CEF kicks off LA Marathon charity challenge

With the 2020 Los Angeles Marathon less than 6 months away, the Catholic Education Foundation (CEF) is looking for a few good runners.

SoCal native Cardinal William Levada, former doctrinal head, dies at 83

Southern California native Cardinal William J. Levada, former head of the Vatican’s doctrinal congregation and retired archbishop of San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, died Sept. 26 in Rome. He was 83.

HS Polls: J.Serra (D-4), Crespi (D-6) top water polo lists

J.Serra has joined Crespi as a division leader in the CIF-Southern Section boys’ water polo polls released Sept. 23.

More millennial women are entering religious life. Why are we surprised?

I’ll never forget the promo for the Oprah Winfrey Show that stopped me in my tracks.

In February 2010, Oprah advertised an episode featuring behind-the-scenes footage of women whose lives were mostly hidden from the world.

HS Football: St. John Bosco, Alemany, Notre Dame still unbeaten

With league play just two weeks away for many Catholic school football teams, several are concluding their “non-league tune-up” seasons on a very high note.

Boys’ tennis: J.Serra, B.Montgomery reach semifinals

J.Serra of San Juan Capistrano and Bishop Montgomery of Torrance are the lone Catholic school teams remaining in the CIF-Southern Section boys’ tennis playoffs after quarterfinal wins on May 14.

East LA Catholic school celebrates new facelift

“They’re cutting it, they’re cutting it!”

There were no local dignitaries, regional bishops, or long speeches on this September morning — just a nun with a big pair of scissors, and nearly 300 Our Lady of Talpa School students gathered around the door to their newly remodeled gym, many of them jumping up and down excitedly on the newly installed schoolyard pavement.

Girls’ Volleyball: Redondo Union grabs No. 1 from Mater Dei

Redondo Union’s comeback win over Mater Dei Sept. 5 enabled the Sea Hawks to take over sole possession of the top spot in the Sept. 10 CIF-Southern Section girls’ volleyball rankings, as well as keep their hold on No. 1 in the national survey.

Football Polls: No. 1 Monarchs set to battle No. 2 St. Frances

Four of the top five high school football teams in the CIF-Southern Section are Catholic schools, according to the combined Divisions 1 and 2 poll released Sept. 9.

HS Polls: Crespi tops D-6 water polo list; La Reina XC now 3rd

Crespi has risen to the top of Division 6 in the CIF-Southern Section boys’ water polo divisional polls released Sept. 9, one of several excellent showings by local Catholic school teams.