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Making Waves: Karen Gaffney is a champion for those with Down syndrome
Karen Gaffney is obsessed with Broadway. It’s no surprise her favorite musical is “Wicked.” The curtain-dropping number is sung by Elphaba, the odd, avoided, green-skinned girl who sings, “I’m through with playing by the rules of someone else’s game. … It’s time to try defying gravity.”
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Save the date: Christian Service 4LIFE rally at USC on Oct. 25
Archbishop José H. Gomez will lead an estimated 8,000 high school students from across the archdiocese at the 5th annual Christian Service 4LIFE rally at the USC Galen Center on Oct. 25.
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Respect life in every moment
October is designated by the American bishops as “Respect Life Month.”
As I write we are beginning our fifth annual Respect Life Week here in Los Angeles. We have a record 90 schools in the archdiocese participating in our programs this year, and I am pleased to report that 25 schools in the Archdiocese of Kansas City are also using our materials.
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Celebrate the season at Halloween and Dia de los Muertos events
October is upon us, bringing numerous Halloween events throughout Ventura County, as well as celebrations of Día de los Muertos, a traditional Mexican holiday that honors the life of loved ones who have died.
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Planned giving called ‘key part’ of future of parishes, schools, ministry
Colleges, hospitals and universities “are well-established” in the area of planned giving, but such programs are just as applicable to Catholic parishes, schools, dioceses and many other institutions, said one of the organizers of an upcoming national seminar in Los Angeles.
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St. Paul athletic duo appreciate Catholic school environment
They may play different sports at St. Paul High School — volleyball for her, football for him — but Hannah Tostado and Alexis Reyes share an important connection: their appreciation for faith, family and the opportunities of Catholic school education.
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DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATIONS RETURN TO CALVARY CEMETERY IN EAST L.A. AND SANTA CLARA CEMETERY IN OXNARD
–Archbishop Gomez will Celebrate Mass at Calvary Cemetery on Saturday, Nov. 4; special performances include Mexican Regional singer Helen Ochoa in East LA and America’s …
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Las Vegas and God
Like many of you, I woke last week on the feast of the Guardian Angels to the news of another mass shooting in America — this time in Las Vegas.
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A Lonely Gabriel and Us
“It was kind of heartbreaking to see this lonely little figure who was just suffering on his own.” In his first hours into a pilgrimage to the Marian shrine at Fátima, Bishop David O’Connell, born in Ireland and serving in Los Angeles, told the story of having been on a recent trip to Honduras and meeting a young boy named Gabriel. He had just watched an older boy bully Gabriel, and Gabriel had no one to cry or complain to.
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