Teaching is about ‘living your faith daily,’ says Catholic school educator

“I am a teacher … I am not in it for the income; I am in it for the outcome.”

“I am a teacher … It’s who I am; it’s my passion, my calling, my world.”

Expectation, faith and protection at San Miguel

Maryann Reynoso, principal of San Miguel School on 108th street in Los Angeles, introduces four of her students, sitting around a table, to a visitor. Jacob Lopez, Emily Hernandez and her good friend Zittlali Arellano are fourth-graders. Aidan Bentivengo is in fifth.

Changing the ending: Striving for Catholic school growth in the 21st century

Happy Catholic Schools Week! This is the week that Catholic schools across the United States celebrate the history and ongoing value that these institutions provide to students and families.

L.A. Angels owner awards full college scholarships to two Sacred Heart H.S. students

On Feb. 2, two high school seniors at Sacred Heart High School in Lincoln Heights were awarded full four-year college scholarships to their school of choice. Arte Moreno, an American businessman and owner of the baseball team the Los Angeles Angels, funded the generous award through his charity foundation.

NFL veteran awards Golden Football to St. Anthony High School

Super Bowl champion Manu Tuiasosopo returned to his alma mater, St. Anthony High School in Long Beach, to present a Super Bowl 50 Golden Football on behalf of the NFL during a private reception with the school’s football coaches and players on Jan. 29.

CEF Scholars Receive Full Four-Year Scholarships to College

On February 2, Sacred Heart High School seniors and CEF scholars, Judith Estrada and Alexis Herrera were awarded full four-year college scholarships from the Angels Baseball Foundation. In celebration of Catholic Schools Week and the awards, Sacred Heart High School hosted a special assembly to recognize Estrada and Herrera. Angel’s Owner, Arte Moreno, and Mark Merhab, Chairman of the Angeles Baseball Foundation, presented the students with the scholarships along with their very own Angels jerseys. The jerseys were personalized with the number 20, signifying the year Estrada and Herrera will graduate from college.

PROCLAMACIÓN DEL EVANGELIO DE LA VIDA HUMANA EN EL RÉQUIEM POR LOS ‘NO NACIDOS’

Cada año, cuando se cumple un aniversario más de la decisión de la Suprema Corte sobre el caso Roe versus Wade que legalizó el aborto en Estados Unidos, una multitud se congrega en la Catedral de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles para celebrar la Misa Réquiem en homenaje a aquellos a quienes no se les permitió nacer. De este modo se corona un día de eventos dirigidos a crear conciencia sobre la importancia de terminar con esta práctica.

MISERICORDIA EN EL AREA DE ‘SKID ROW’ DE LOS ÁNGELES

Recientemente, el Arzobispo ayudó a servir el almuerzo a más de 70 hombres en el refugio de transición para desamparados, como parte del llamado que realizó el Papa Francisco para el Año de la Misericordia en la Iglesia católica universal.

Proclaiming the Gospel of Life at the Requiem for the Unborn

Capping a day devoted to events targeting an end to elective abortions, a massive throng filled the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels the evening of Jan. 23 for the annual Requiem for the Unborn, the archdiocesan pro-life liturgy held each year on or near the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the U.S.

Vujicic to students: ‘You’re all beautiful just the way that you are’

Renowned evangelist Nick Vujicic spoke at Bishop Amat High School in La Puente Jan. 22, addressing approximately 600 students between kindergarten and 5th grade who were bussed in from area Catholic schools for a morning program, and an estimated 2,000 6th to 12th graders on hand for an afternoon segment. Both presentations were live-streamed to Catholic schools across the archdiocese via the Department of Catholic Schools’ website.