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  • Loyola Boys Volleyball sweeps Mira Costa in annual Battle of the Bay
    March 23, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    In all of my years of attending sporting events, I had never been to a rivalry game at which the majority of the fans of the opposing teams socialized amicably with each other both before and after the game. But then again, I had never attended a boys volleyball match between the Loyola Cubs and Mira Costa Mustangs.

  • Exide finally closing Vernon Plant
    March 19, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    After a seven–month investigation by a federal grand jury, Exide Technologies agreed on March 11 to not only shut down its 15-acre battery recycling plant in Vernon, but to demolish it and clean up the site.

  • Stellar Damien defense stymies Cantwell in Division III playoff game
    March 18, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    It may have been the annual feast day of Saint Patrick, but luck had nothing to do with the Damien Spartans 63-41 rout of the Cantwell-Sacred Heart Cardinals Tuesday night. In this Division III playoff matchup between two of the state’s best Catholic high school basketball teams, it was Damien who would control the game from start to finish, thanks to outstanding team play on both ends of the floor. And no one was more pleased than Damien head coach Matt Dunn.

  • Leaders reaffirm need for comprehensive immigration reform
    March 18, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Bishops from dioceses in Southern California signed a joint letter to Congress March 14, urging representatives to move forward with comprehensive immigration reform.

  • ‘You were made for a better life’
    March 18, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Rick Warren began his March 14 keynote address at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress by quoting an American literary giant. “The two most important days in your life,” Warren said, quoting Mark Twain, “are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”

  • Honduran Cardinal on the Church of the future
    March 18, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    On March 14, during the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras spoke on the “Church of the Future” by emphasizing the need for ongoing catechesis, highlighting Pope Francis’ special mission and discussing with audience members the obstacles the Church must overcome.

  • Meet Father Chris Bazyouros
    March 14, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    This summer, Father Chris Bazyouros will succeed Sister Edith Prendergast, RSC, as director of the Office of Religious Education of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

  • St. Lawrence Martyr wins Academic Decathlon
    March 13, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    St. Lawrence Martyr School is the winner of the 25th Annual Academic Junior High Decathlon, along with runner up St. Martin of Tours School. The regional decathlon was held on March 7 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. Both schools will participate in April’s state championships.

  • Tough defense and perfect free throw shooting help Crespi capture division 4AA crown
    March 11, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Don’t let the Crespi Celts’ perfect 19/19 performance from the free throw line in Friday night’s Division 4AA championship fool you: beating the Mission Prep Royals 61-52 was far from easy.

  • MÁS DE 1,800 PERSONAS SE PREPARAN PARA INTEGRARSE A LA IGLESIA DURANTE LA PASCUA
    March 10, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Cada año, por lo general durante el primer domingo de Cuaresma, la Arquidiócesis celebra el Rito de Elección en la Catedral de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles. Se llama “Elección” porque el reconocimiento a la Iglesia se funda en elegir a Dios, en cuyo nombre actúa la Iglesia.