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Guadalupe pilgrim images make whirlwind stop on Catalina Island
A joyous procession of prayerful hymns and enthusiastic chanting rang through the tiny residential streets of Avalon on Santa Catalina Island as the sun was about to go behind the central ridge on a late Friday afternoon. It was made up of a mix of some 100 visitors from the mainland and their newfound friends who followed behind framed images of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego secured to the back of utility trucks.
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Why young people have a head start on the new synod
At a recent retreat for our parish school’s seventh- and eighth-graders, I was surprised to find the teachers asking the students about their faith and listening closely to their answers.
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Seeking Silence: Retreat Centers Experience COVID Boom
Heather Boll, 37, was feeling the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown last spring as she tried to manage her two businesses while guiding her three young children’s distance learning at her New Germany, Minnesota, home. Her mentor suggested she spend a weekend alone with God in the woods to relieve the stress.
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Catholic doctor honored for service during COVID-19 pandemic
A neurologist who responded to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in 2020 has been awarded this year’s Catholic Doctor of the Year Award.
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Catholics in Santa Monica tackle climate change
On a recent Saturday afternoon, a group of over 50 teenagers ranging from ages 13-18 gathered in a conference hall at St. Monica Catholic Church.
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For months, California private schools have been waiting for ’emergency’ Covid aid
Recognizing that all schools were struggling with Covid, Congress offered help this year for private along with public schools. The $5.5 billion for non-public schools was small compared with the $230 billion in pandemic relief for public schools since March 2020, but nonetheless an unprecedented amount.
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Health care professionals mass to be celebrated at cathedral
The annual Health care Professionals Mass will be celebrated Sunday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, honoring physicians, nurses, chaplains, physical therapists, mental health caregivers, chiropractors, lab workers and all others in the field.
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Imagen de la Virgen de Guadalupe viaja desde Los Ángeles a la Isla Catalina
Las imágenes peregrinas de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe y San Juan Diego viajaron desde Los Ángeles a la Isla Santa Catalina como parte de la preparación espiritual de los fieles antes de cumplirse el nonagésimo aniversario de la procesión en honor a la Virgen el próximo 5 de diciembre.
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Archdiocese plans series of mental health workshops
The Office of Life, Justice and Peace at the Archdiocese of Los Angeles has announced a series of workshops aimed at training parish leaders and lay people to help them build mental health ministries at their respective parishes throughout Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
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VIDEO AND IMAGES OF TODAY’S SEND-OFF BLESSING FOR PILGRIM IMAGES OF VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE AND ST. JUAN DIEGO TRAVELING TO CATALINA ISLAND
—The images and a delegation of faithful are now on Catalina for a special visit to St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish, where they will be …
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