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  • Many cultures, one faith
    September 15, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Men, women and children representing the diverse races, cultures and languages that comprise the three-county Archdiocese of Los Angeles will gather at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels at 10 a.m. on Sept. 17 to worship together under this unifying moniker, the theme of the 12th annual Mass of Cultures.

  • Dodgers host first-ever ‘Catholic Night’
    September 15, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    On Sept. 2, Dodger Stadium served as the center of a massive Venn diagram of local Catholics and lifelong fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers, as the ballpark hosted its first-ever “Catholic Night.” The baseball team hosted, fittingly, the San Diego Padres on the field, and actual ordained members of religious life and lay people from throughout the tri-county Archdiocese of Los Angeles in the stands.

  • L.A. gathering puts Catholic liturgy at the heart of the new evangelization
    September 9, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Los Angeles, Calif., Sep 8, 2016 / 04:58 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholics can learn a lot about evangelization from the liturgy, say organizers of an upcoming conference in Los Angeles “This year in particular, we are looking at the relationship of the liturgy and the New Evangelization and discussing the ways in which liturgy is at the heart of the effort to re-evangelize Catholics who have fallen out of the practice of their faith,” Dr. Anthony Lilles, conference coordinator for the Society for Catholic Liturgy, told CNA.

  • St. Augustine School in Culver City celebrates 90th anniversary
    September 7, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    On Aug. 28, St. Augustine School in Culver City celebrated its 90th anniversary Mass at the church and held an open-door event for the community. The event, themed “Works of Mercy, Vision of Hope,” was held on the Feast of St. Augustine.

  • 12th Los Angeles Catholic Prayer Breakfast to draw large crowds
    September 7, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    On Sept. 20, more than 18,000 people of faith will gather in prayer to celebrate their Catholic faith from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Downtown L.A. Despite the early hour, the attendance numbers for the annual Los Angeles Catholic Prayer Breakfast (LACPB) have continued to increase from year to year.

  • SANTA TERESA DE CALCUTA, ¡RUEGA POR NOSOTROS!
    September 2, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Esta semana les estoy escribiendo desde Bogotá, Colombia. He tenido el privilegio de ser invitado a participar en la celebración del Jubileo extraordinario de la Misericordia en el continente americano, convocado por la Comisión Pontificia para América Latina y por el Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (CELAM).

  • Los Angeles celebrates 235 years, receives blessing
    September 1, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Father Arturo Corral gave a blessing during the 235th anniversary celebration of the City of Los Angeles held on Aug. 27 in Downtown Los Angeles. He was among scores of guests on hand for the celebration.

  • Tri-School Theatre announces Servite High School alumnus as new artistic director
    September 1, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Tri-School Theatre, the award-winning educational theater ministry, recently announced that Servite High School alumnus Frankie Marrone (2003) has been hired as the program’s new artistic director.

  • The influence of Mother Teresa reaches the homeless on Skid Row
    September 1, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    On the eve of the canonization of Blessed Mother Teresa of Kolkata, many residents of Los Angeles are remembering how the Albanian nun’s special love for people helped transform lives that had once been hopelessly entrenched in drugs, alcohol and homelessness.

  • Positive momentum in vocations
    August 25, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    We both love sports. There is a curious thing in sports called momentum. It’s a mysterious phenomenon that’s hard to define, but you know it when you see it. Why is it that a team can go from being hopelessly inept at one point in a game to all of a sudden the players can do no wrong? And conversely, why is it that the other team suddenly can do nothing right? It’s vexing when you’re on the wrong side of momentum and exhilarating when it’s going your way.