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REPOSTED: STATEMENT OF ARCHBISHOP JOSÉ H. GOMEZ REGARDING PRIESTLY STATUS OF CARDINAL ROGER MAHONY AND BISHOP THOMAS CURRY
February 1, 2013 Questions from the faithful and some members of the news media indicate that it would be helpful for me to clarify the …
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New LA priests: Louis Sung
On June 1, this year’s new priests for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles will be ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop José H. Gomez at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels after years of formation at St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo.
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Baseball: Santa Margarita outlasts Norco for D-2 championship
Having seen its school’s girls’ swim and track teams win CIF-Southern Section titles in the previous two weeks, Santa Margarita’s baseball team got itself a piece of the championship action May 18, even if it took a while.
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Softball: Louisville upsets Torrance to win D-5 title
With timely hitting and clutch pitching, Louisville High School captured its first-ever CIF-Southern Section softball championship May 18 with a 5-1 upset win over top-seeded Torrance at Deanna Manning Stadium in Irvine.
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A foretaste of heaven: Witnessing the Episcopal ordination of LA Auxilary Bishop Alex Aclan
“We know that our liturgies—especially the Eucharist—are a foretaste of heaven on earth, I cannot think of a better foretaste of heaven than this.” – Bishop Alex D. Aclan, Auxiliary Bishop for the San Fernando Region of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
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Filipino Bishop Alex Aclan ordained as newest auxiliary in Los Angeles
OUTSIDE the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, tour buses lined up waiting for some of the thousands of faithful Catholics from throughout the city’s Archdiocese who attended the ordination of Filipino Bishop Alejandro “Alex” D. Aclan on Thursday, May 16.
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Sean Flanagan: In Memory
On of the joys of coming to retire at Nazareth House (nearly four years ago now) was to share the company of many of the then-young priests whom I admired when I was an even younger, newly-ordained priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. One of the difficulties of life here is that it must be expected that they will enter eternal life sooner than those who know and love them would like.
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Your job does not define you
When you meet someone new, what is the first thing you ask them? Most likely the answer to that question is “what do you do for a living?” As a society, we take note of the kinds of jobs or careers our friends, neighbors, and acquaintances have. We identify other people and ourselves as lawyers, teachers, factory workers, store clerks, and more. That identity is important to us. It gives us a sense of dignity.
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Family, community, and God’s calling: Getting to know Bishop Aclan
ON March 5, the Vatican named Monsignor Alejandro “Alex” Aclan the newest auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, making him the second Filipino to ever be presented as bishop in the United States.