‘Mr. Loc’ retires after nearly 40 years at Catholic Charities

When Loc Nam Nguyen — director of Catholic Charities of Los Angeles’ Immigration and Refugee department — retired on July 31, he had worked 39 years and eight months for the agency by his own reckoning. He has been married to Lan Mgoclan Tran for 35 years. And they still live in the same Monterey Park house where they raised two daughters, Catherine and Caroline.

Celebrating the diaconate community

More than 125 deacon couples from across the Archdiocese of Los Angeles gathered together at St. Kateri Tekewitha Church in Santa Clarita the afternoon of Aug. 10 — the Feast Day of St. Lawrence, a third century deacon and martyr — for the annual archdiocesan celebration honoring the local diaconate community.

Natural Family Planning as a ‘way of life’

When Pablo and Véronique Gaeta met and fell in love, they both knew it was a love connection that was meant to last a lifetime. And, from the start, this couple shared far more than just a loving bond; as devout Catholics, they also embraced the same outlook on faith and family, and before their “I do’s” they made the joint decision to make Natural Family Planning part of their marital and spiritual lives.

Procession will celebrate Our Lady of the Angels

Los Angeles was founded 234 years ago, on Sept. 4, 1781, with a Mass and a procession, calling out to the Blessed Mother for her protection of the infant pueblo in the name of Nuestra Señora de los Angeles, according to Mark Albert, founder of the Queen of Angels Foundation.

Senior Moments with Mitchell Riek

In this week’s Senior Moments, recent Bishop Alemany graduate Mitchell Riek tells us the similarities between swim meets and academic decathlons, why he prefers coming back from behind and how many of his passions derived from being the little brother who tagged along.

High school students study liturgical ministry

A group of high school students gathered for a 5-day training course in liturgical music, ministry and the arts at the Chalon Campus of Mount St. Mary’s University from June 29 to July 3.

Judge sides with archbishop to protect sisters from ‘bad deal’

Crespi Carmelite High School announces new president

The Crespi Carmelite High School board of directors has announced the selection of Ken Foersch as the next president of the Encino school. Foersch assumed the position of president on July 1, 2015, succeeding Father Tom Batsis, who had served as Crespi’s president since November 2012.