—November 22: Sung Traditional Latin Mass in honor of Franciscan missionary and noted Holy Man Magin Catala on the feast of St. Cecilia at Mission Santa Clara. —November 23: Thanksgiving history and reflection from Fr. Joseph Illo at Star
The second assembly of the “Synod on Synodality: For a Synodal Church—Communion, Participation, Mission” is now only forty-seven weeks away: a thought that will not fill some of the participants in Synod-2023 with Pentecostal joy. For notwithstanding the happy-talk propaganda
Father Rob Clements got some interesting comments when he started leading Eucharistic processions at one of his parish assignments in the 1990s. “You’re a throwback.” “This isn’t the 1950s.” “It just
Last Wednesday their 9 pm flight to Sydney was canceled. 200 nervous passengers were told to get off the plane in San Francisco as it was revving up for the 15-hour flight to Australia. Two Carmelites, in full flowing habits,
Down a dirt road, surrounded by cornfields, between two lakes, not far from a small country cemetery, rests a monastery. It began in San Francisco, then went to Las Vegas, and finally settled in Nebraska. Many monasteries locate in cities,
On October 7, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Bay Area Catholics will gather for the 12th Annual San Francisco (now renamed Bay Area) Rosary Rally. The events of the day begin at St. Mary’s Cathedral with
The California Legislature is moving a bill through the legislative process that could very well criminalize passionate parents that speak up a school board meetings. Indeed, the law could apply to any passionate community partner who dares to voice a
The Kolbe Mission, based out of Phoenix, is working to realize “a Catholic home to serve those battling addictions,” one that its creators hope will “strengthen the mind, body, and soul through prayer, works, and fellowship.” Drug
This weekend, we are celebrating the end of 50 years of the mythical “right” to abortion enshrined in Roe v. Wade. Tomorrow, June 24 marks the anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Inc. in which the Supreme Court overturned Roe and held that “The Constitution makes no
This past Wednesday, the executive team for the National Eucharistic Congress announced it will be launching a National Eucharistic Pilgrimage in the summer of 2024. The pilgrimage will consist of four cross-country eucharistic processions, collectively traversing the entire continental United
