• ArtExchange exhibit features prisoners in a new light
    March 6, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    Nicolassa Galvez, CEO of the ArtExchange left, and Amalia Molina, of the Office of Restorative Justice right, talk about the art as the ArtExchange is hosting an exhibition in collaboration with the Office of Restorative Justice of the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles that will showcase artwork by various artists who have been or are currently in prisons and jails throughout California in Long Beach, CA. February 27, 2014. Artwork will be for sale, proceeds will fund programs for children whose parents are jailed and inmate re-entry support. The show opens to the public March 8.(Thomas R. Cordova/Press-Telegram/Daily Breeze)

  • ‘Health for All’ bill draws support from Catholic advocates
    March 6, 2014  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    While a controversial new bill to provide health coverage to undocumented immigrants in California has met with mixed reviews, Catholic advocates for accessible health care are hopeful for the passage of the Health For All Act.

  • At Loyola HS: ‘Empathy boxes’ to raise awareness of autism
    March 6, 2014  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    “I’m so proud of you; we have to celebrate today,” says Cristina Faulkner, chairperson of Loyola High School’s Fine and Performing Arts Department, to the 11 mostly seniors in her Feb. 28 design class. It is 9:15 on a Friday morning, and the boys have gathered around a big box of donuts set on a wood table in a basement room.

  • Empieza la Cuaresma con el Miércoles de Ceniza
    March 5, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    Miles de cristianos de todo el sur de California observan este miércoles como el día del inicio de la Cuaresma con la tradicional costumbre del Miércoles de Ceniza.

    La Cuaresma es la preparación de los 40 días con la que los fieles se alistan para la Pascua a través de penitencias por sus pecados y la búsqueda de la renovación espiritual mediante la oración, la abnegación y las buenas obras.

  • Archbishop Gomez Asks Southland Catholics to Reflect on Beatitudes During Lent
    March 5, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    Roman Catholic Archbishop Jose Gomez will celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass at noon in English at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, where Mass will be also celebrated in English at 5:15 p.m. and at 7 p.m. in Spanish.

  • Ash Wednesday kicks off Christian season of Lent
    March 5, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    LOS ANGELES >> Christians throughout the Southland will observe Ash Wednesday today, beginning the 40-day season of Lent, when the faithful prepare for Easter by doing penance for sins and seeking spiritual renewal through prayer, self-denial and good works.

  • At Cathedral HS: ‘STEM’ activity offers lessons in collaboration
    February 28, 2014  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    Groups of students huddled together around tables in Cathedral High School’s gym, using teamwork and science skills to tackle the morning’s project: building a 24-inch-tall tower designed to withstand earthquake simulation.

  • ‘This is where my passion lies’
    February 28, 2014  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    For Sergio Martinez, every Sunday at Sacred Heart Church, Pomona, “feels like coming home.” His wife Cecilia was baptized here; the couple was married here 18 years ago; and they continue to serve here in many ways.

  • How to stay married 82 years? ‘Keep busy but stay happy’
    February 28, 2014  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    Worldwide Marriage Encounter’s 2014 Longest Married Couple Project Winners, Harold & Edna Owings of Burbank, look at a bowl of 82 Baby Ruth candy bars — one for every year of their marriage.

  • Upbeat future for priesthood? 3 California seminarians who answered call
    February 27, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    Camarillo, California (CNN) — In the Catholic Church’s effort to remedy its shortage of clergy, Juan Jose Ochoa is a seminarian planning to become a priest, part of a trend of rising national enrollment in seminaries, though graduation rates remains low.