25 years of service: Silver jubilarian priests of 2013 - Angelus
WEBHermine Lees. Aug 14, 2013 • 5 Min Read. shutterstock.com. On Sept. 25, 1988 — a year after his historic visit to California — Pope John Paul II beatified Fray Junípero Serra, the founder of the California Missions. Two weeks earlier — on Saturday, Sept. 10 — members of St. John’s Seminary’s class of 1988 were ordained for the ...
The legend of John Paul II's first LA adventure
WEBMay 15, 2020 · The room erupted in laughter. Years later, the woman was able to meet St. Pope John Paul II at an audience in Rome. And she couldn’t help reminding him of that evening in Los Angeles. “You know, I …
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As churches prepare to reopen, LA Catholics reflect on ... - Angelus
WEBJun 2, 2020 · Lawrence of Brindisi) When St. John Vianney Church in Hacienda Heights burned down eight years ago at the hands of an arsonist, Masses moved to the parish hall next door. But during this spring’s pandemic “shutdown,” associate pastor Father Egren Gomez saw how “the power of evangelization was made very clear,” in moving Masses …
Saint of the day: Bruno of Cologne - Angelus
WEBOct 6, 2023 · St. Bruno of Cologne was born in 1030, and is said to have been a member of a prominent family in Cologne. Not much is known about his early life, but he studied theology in Reims before returning to his homeland, where he was likely ordained a priest in 1055. The next year, he became head of the school he had attended, after its director …
A hushed history of Catholic confessions - Angelus
WEBMay 15, 2019 · A hushed history of Catholic confessions. The Church has observed the “ seal of the confessional ” — the privacy and secrecy between confessor and penitent — since the time of the Fathers. The earliest Christian documents suggest that confession was a public event, at least for public sins. When sinners caused scandal, the damage was ...
Football meets faith in Tim Tebow's "Run the Race"
WEBFeb 11, 2019 · It seems all is over, but Dave doesn’t lose faith in the future, even as Zach does. Dave had a football injury the year before that left him with grand mal seizures, adding to the seemingly unendurable pileup of problems. But when Zach meets a pretty nurse intern named Ginger and Dave hatches a plan to win a track scholarship and take …
‘A huge step back to normalcy’: Eight transitional ... - Angelus
WEBJun 1, 2021 · Father Mike Perucho, the new director of the archdiocese’s Office of Vocations, called being back in the cathedral for the ordinations “a huge step back to normalcy after everything we experienced this past year. The eight new transitional deacons with Bishop David O'Connell after the Ordination Mass May 30, 2021. (Victor Alemán)
Investigation into FBI, fed agencies’ targeting of ... - Angelus
WEBFeb 4, 2023 · Investigation into FBI, fed agencies’ targeting of Christians and pro-lifers to begin next week. An FBI agent stands outside the Houck residence in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 23, 2022. Mark Houck was arrested that day and charged with assaulting a Planned Parenthood escort outside an Philadelphia abortion clinic on Oct. …
Our Lady of Lourdes Church: A history - Angelus
WEBEstablished: September 1, 1958Location: 18405 Superior Street, NorthridgeSan Fernando Region: Deanery 5Although two other parishes in the archdiocese (East L.A. and Tujunga) are named for the Blessed Mother under the title of Our Lady of Lourdes, this one in Northridge bears the distinction of being founded exactly 100 years after the miraculous …
Halfway through Lent, where are we? - Angelus
WEBMar 12, 2021 · Now, while it’s still Lent, there’s plenty of time left for a fresh start. And as we proceed with this stock-taking, here are some thoughts from a sermon called “The Lapse of Time” by St. John Henry Newman: “We know very well that much as we may have attempted, we have done very little, that our very best service is nothing worth ...
Pope Francis announces 2025 Jubilee Year theme: ‘Holy Year of …
WEBFeb 11, 2022 · Pope Francis announced in a letter Friday that hope will be the central theme for the upcoming 2025 Jubilee Year, voicing his desire for the year to foster a greater sense of global brotherhood and solidarity with the poor, as well as care for the environment. After two years marked by the coronavirus pandemic and the crisis left in …
St. Augustine School in Culver City celebrates 90th anniversary
WEBSep 7, 2016 · On Aug. 28, St. Augustine School in Culver City celebrated its 90th anniversary Mass at the church and held an open-door event for the community. The event, themed “Works of Mercy, Vision of Hope,” was held on the Feast of St. Augustine.Established in 1926 by the Daughters of Mary and Joseph, the school …
The Catholic difference on social justice - angelusnews.com
WEBOn April 15, Archbishop José H. Gomez delivered the keynote address to Catholic advocates gathered by the Minnesota Catholic Conference at the state’s capitol. Originally slated to be an in-person event, the organizers shifted to a virtual format in the wake of fresh violence following the police shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, near …