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New catechists in demand as LA parishes assess COVID impact
Kenneth Arguelles has been a catechist in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for more than 20 years. But in the process of learning how to teach others, he’s learned a lot more about himself.
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BILINGUALISM IS OUR CATHOLIC TREASURE
How many languages do you speak? I speak two, English and Spanish. I can also read comfortably in two other languages. My wife and children are bilingual and so are most of the people with whom I worship every Sunday.
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Catholic leaders call attention to poorly worded California abortion measure
Months after the US Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision to place abortion decisions back in that hands of state governments, California is preparing to vote on a bill that would enshrine abortion in the state’s constitution. While the bill is expected to pass in the historically blue state, critics and Catholic leaders are calling attention to the lack of defined restrictions in the wording of the bill.
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Commentary: Dawn Unity announces its 21st year of interfaith programming
The Dawn Unity Group’s Interfaith Discovery Series opens its 21st year with five programs with varied topics, from exploration of Noah and the Great Flood to questions of ethics in today’s society and our local leaders.
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NCYC plans West Coast expansion with Long Beach event this fall
Over the last decade, the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) — the largest Catholic youth event in the United States — has made itself at home in the centrally located city of Indianapolis every two years.
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Why the saints can do great things
In September, we celebrated two important events in the life of the family of God here in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
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Can California’s Catholics rally to defeat Prop 1?
The morning of Saturday, Oct. 1, some 2,500 Catholics descended on Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove to pray for their state.
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angles is located in Downtown Los Angeles. It is a modern cathedral and was dedicated in 2002. Walking to the doors through the courtyard is amazing:
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Glendale parish celebrates San Lorenzo Ruiz feast
n the Philippines, September is celebrated as a catechetical month, in honor of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila, the first Filipino saint and martyr. So it was only fitting that Filipino Catholics in Los Angeles came together on the last weekend of the month as “catechists to others” in celebration of Ruiz’s life.
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A Generous Offer and a Thoughtful Design Yield a Beautiful Place for Healing and Nurturing
Pregnant women are one of the most underserved demographics among Los Angeles’s homeless population, with fewer than 70 dedicated shelter beds available to the estimated 5,000 women in the county who are homeless during pregnancy. Thirty-year-old nonprofit Harvest Home has long sought to support women in this group, offering housing, educational programs, and physical and mental health resources both during and after pregnancy. But the organization’s location was only large enough for ten beds in a Venice house that also lacked the privacy needed by its vulnerable residents. In 2019, a serendipitous (some might say divine) real estate proposal from the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles allowed Harvest Home to acquire a low-cost lease for a 1947 convent building in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood from which resident nuns had recently retired.