Rabbi Mark Diamond, Los Angeles regional director for the American Jewish Committee.
In dealing with several serious issues confronting the church and society today, "the only question is how you respond, not whether you should," said Helen Alvare at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, held May 9 in Washington.
As she looks into the second grade classroom at St. Ignatius of Loyola School, Mission San Jose Dominican Sister Mara Anne Palomares smiles.
This month has been a bonanza of classic movies to stir discussion in Christian belief and ethics among Catholic families, courtesy of the Turner Classic Movie Network. Last week saw films depicting saints and sinners.
LCWR assembly: A meeting of ‘contemplative activists’
Written by Doris Benavides 16 August 2011
The vice president of the Sisters of St. Francis of Dubuque, Iowa, is the new president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, and a Sister of St. Francis of Assisi from Wisconsin was chosen as president-elect at the closing of the organization's Aug. 9-12 annual assembly in Garden Grove, where members described themselves as "contemplative activists." Immigration and the “Next America”: Perspectives from Our History
Written by Archbishop José H. Gomez 10 August 2011
Our political debate about immigration in America frustrates me. Often I think we are just talking around the edges of the real issues. Both sides of this argument are inspired by a beautiful, patriotic idea of America’s history and values. But lately I’ve been starting to wonder: What America are we really talking about?
At St. Eugene: Evangelization requires knowing Scripture
Written by BY DORIS BENAVIDES 10 August 2011
More than 100 African American Catholics from about 30 parishes participating in a town hall meeting were urged by keynote speaker Archbishop José Gomez to make it a point to read the Bible and to share with others the significance of each aspect of the Mass, especially the Eucharist, as a way to improve evangelization efforts.The archbishop said that a “new evangelization” is a personal priority for him, as it is for the archdiocesan Synod and for the U.S. Conference of Bishops.
Feeling the welcome
Written by BY SISTER NANCY MUNRO, CSJ 10 August 2011
The Faces of God: St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church
Welcome is much more than a word at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church; it is a spirit and a way of life.It is felt when parish administrator Father Pedro Esteban welcomes a visitor at Mass and everyone turns to greet the newcomer or visitor, or share a smile. It happens when a young couple brings their newborn child to the front of church and the family receives a blessing. It is seen in the smiles on parishioners’ faces as they greet newcomers and visitors at breakfast after Mass.
World Youth Day pilgrims receive special pre-trip blessing
Written by Paula Doyle 10 August 2011
On the first day of the week in which many local people will leave for Madrid, Spain, to attend World Youth Day, several pilgrims gathered at Sunday mid-morning Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for a special blessing by Archbishop José Gomez. More than 20 pilgrim chaperones, teenagers and young adults from throughout the archdiocese and also the San Bernardino Diocese attended the Aug. 7 liturgy in advance of the Aug. 16-21 WYD event, which is expected to draw a record number of youth from the United States. Currently 29,437 U.S. pilgrims are registered to attend, including 262 traveling from the L.A. Archdiocese.
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