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From babysitting to mentoring future engineering students
High school students learn from their college peers during Viva Technology Student Day BY DORIS BENAVIDES At age nine, Danielle Villar began babysitting to support …
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“Fast for Families” starts pro-immigration reform journey
Faith, labor and community leaders gather in L.A. for send-off blessing BY DORIS BENAVIDES Auxiliary Bishop Alexander Salazar, joined by immigration rights leaders on Los …
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Upbeat future for priesthood? 3 California seminarians who answered call
Camarillo, California (CNN) — In the Catholic Church’s effort to remedy its shortage of clergy, Juan Jose Ochoa is a seminarian planning to become a priest, part of a trend of rising national enrollment in seminaries, though graduation rates remains low.
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What can we do now on immigration reform?
By Archbishop José H. Gomez I am disappointed by news that the House of Representatives has decided not to move forward with immigration reform legislation …
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¿Qué podemos hacer ahora acerca de la reforma migratoria?
Por Mons. José H. Gomez La noticia de que la Cámara de Representantes ha decidido no seguir avanzando por ahora con la legislación por …
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Together in Mission and the city of love and truth
By Archbishop JOSÉ H. GOMEZ February 14, 2014 What would the Kingdom of God look like on earth? To find one word — it would …
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Young people have a part to play in God’s plan of love
I don’t usually read Rolling Stone magazine. But in the current issue the cover story is about our Holy Father, Pope Francis. So I guess the Pope is officially “cool.” Because Rolling Stone says so.
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App for LIFE: A unifying tool for prayer and action
Health leaders, parents and their infants gathered on the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade to witness Archbishop José Gomez launch the App for LIFE, a mobile App designed to unite the pro-life community into an online team for prayer and action.
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Ranchers, farmers battling state’s drought
Long before Gov. Jerry Brown’s recent proclamation of the state’s drought emergency, ranchers and farmers in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles were feeling the ill effects of many drier-then-normal seasons. The governor’s official declaration of drought on Jan. 17 follows California’s driest year on record contributing to dropping reservoir levels.
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Requiem Mass: ‘All must find their calling to support life’
For 18-year-old Valerie Miranda, attending the annual Requiem Mass for the Unborn at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels — and the Youth Rally for Life which precedes it — offers her the opportunity to recharge her spiritual batteries.