VATICAN MOVIE PREMIERE
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The usual fanfare that comes with the world premiere of a movie is pretty standard: the lights and cameras, the celebrities walking down the red carpet and screaming fans trying to...
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EMPOWERED BY THE SPIRIT: WINNING THE SPIRITUAL BATTLE (EPISODE #21)
http://occatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/111515ebts.mp3 Join host Deacon Steve Greco as he speaks about the joy of the Holy Spirit. Deacon Greco is joined by his wife Mary Anne Greco,...
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EMPOWERED BY THE SPIRIT: RECEIVING AND BEING A BLESSING (EPISODE #22)
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EMPOWERED BY THE SPIRIT: THE GIFT OF HEALING (EPISODE #23)
http://occatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/112915ebts.mp3 Join host Deacon Steve Greco as he speaks about the joy of the Holy Spirit. Deacon Greco is joined by his wife Mary Anne Greco,...
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