St. Ignatius’ 100th: A day of joy, glory and gratitude
Written by SISTER NANCY MUNRO, CSJ 05 August 2011
July 31 — the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola — was indeed the appropriate day for the Highland Park parish named in his honor to celebrate its Centennial Mass. As the entrance procession wound its way into the church to Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” loud applause and cheering could be heard as parishioners caught sight of present pastor Father Edwin Duyshart leading the procession that included Msgrs. Sean Acton (pastor from 1970-1978) and Alfred Hernandez (1978-1997), and Father Arturo Velasco (1997-2010), as well as Archbishop Jose Gomez and San Fernando Region Auxiliary Bishop Gerald Wilkerson.
Signing makes history, students say not time to celebrate yet
Written by Doris Benavides 27 July 2011
Marking what community leaders labeled as a “milestone,” a “historic moment,” Governor Jerry Brown signed July 25 a portion of the DREAM Act and urged Californians to “invest in the people” and to “engage in the debate.”“It is crucial to make an investment in every child that lives and is born in California,” he said during a noon town hall meeting at Los Angeles City College, packed with community and business leaders, state and school officials, students and consuls from different Latin American countries.
30-plus Lay Carmelites profess vows at St. Raphael’s
Written by Robert Dellinger 28 July 2011
“This is just the beginning. I keep on telling people, ‘We’re going to have a hundred in a year-and-a-half who are going to be Carmelites.’ This is just the beginning. And what is it that they’re trying to do? What they are trying to do is what all of us are trying to do. We’re seeking God. That’s what the Carmelite vocation is — seek the face of God and to be open and free to say: ‘I want to walk to Jesus.’ That’s what they’re doing.Glendora parishioners assist in building Kenya parish, school
Written by Doris Benavides 27 July 2011
St. Dorothy Church parishioners Michelle Black and Danielle Vidiello still keep a fresh image of the day they left for Kenya five summers ago carrying eight heavy suitcases.“We had everything you could possibly think of,” Black said. “All kinds of construction supplies: welding masks, nails, screws, saws and toys.”
Benedictine priest ordained at St. Mary’s
Written by Paula Doyle 27 July 2011
Grandfather-of-three, Patrick Sheridan, was ordained a Benedictine priest during a July 16 concelebrated Mass at St. Mary in Palmdale with Auxiliary Bishop Alexander Salazar, presider, and Abbot Damien Toilolo of St. Andrew’s Abbey. Nearly 300 people attended the ordination liturgy. The offertory gifts were brought up by Father Sheridan’s daughter, Heather, her husband, James, and their three children: Kyndall, Cory and Kennedy.
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