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  • Praying as children of God
    April 10, 2019  |  The Latest  |  

    Jesus said that he knew where he came from and where he was going.
    This is what we all want to know. Not only about Jesus, but about our own lives. We want to know who we are, why we are here, and what is the purpose of our lives.

  • No longer servants, but friends
    April 3, 2019  |  The Latest  |  

    In my reflections during this Lenten season, I have been trying to learn more from Jesus and to go deeper in making him the way for my life, so that I can know him even better and love him and serve him even more.

  • Why we serve
    March 26, 2019  |  The Latest  |  

    As we continue on our Lenten journey, trying to grow in “the mind of Christ,” this week I want to reflect on another basic characteristic of the personality of Jesus Christ — his attitude of service.

  • A burning love for souls
    March 21, 2019  |  The Latest  |  

    In these Lenten columns, I am trying to study the Gospels and reflect more deeply on the human character of Jesus Christ — his priorities and concerns, his way of thinking, feeling, and acting.

  • Mercy for the merciful
    March 16, 2019  |  The Latest  |  

    In these columns during Lent, we are trying to return to the Gospels, praying to be transformed into the person we meet in those pages.

  • Archbishop Gomez’s statement on California death penalty moratorium
    March 13, 2019  |  The Latest  |  

    For many years now, my brother Catholic bishops and I have been calling for an end to the death penalty, not only in California but throughout the United States. So this is a good day for California and a good day for our country.

  • Learning humility of heart
    March 11, 2019  |  The Latest  |  

    This Lent, we want to try to enter more deeply into the mysteries of the life of Jesus Christ, to follow him more closely, to commit ourselves once more to making his life the pattern for our own.

  • A Lenten Return to Jesus
    March 6, 2019  |  The Latest  |  

    Archbishop Gomez celebrated Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels and invited the faithful to return to Jesus this Lent.

  • Archbishop Gomez reacts to nominations of Bishop-elect Aclan, Bishop Brennan
    March 5, 2019  |  The Latest  |  

    For Archbishop José H. Gomez, the news announced by the Holy See March 5, 2019 meant the departure of one Los Angeles bishop and the arrival of another one.

  • Meet LA’s newest bishop, a proud Filipino immigrant
    March 5, 2019  |  The Latest  |  

    On March 5, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had tapped the 68-year-old priest to become the newest auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, where Msgr. Aclan has served as a priest for 25 years. Aclan’s nomination makes him the second Filipino-American priest to be named bishop in the U.S.