Bishop Robert McElroy has announced that Kathleen Domingo will be the new executive director of the California Catholic Conference. Currently senior director of the Office of Life, Justice and Peace in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Mrs. Domingo will be the first woman executive director in the history of the Conference.
“From immigration to legislative advocacy to advising other arch/diocesan leaders around the United States, Mrs. Domingo has provided outstanding leadership and creativity in her role in the archdiocese,” said Bishop McElroy of San Diego and president of the California Catholic Conference of Bishops.
“Many will know Kathleen from her work building OneLifeLA, first held in 2015, into the third largest pro-life event in the nation” said Bishop McElroy. “But her contributions to building up life, justice and peace in California include foster care renewal, mental health outreach and end-of-life ministry. In her work and advocacy Kathleen has shown remarkable creativity and skill in developing and managing ministries for the vulnerable and the voiceless in our society, and we are delighted that her talents and faith will now be brought to the state level.”
Mrs. Domingo has a Master’s in Theology, magna cum laude, from the Lateran University, John Paul II Institute in Washington, DC, and a BS in Biology from the University of San Francisco, among other certificates.
She will begin her new duties on July 1, 2021. Mrs. Domingo is married to educator Rocky Domingo and has two children.
The above comes from a release this week from the California Catholic Conference.
Congratulations, God bless you.
We shall see.
another small crack in the stained glass ceiling.
There are not supposed to be cracks in ceilings. If there are, they had better be fixed or the whole structure will eventually shelter no one and be good for nothing and rot away. We should not make make cracking “ceilings” our goal, especially if we are not as “tall” as we think we are.
My last comment should not be taken as an indictment of Kathleen Domingo. I know nothing about her. I am just tired of hearing about the first this, the first that and the first other thing and am wary of congratulating anyone until I know more about them.
i wouldn’t take orders from McElroy.
The first quote, “From immigration …” and the name OneLife show the priorities of the conference. Is it a repackaging of the seamless garment equivocating so many other things eclipsing the fight against abortion? Bishops, speak to us of Jesus, His sacrifice, the Eucharist, salvation, freedom from sin, redemption, eternal life so I can follow you in the certainty of Jesus’ teachings. It is difficult to get on board with human interpretation of social issues and their implementation. Yet this is all I hear or read. If the salvation message is important, please, preach it and get it out in your diocesan newspapers or whatever other media you have to proclaim what you were ordained to proclaim: Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, crucified for to take away sin, and rising to give eternal life to us who eat His Flesh and drink His blood so that in Him we can live, move, and have our being.
Thank you, dear Fr. Perozich.
“This morning, the San Diego Police Department informed us that one of our teachers, Mario Fierro, was found dead in a suspected homicide. Everyone in our school community mourns his loss. Mario was young, vibrant and full of life. All of us loved him.
“Mario graduated from CCHS/University High School in 2002 and returned to teach social science there starting in 2016. He was a gifted teacher and a great human being. He also served as the Athletic Director at Notre Dame Academy.
May, Mario, through the mercy of God, rest in peace, and may God’s hand guide those of the investigators.
Right on Fr.Richard.
Thank you Father Richard.
Why is no one talking about why Andrew Rivas lasted less than two years on the job? At a salary approaching $200k per year for an essentially do-nothing job, what would prompt him to leave or have failed? The California Catholic Conference is a complete waste of the faithful’s money. It has zero influence on legislation in California.
He left to work in a similar position in the Archdiocese of Washington:
https://cathstan.org/news/local/new-advocacy-director-brings-national-and-policy-expertise-to-a-specialized-niche
These Catholic conference bureaucrats are even worse than their political counterparts. Pointless jobs that as you said make no difference in what government does. But every bishop thinks it’s important to have a political wing in the chancery because they envy the power that politicans have and want to emulate them. These bureaucrats and bishops think of themselves as public figures.
Fr. Richard — talking about Jesus? — such folly. Bp. McElroy is busy attending to our not getting Covid. I guess he has “scientific data” now showing that Covid is spread just by the priest touching our forehead. So, ashes will be “sprinkled on our heads” and no words will be spoken. Such a caring bishop… ??
The San Francisco Archdiocese website says that sprinkling ashes this year on the head was mandated by the Holy See worldwide. Consider checking your facts before spewing your hate for the hierarchy on a public forum.
From the Vatican News: “Ahead of the beginning of Lent, on Wednesday, 17 February, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has published a note detailing how Catholic priests are to distribute ashes.” Note: it indicates how priests are to distribute ashes. That would seem to indicate that only priests should distribute ashes. (Or, can bishops, deacons and lay persons do it in some other manner?) This is another example of unclear direction from the Vatican.
To all those who distribute ashes, it is clear direction.
Peggy, I’m with you. I want my ashes on my forehead. How can the church deny me this beloved practice and right every Ash Wednesday? If I can’t get my ashes, why bother going to church that day?
It is not a holy day of obligation. You don’t have to go on that day.
And Bishop McElroy is following the Church’s direction.
What a riot! I once had a priest who said, “When people think they will get something free, they will all show up!” That’s the truth, and evidently works in the reverse also: “if I don’t get my stuff, I’m not going to church.” Well, there is the Eucharist, too, ya know. But maybe the fact that many “catholics” don’t believe in the Real Presence might account for why that isn’t as big a draw as ashes. The lines on Ash Wednesday are pretty much proof of that.
Do state legislators pay much attention to the pleas of the church when they write laws. The answer is pretty much a loud thud of no. And yet, how much less would they pay attention if there was no one to make them aware of the moral standards of the faith? I a group, any group, wants some influence in the state capitol, they need a voice. I support having a representative in Sacramento. How much we should pay for that is a different question. It might be interesting if she could produce some statements about what constitutes success.
The ‘glass ceiling’ is not necessarily the roof of the physical structure. Rather, I see it as a metaphor for the restrictions on qualified women attaining appropriate positions of responsibility in the Church.
Mike M the Church is not a place where leftist like you get to impose your social engineering; your side has caused much damage in the last 60 years as it is.
bohemond, your reply to mikem seems to indicate that you are OK with restrictions on qualified women attaining appropriate positions of responsibility. You also seem to indicate that giving women these positions would be a leftist imposition. Is that correct? Is that what you meant?
There is a really thick glass ceiling for traditional Catholics.
Mikem, I knew exactly what you meant. My comment was not to be taken literally either; it was an analogy. My point is that some women, and men too, would rather serve their families than be the fulfilment of other people’s quotas, or climb over the backs of their dead children to reach the top. It does no good to hire someone to make some group happy if they are not fit for the job, or it will seriously harm innocent others. Just because someone would love to “break a ceiling” and be the “first”, does not mean they should. I am not saying this is the case with Kathleen Domingo as I really know nothing about her.
Anne TE, the real issue, it seems to me, has to do with efforts in the past and present to deny qualified women the same opportunities as men. The glass ceiling is about qualified women. While women may not be ordained to the priesthood, a woman with a Ph.D. in canon law, or Master’s in Divinity, or such others as may be appropriate should not be denied jobs because they are women, or the job given to a lesser qualified man because he is a man.
Bob One, there have always been women with authority in the Church. Abbesses are one type. Mother Angelica is a modern example of a woman who had authority. For some reason, though, I doubt she is the kind of woman you had in mind.
Oh, and I did notice something else. if Kathleen Dominguez wants to have a more dignified and appropriate appearance for her new job, she best cover her arms as priests must do.