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Jubilee Year
IT’S a jubilee year in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It’s because we are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the first California mission, Mission San Gabriel.
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Aware of angels
We live in a city named after God’s holy angels, and the Catholic Church here was established under the name of the archangel who brought glad tidings to Mary, the Mother of Jesus Christ.
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Four priests on prayer for the busy exec
St. Teresa of Avila, the 16th-century Spanish nun and Doctor of the Church, described mental prayer—as distinct from vocal prayer, set prayers spoken by the lips—as “nothing else than an intimate friendship, a frequent heart-toheart conversation with Him by whom we know ourselves to be loved.” She added, “I am certain of it that Our Lord will eventually bring to the harbor of salvation, he who gives himself to prayer.”
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Mission San Gabriel: Like a Phoenix It Rises Again
The service was led by the Archbishop of Los Angeles, Reverend José Gomez and attended by parish leaders and staff, members of the San Gabriel City Council, Los Angeles dignitaries and several hundred guests and parishioners.
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In Awe of All People
The Mexican-Swedish-American artist John August Swanson died in September in Los Angeles, his hometown, the city he loved. I have a special connection with him and his work. Swanson’s 2007 serigraph The Procession hangs above my ofrenda, a traditional Mexican home altar used for prayer. The serigraph was a gift from my mother-in-law, who purchased it after a visit to Los Angeles in 2019. At the time, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels was hosting an exhibit of Swanson’s painting, and I was collaborating with him on a series of talks about the transformative power of art in faith and social justice. It was just months before the pandemic forced Los Angeles into its initial lockdowns.
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ST. JOHN’S SEMINARY IN CAMARILLO CELEBRATED ITS ANNUAL GALA HIGHLIGHTING ITS SERVICE TO THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
For the first time in two years, St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, one of America’s historic seminaries, held its Annual Gala on the Plaza of …
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St. Brigid Kicks-Off Century of Service By Helping the Homeless
Kicking off a century of service, the members of St. Brigid Catholic Church celebrated their 100th anniversary by assisting people less fortunate in their South Los Angeles neighborhood.
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Cathedral exhibit brings 250 years of LA Catholic history to life
Standing outside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on an overcast morning, Sister M. Anncarla Costello and Father Parker Sandoval were asked whose idea it was to have them co-curate the cathedral’s new, sprawling “250 Years of Mission” exhibit?
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‘Our Lady of Guadalupe’ mural at Camarillo church honors COVID-19 victims
A Catholic church in Camarillo recently installed a special mural six months in the making that involved more than 20 artists in Mexico.
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All Souls School in Alhambra Adds New Building for STEAM
Despite setbacks with the Covid-19 pandemic, All Souls World Language Catholic School is experiencing unprecedented growth. Core to this success is its re-envisioned format taken on when it transformed into a dual language school 10 years ago.
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