Chelsea Clinton Inspires Future Leaders

Last month Chelsea Clinton released a book entitled “It’s Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going.” This book is about young people all over the world who are making positive changes to benefit others, including the environment, and humanitarian causes. I took a delegation of students from San Gabriel Mission High School to this book signing in order to gain valuable cultural education, give them the chance to meet a “First Daughter” of the United States, and provide them the opportunity to witness a young woman who is using her influence to provide positive messages of hope to those who will listen. Ms. Clinton was down to earth, sweet, and genuine; she was also receptive, interested in the students, and seemed eager to please, in the hopes that we might even be able to use the book in our school. Yolanda Sanchez, a junior, affirmed the experience as a valuable one, saying, “It was important to me to meet someone who was so inspired at my age. It really helped to see what I could do in the world because at times I question, ‘what could I possibly do?’”

Church unity and truth serve the family, Archbishop Gomez says from synod

Vatican City, Oct 21, 2015 / 01:29 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Catholic Church needs “a new missionary confidence and courage” that draws on Church unity and the recognition of God’s unwavering vision for the family, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles has said.

Archbishop Gomez wants stronger immigration focus at Synod of Bishops

ROME — A leading champion for immigrant rights among the US bishops said Tuesday he’s disappointed that the Oct. 4-25 Synod of Bishops on the family hasn’t dedicated more attention to the issue, saying that many people are hoping the summit of prelates from around the world will be “more assertive.”

Notre Dame High’s Conor Lynch to be remembered Sunday with 5th annual run/walk

When Jeri Dye Lynch was told she was about to receive a call from her son’s Notre Dame High School principal, her mind flooded with negative scenarios.

Had Conor cheated on a test? Left school? Was he caught shoplifting at the nearby Westfield mall?

But on that day five years ago, the news was far worse than the mother of three boys had imagined. The junior had been struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while jogging across Woodman Avenue to catch up with his teammates for cross-country practice.

Glendale’s Holy Family school marks its 90-year anniversary

Holy Family Grade School, Glendale’s oldest Catholic school, celebrated its 90th anniversary over the weekend with a mass, dinner and fiesta on the same grounds where the school was blessed and opened to the public on Sept. 14, 1925.

“Rebuild, restore, and repair our sacred spaces”

Enzo Selvaggi, 36, is founder of Heritage Liturgical, a liturgical design firm in Southern California committed to reviving traditional sacred art and church architecturefor the purpose of promoting the New Evangelization. He lived in San Marco Argentano in the Calabria region of southern Italy until age 11. After living in California for a time, Selvaggi returned to Italy for four years to discern his vocation with the Institute of Christ the King, a society that celebrates the Mass and sacraments in the Extraordinary Form.

Synod members are focused on helping families, Archbishop Gomez says

While “a few problems” are grabbing media headlines, members of the Synod of Bishops on the family are highlighting the good things happening in the Catholic Church and identifying programs they think should be done better, said Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles.

EWTN NOTICIAS PRESENTA: EL SÍNODO SOBRE LA FAMILIA – 2015-10-17

EL SÍNODO SOBRE LA FAMILIA – 2015-10-17

The synod’s family mission [VIDEO]

The Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which is in Vatican City Oct. 4-25, marks the 50th anniversary of the Synod of Bishops. This year’s theme: “The vocation and mission of the family in the Church and in the contemporary world.”