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Cordileone to lead procession to SF Rosary RallyHow Eucharistic adoration works in one parish

Cordileone to lead procession to SF Rosary Rally
How Eucharistic adoration works in one parish

On Saturday, October 1, Catholics from all over the San Francisco Bay Area will join Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone at the city’s Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption for the 12^th annual Rosary Rally.

20-year anniversary of L.A. cathedral air-conditionedMsgr. Fleming: archdiocese snapped up county lot

20-year anniversary of L.A. cathedral air-conditioned
Msgr. Fleming: archdiocese snapped up county lot

For some, it’s the saint tapestries that hang on either side of the nave. For others, it’s the mausoleum or the Guadalupe tilma relic. Some say the Blessed Sacrament chapel, or the crypt of St. Vibiana.

Today’s thanksgiving Mass at San Gabriel livestreamedClean-up and much restoration done

Today’s thanksgiving Mass at San Gabriel livestreamed
Clean-up and much restoration done

….There are no idle hands inside Mission San Gabriel Arcángel leading up to the Jubilee Year’s closing Mass. The jubilee, which started last September, commemorates the 250th anniversary

Father Pruskawiecz gives mission on angels at Star of the SeaMost atheistic time in human history

Father Pruskawiecz gives mission on angels at Star of the Sea
Most atheistic time in human history

From September 23-26, San Francisco’s Star of the Sea Parish will host Father Peter Prusakiewicz, CSMA. Father Peter will preach this year’s parish mission. He will speak on The Power and Love of St. Michael —

Centering prayer in Burlingame’s Mercy Center Aug. 25-30Drawing on Cynthia Bourgeault, G.I. Gurdjieff, Gebser

Centering prayer in Burlingame’s Mercy Center Aug. 25-30
Drawing on Cynthia Bourgeault, G.I. Gurdjieff, Gebser

We are indeed in a time of global crisis and amidst a shift in our current structures of consciousness. Drawing on the work of Cynthia Bourgeault, G.I. Gurdjieff, Gebser, and others, this Wisdom School will focus

Goats and sheep trim Holy Cross CemeteryOne shepherd, two guard dogs

Goats and sheep trim Holy Cross Cemetery
One shepherd, two guard dogs

The Holy Cross Cemetery has apparently rented 250 goats and sheep to keep its plantlife under control, according to one eagle-eyed local resident. Fleur Hervas lives near the cemetery, and she decided to

Quiet Trappistines of MendocinoReturn to the redwoods for weeklong retreat

Quiet Trappistines of Mendocino
Return to the redwoods for weeklong retreat

Deep in the redwood forests of Mendocino County along the Lost Coast of California, a small but remarkable community of Trappistine nuns has been quietly living for 60 years.

San Bernardino’s new deacons11 couples committed to permanent diaconate

San Bernardino’s new deacons
11 couples committed to permanent diaconate

Eleven men will be ordained as permanent deacons on Aug. 27 at St. James the Less, Perris. (Two men will also be ordained to the transitional diaconate at the same Mass; click here to read

Bishop of Orange has amassed 3,000 player piano rollsPretty Baby, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, People

Bishop of Orange has amassed 3,000 player piano rolls
Pretty Baby, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, People

Bishop Kevin Vann’s love of the piano began at age 10 when he started taking lessons from his beloved aunt, Sister Mary Margaret Jones, who was a music teacher in his hometown of Springfield, Illinois.

Don’t call San Diego diocese’s Christina Slentz a tree huggerBut she might want to see what your serving for pancake breakfast

Don’t call San Diego diocese’s Christina Slentz a tree hugger
But she might want to see what your serving for pancake breakfast

The Diocese of San Diego now has a full-time staff member devoted exclusively to environmental stewardship and care for our common home. Christina Bagaglio Slentz, a member of Sacred Heart Parish in Coronado,

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