‘A gun only has one purpose — and that’s to kill’

It’s an image St. Monica parishioner Suzanne Verge still has in her head, 35 years after the fact:

Peter in a half-wetsuit riding the foaming crest of a small breaking wave, his left foot inching towards the nose of an olive-green surfboard to hang five, left arm thrown back with hand curled for balance. The stoked look on his face — not really hot-dogging it, but a mixture of boyish joy, semi-guarded exhilaration and “I-can-handle-this, man.” No way this little-bitty SoCal wave was going to knock him down. Not now or any day of his easy going, perpetually happy, surfing-centered 18-year-old life. Wasn’t he working as a boxboy at Vons, saving every dollar he could stash away, so he could move to Hawaii and ride the Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu?

Mass in Recognition of Immigrants

Archbishop José H. Gomez, joined by his fellow bishops from across the Archdiocese of Los Angeles as well as from the Dioceses of Orange and San Bernardino, led thousands in celebrating the annual Mass in Recognition of Immigrants July 20 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

An Interview with L.A. Ultra-Marathon Runner Geoff Cordner

Geoff Cordner is a 54-year old ultra-marathoner who has completed 100-mile runs through some of the roughest terrain in California. He’s also a web designer, photographer, and writer who blogs at Slow Twitch Journal. His fine essays — “Wandering,” “Gimp Shoes,” “Rattlesnakes, Wild Parrots, and Meditation on Sound” — reflect upon the mystery of running, the difficulty of human relationships, and his fierce reverence for the mountains that have formed and sustained him.

Film documentary highlights ‘radical kindness’ of the late Msgr. Sheridan

Our Lady of Malibu parishioners contribute time, treasure and talent to produce a film documentary of their beloved pastor emeritus, which premiered at a special screening in Calabasas July 17.

‘It was okay for me to grieve and be okay with God’

Cathedral’s annual event for separated, divorced and widowed Catholics set July 26.

‘A reflection of God’s unconditional love’

‘Dogs of all faiths’ join at the Cathedral for tail-wagging good time.

Evangelization: Why it’s everyone call and duty

Author Terry Barber has made sharing the Good News his main work for 35 years.

Olimpiadas Especiales-Arz. José Gómez y Caballeros de Colón

El Arzobispo José H. Gomez junto a los Caballeros de Colón se reunieron el 14 de Julio en el Coliseo de Los Angeles para anunciar su patrocinio oficial para las “Olimpiadas Especiales, Julio 2015” un torneo de juegos olímpicos para personas con capacidades especiales. Nuestra comunidad católica hace presencia una vez más en la promoción del respeto y la dignidad de todos los seres humanos, especialmente de los más necesitados. Gracias a la Arquidiócesis de Los Angeles, los Caballeros de Colón y a Nuestra Iglesia Católica por llevar al mundo Fe, Caridad y Esperanza.

Knights give $1.4 million for Special Olympics World Games

Caley Versfelt and Marco Martinez, Special Olympics World Games Messengers, stood before a dozen cameras July 14 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The two served as masters of ceremony for the press conference announcing a $1.4 million Knights of Columbus donation to the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. They smiled and laughed like they receive this kind of attention all the time.