Weaving the divine: Artist John Nava tells stories of faith in L.A. cathedral tapestries

A tapestry is to church architecture as music is to liturgy, an evanescent beauty evoking the eternal. Woven textiles wafting with passing breezes complement the sturdy stone edifices just as music exalts the Real Presence during the Eucharist. The Church militant — pilgrims in the here and now — processes toward eternity.

Archbishop Gomez talks DACA at LMU

Citing his “dedication to social justice and the future of Catholic education,” Loyola Marymount University awarded Archbishop José H. Gomez with an honorary degree during a Jan. 30 forum on immigration.

‘ONELIFE L.A.’: UNA CELEBRACIÓN A LA BELLEZA Y DIGNIDAD DE LA VIDA

Miles se reunieron en el Centro de Los Ángeles para declarar que fueron ‘Creados para lo Grande’

Una multitud se unió al Arzobispo José H. Gomez en “OneLife L.A.” (UnaVida L.A.), un evento que ya lleva cuatro años de existencia y que en esta ocasión se realizó a fines del pasado enero en el Parque Histórico Estatal de Los Ángeles. En el centro de la ciudad se celebró la belleza y dignidad de toda vida humana desde la concepción hasta la muerte natural, mientras se declaró que fuimos “Creados para lo Grande”.

Holy habits: what school sisters bring to the classroom

In Lincoln, Nebraska, you can tell the seasons by the habits of the School Sisters of Christ the King.

It’s not really summer until you spot a “CK Sister”, as they are affectionately known, walking around in her lighter blue summer habit.

CIF polls: Unbeaten Knights No. 1 locally, No. 3 nationally

The broken record story of Bishop Montgomery continues, as the unbeaten Knights retained the hold on the top spot of the Division 1 CIF-Southern Section boys’ basketball rankings, released Jan. 29.

Ten thousand places in a Catholic school

I remember the swell of nostalgia I felt during my last Catholic Schools Week as a senior in high school. Catholic Schools Week meant our homerooms would be busy writing letters to thank donors who supported our school, but it also meant that we would be getting ice cream sandwiches from said donors at lunch.

Archdiocese highlights innovative education programs for Catholic Schools Week

This week, nearly 80,000 students, from transitional kindergarten (TK) to 12th grade, in 266 schools across the tri-county Archdiocese (Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties) will celebrate National Catholic Schools Week. Established more than 100 years ago, Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles provide faith-based education where students receive tools for success in college and in their future careers focused on a commitment to service to their local and global communities.

Archdiocese highlights innovative education programs for Catholic Schools Week

This week, nearly 80,000 students, from transitional kindergarten (TK) to 12th grade, in 266 schools across the tri-county Archdiocese (Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties) will celebrate National Catholic Schools Week. Established more than 100 years ago, Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles provide faith-based education where students receive tools for success in college and in their future careers focused on a commitment to service to their local and global communities.

Archbishop Gomez kicks-off Catholic Schools Week with visit to Mid-City dual-language St. Paul School

To kick-off Catholic Schools Week activities and events throughout the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Archbishop José H. Gomez visited St. Paul School in Mid-City Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 29, for Mass and activities with transitional kindergarten (TK) and kindergarten students. St. Paul School is one the Archdiocese’s newest dual-language immersion (DLI) schools offering math, science, social studies and religion classes taught half in English and half in Spanish.

Archbishop Gomez addresses hundreds of V Encuentro delegates

Archbishop José H. Gomez addressed more than 1,000 Catholic lay leaders, clergy and religious from 52 parishes from all regions of the tri-county Archdiocese of Los Angeles, gathered at the Archdiocesan V Encuentro on January 27 at the Pasadena Convention Center.