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A family legacy of Catholic education
At this year’s San Gabriel Mission High School scholarship benefit luncheon, the school recognized one family whose commitment to Catholic education has brought two generations to the school.
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A coat of arms from opposite sides of the Pacific
Bishop Aclan’s episcopal coat of arms contains specific homages to a few elements he considers crucial to his ministry: the Blessed Trinity; the figure of Jesus Christ; the sacraments of the Church; the Blessed Virgin Mary; and his homeland of the Philippines.
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An anniversary celebration for St. Catherine of Siena Church
It’s anniversary month for St. Catherine of Siena Church in Reseda, and the parish is celebrating in style.
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Local religion teacher lives his faith in liver donation
“God sent his only son in the world so that we might have everlasting life. And this is love. Not that we have loved, but God loved us and sent his son for us.”
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Archbishop Gomez: A bishop in a time of renewal
On May 16, Archbishop Gomez delivered the homily at the episcopal ordination of Msgr. Alejandro D. Aclan as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The following is adapted from his homily.
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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