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  • Think the human person is nothing special? Think again, says archbishop
    August 5, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Too many social trends treat the human person as nothing sacred, but Catholic pro-life efforts are part of an effort to change that, Los Angeles’ Archbishop Jose Gomez said last Wednesday.

  • Convent sale ruled invalid
    July 31, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Los Angeles County Superior Court James Chalfant ruled July 30 that the contested sale of the former convent of the Immaculate Heart of Mary sisters to restaurateur and urban developer Dana Hollister is invalid.

  • Senior Moments with Jeremiah Martin
    July 30, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    In this week’s Senior Moments, UCLA-bound St. Francis graduate Jeremiah Martin, the 2014 Angelus League Co-MVP, tells me about his status this coming season as a preferred walk-on in Westwood, why the movie “Rudy” is coming with him to his dorm room and how his Catholic faith has influenced him to be a leader both on and off the gridiron.

  • Ss. Peter and Paul Parish celebrates sesquicentennial, 1865-2015
    July 28, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    On July 26, Ss. Peter and Paul Parish in Wilmington celebrated its sesquicentennial anniversary with a “Mass of Thanksgiving.” Archbishop of Los Angeles José H. Gomez, Bishop of Orange Kevin W. Vann, Auxiliary Bishops Oscar A. Solis, Alexander Salazar and Joseph M. Sartoris and Norbertine Father Eugene Hayes, abbot of St. Michael’s Abbey, presided at the liturgy.

  • SIGAMOS CONSTRUYENDO UNA CULTURA DE LA FAMILIA
    July 23, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Amigos, nuestra sociedad necesita escuchar la hermosa verdad sobre la persona humana y sobre el plan de Dios para la creación; un plan que se centra en la familia, en los esposos y en las esposas y en los hijos. Este sigue siendo nuestro deber. Y estamos llamados a cumplir ese deber con amor y respeto para todos, sin excepciones ni excusas. Sigamos construyendo una cultura de la familia y una cultura del matrimonio, recordando que vivir una vida santa y tener matrimonios buenos y familias fuertes, es algo que puede cambiar el mundo. VN

  • ‘Pope Francis bishops’: The story behind the new bishops’ pectoral crosses
    July 22, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    A sharp eye would have noticed that L.A.’s three auxiliary bishops-elect were wearing identical pectoral crosses.

  • Lay Mission Helpers celebrate 60 years of serving the poor abroad
    July 22, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    When Msgr. Anthony J. Brouwers travelled around the continent of Africa in 1954, he heard a resounding request from the bishops he met there: “We need help.”

  • Los Angeles’ auxiliary bishops: A bit of history
    July 22, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Pope Francis has named Father Robert Barron, Msgr. Joseph V. Brennan and Msgr. David G. O’Connell as auxiliary bishops in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles July 21. Here are some facts connected with Los Angeles’ new auxiliary bishops to view the appointments in their historical context:

  • Bishop Montgomery students attend prestigious leadership seminar
    July 22, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Last month, seven sophomores from Bishop Montgomery High School (BMHS), Torrance, participated in the 2015 Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership seminar for the Los Angeles region (HOBY-LA), a three-day leadership development program that brought together approximately 150 exceptional students from across the country.

  • Thousands celebrate the ‘immigrant spirit’ at the cathedral
    July 22, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    “¡Que vivan los inmigrantes!”

    “¡Que vivan!”

    These joyful words reverberated loudly off the walls of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Downtown Los Angeles the afternoon of July 19, exclaimed by the faithful of diverse ages, ethnicities and cultures, representing parishes from across the archdiocese during the annual Mass in Recognition of Immigrants.