OneLife L.A. – UNA VISIÓN PARA LOS ÁNGELES Y MÁS ALLÁ

Mientras escribo, nos estamos preparando para nuestro tercer festival anual de la familia OneLife L.A. 2017 (UnaVida L.A. 2017), una celebración para elevar una alabanza por la vida y la dignidad humanas.

OneLife: A vision for LA and beyond

As I write, we are getting ready for our third annual OneLife LA family festival in praise of human life and human dignity.

Eyes on the prize

We begin this new year as we do every year, with hopes for a brighter tomorrow.

And as we always do, Catholics in the United States begin this new year with the recognition of National Migration Week.

Statement on the death of Archbishop Patrick Flores, emeritus archbishop of San Antonio

My good friend and mentor, Archbishop Patrick Flores, passed away today at the age of 87.

LA FIESTA DE LA HUMANIDAD

San Juan Pablo II dijo al principio del primer mensaje navideño que transmitió ya como Papa: “La Navidad es la fiesta de la humanidad”.

The feast of humanity

St. John Paul II said at the beginning of his first Christmas message as pope: “Christmas is the feast of humanity.”

In the eyes of Our Lady of Guadalupe

As I write, we have just concluded the first of our celebrations for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It was a blessing to see so many of you — several thousand — at our festivities and midnight Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

A way forward on immigration

This past weekend, we began our celebrations of the Virgin of Guadalupe. It was so good to see so many of you and your families coming to praise Our Lady at the Dec. 4 procession and Mass in East Los Angeles.

Waking up to God’s presence

Advent is the season for renewing our awareness of God’s presence in our lives.

The Scripture readings we hear at the beginning of Advent are about “waking up” and “being alert.” There is a reason for that.