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  • LA Catholic schools secure more COVID testing, better masks
    January 15, 2022  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    The big spike in COVID-19 cases caused by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the virus has led some Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to delay a return to in-person classes.

  • An interview with — me!
    January 14, 2022  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    I started this column in May of 2014.

    Which means that for more than 7 1/2 years, I have written, every week, on a book, a ballet, a play, a garden, a painter, a contemporary issue.

  • LA Catholic middle-schoolers win big in national art contest
    January 12, 2022  |  Around the ADLA, The Latest  |  

    Christmas came early for a local Catholic school seventh-grader.

    Jacob Cruz of St. Philomena School in Carson traveled with his family to Washington, D.C., where he was named one of two grand prize winners Dec. 3 in an annual Christmas artwork contest sponsored by the Missionary Childhood Association (MCA).

  • Santa Barbara family’s special Nativity scene invites people back to church
    December 21, 2021  |  Around the ADLA, The Latest  |  

    This time of year, Nativity scenes are standard components of almost every church’s Christmas setup. But there is nothing standard about the Nativity scene at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Santa Barbara, where a dedicated parishioner has, quite literally, lit up the church with his own culturally inspired creation.

  • LA: Inmigrantes honran a la Guadalupana
    December 10, 2021  |  Around the ADLA, The Latest  |  

    Son las 4:30 de la mañana y el Padre Julio Ramos llegó a la Iglesia de la Soledad y la encontró revestida de niebla. Era el domingo 5 de diciembre y la calle César Chávez frente a este icónico templo del Este de Los Ángeles, se empezaba a llenar de pasos, susurros –en inglés, español, en náhuatl- y de llamativos trajes, algunos con plumajes exóticos y coloridos. Luego se dejaron escuchar estrofas de cánticos, trompetas que se afinaban y tambores que empezaban a marcar el ritmo del corazón. Cuando el sol iluminó el paisaje urbano de La Soledad, una multitud rodeaba al Padre Julio y los olores de rosas recién cortadas, de café de olla, atole y chocolate caliente, ya eran parte de la escena vibrante en honor a la Guadalupana.

  • The full guide to Simbang Gabi 2021 in LA
    December 5, 2021  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Every year, dozens of parishes around the Archdiocese of Los Angeles host celebrations marking Simbang Gabi, a Filipino tradition which celebrates the nine days leading up to Christmas with the celebration of the Mass, novenas, and food.

  • As nuns depart, locals hope to keep iconic Hollywood monastery open
    December 4, 2021  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Hidden beneath the Hollywood Sign overlooking a city famed for materialism, a community of cloistered Dominican nuns has prayed for nearly a century for the people of Los Angeles, for all who suffer worldwide, and for neighbors who come to them with their troubles.

  • Manhattan Beach parish partners with nonprofit to host meal-packing event
    December 3, 2021  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    American Martyrs Catholic Church in Manhattan Beach on Saturday, Nov. 13, drew more than 500 volunteers to assemble and package about 120,000 dry meals that will be shipped to families in need in Guatemala

  • Narrar la historia católica
    November 25, 2021  |  Around the ADLA, The Latest  |  

    El pasado 16 de noviembre, el Arzobispo Gomez pronunció su segundo discurso como presidente de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos en Baltimore, Maryland. Lo que sigue es una adaptación de sus comentarios, que se pueden leer en su totalidad en ArchbishopGomez.org.

  • OneLife LA returning to in-person format in January 2022
    November 12, 2021  |  Archbishop Gomez, Around the ADLA, The Latest  |  

    OneLife LA, Southern California’s annual pro-life gathering organized by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, will return as an in-person gathering next January.