An anniversary celebration for St. Catherine of Siena Church

It’s anniversary month for St. Catherine of Siena Church in Reseda, and the parish is celebrating in style.

Local religion teacher lives his faith in liver donation

“God sent his only son in the world so that we might have everlasting life. And this is love. Not that we have loved, but God loved us and sent his son for us.”

New LA priests: Louis Sung

On June 1, this year’s new priests for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles will be ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop José H. Gomez at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels after years of formation at St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo.

Baseball: Santa Margarita outlasts Norco for D-2 championship

Having seen its school’s girls’ swim and track teams win CIF-Southern Section titles in the previous two weeks, Santa Margarita’s baseball team got itself a piece of the championship action May 18, even if it took a while.

Softball: Louisville upsets Torrance to win D-5 title

With timely hitting and clutch pitching, Louisville High School captured its first-ever CIF-Southern Section softball championship May 18 with a 5-1 upset win over top-seeded Torrance at Deanna Manning Stadium in Irvine.

Bishop Alex Aclan becomes LA’s newest auxiliary

Call it the Aclan Fan Club.

There’s a nice pontifical ring to it, but it also comes with a miter, crozier, and pectoral cross. And the club’s boundaries are only suggested by the size of the church.

ARZOBISPO GOMEZ ORDENA A MONS. ALEX ACLAN COMO NUEVO OBISPO AUXILIAR

En la Catedral de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles, el Arzobispo José H. Gomez ordenó al Obispo Alejandro (Alex) Aclan como Obispo Auxiliar de la Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles.

La Misa de ordenación fue concelebrada por los Obispos Auxiliares de Los Ángeles Edward W. Clark, Marc V. Trudeau, David G. O’Connell, Robert E. Barron y el Cardenal emérito del Arzobispo Rogelio Mahony, junto con los Obispos jubilados Thomas J. Curry y Gerald E. Wilkerson.

Baseball: Santa Margarita soars into D-2 finals after 9-1 win

Continuing a roller-coaster ride of a season that has been on the upswing when it counts the most, Santa Margarita has advanced to the Division 2 finals of the CIF-Southern Section Baseball Tournament.

Softball: Louisville wins 3-0 to reach D-5 final

Since 2009, at least one local Catholic school has won a CIF-Southern Section divisional softball championship each year. In 2019, it’s Louisville of Woodland Hills with the chance to continue the streak.

Boys’ track: Monarchs, Knights, Celts are runners-up at CIF Meet

Mater Dei, Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks and Crespi posted solid second-place finishes in their respective divisions at the CIF-Southern Section Track and Field Championships, held May 11 at El Camino College in Torrance.