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BISHOPS OF ORANGE ON THE L.A. COUNTY WILDFIRES

WE EXTEND OUR MOST heartfelt prayers to our neighbors and friends affected by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County.... 

 

PILGRIMS OF HOPE

CHRIST CATHEDRAL overflowed with believers from all walks of life as the Diocese of Orange kicked off its local celebration... 

by BRITNEY ZINT 

“LA GUADALUPANA”

LEADING UP TO CHRISTMAS, many families’ schedules are filled with parties, shopping, wrapping presents and more. But Spanish teacher Elba... 

by BRITNEY ZINT 

IT’S A WRAP

FR. MARTIN VU, PAROCHIAL administrator of St. Joseph’s in Placentia, delivered a Christmas homily a couple of years ago that... 

by GREG HARDESTY 

EVERYTHING IS COMING UP ROSES

SHE WAS FILTHY, A STRAY black Labrador who had lived outside and wanted nothing to do with people — just... 

by GREG HARDESTY 

Local

REMEMBERING OUR VETERANS

ON SATURDAY, DEC. 14, members of Knights of Columbus council 12451 from St. Edward the Confessor parish in Dana Point…

A DESIRE TO HELP

THE FOOD PANTRY OF St. Cecilia parish in Tustin has been helping those in need for over 40 years. Led…

THE LONGEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR

THIRTY-ONE MINUTES and nine seconds. That’s how long it took to read each of the 389 names of the unhoused…

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Christ Cathedral

IN MEMORIAM: BR. WILLIAM JOHN WOEGER

BR. WILLIAM JOHN WOEGER, FSC, a nationally recognized liturgical designer whose vision helped transform the Crystal Cathedral into Christ Cathedral,…

SERVING GOD

SEMINARIAN OLIVER Coughlin was ordained a transitional deacon in the Diocese of Orange by Bishop Kevin Vann during a ceremony…

JUBILEE YEAR PREVIEW

THE DIOCESE OF ORANGE is celebrating the Catholic Church’s worldwide 2025 Jubilee Year beginning on Dec. 29 with a special…

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Sports

CALLED TO GUIDE

SOME MIGHT DESCRIBE the sequence of events that placed Alex Ramirez in the position as Servite High School’s new soccer…

TAKING IT TO THE MAT

EVERYONE HAS A hurdle in life — something so difficult it can seem impossible to overcome. Samantha Arce, a senior…

THREE’S A CHARM

It’s been a season of “threepeats” for the JSerra girls cross country team. At the CIF State Cross Country Championships…

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Local Headlines

MISSION BASILICA TO HOST ECUMENICAL SERVICE
IN CONJUNCTION WITH the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Jan. 18 to 25), the Diocese of Orange is organizing...

THE BISHOPS OF ORANGE ON CARDINAL ROBERT MCELROY’S NEW APPOINTMENT
Bishop Vann, Bishop Freyer and Bishop Thanh Thai Nguyen send their greetings of fraternal support, prayer and gratitude to Cardinal...

GOD HAS NOT FORGOTTEN YOU
AN INMATE SHAVES THE head of another detainee. At a table, four others play cards. BISHOP THANH THAI NGUYEN CELEBRATED...

Opinion Headlines

THE EUCHARIST THROUGH A CARDIOLOGIST’S EYES: FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH (PART 4)
PREVIOUSLY IN THIS SERIES, we explored the fascinating intersection of faith and science through Eucharistic miracles involving cardiac tissue. As...

THE EUCHARIST THROUGH A CARDIOLOGIST’S EYES: FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH (PART 3)
IN THE PREVIOUS ARTICLE, I discussed how my journey into medicine, particularly cardiology, was shaped by a profound sense of...

BACK TO SCHOOL: “GO FORTH AND BEAR FRUIT”
AS THE SUMMER DAYS begin to wane and the excitement of a new school year fills the air, we gather...

National

OC CATHOLIC AFAR

We recently visited Lahaina on the island of Maui and were shocked at the devastation the people are still suffering…

TRAVEL DIARY: THE CHURCH OF THE MADONNA

WHEN THE CHURCH OF the Madonna was built in the Borough of Fort Lee, N.J. during the 1850s, it was…

FINDING THEIR WAY

CLARA ARBIZO WASN’T EXPECTING much. The parishioner of St. Anne’s in Santa Ana was among 200 young adults who participated…

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National Headlines

DIOCESAN BISHOPS AND DELEGATES ATTEND NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS
INDIANAPOLIS — A delegation from the Diocese of Orange recently attended the tenth National Eucharistic Congress in Indiana’s capital city,...

DIOCESE OF ORANGE ANNOUNCES DELEGATION TO NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS IN INDIANAPOLIS
The Diocese of Orange is proud to announce its delegation to the upcoming National Eucharistic Congress (NEC) scheduled for July...

FILM LETS DEVOTEES PROVIDE VISUAL, EMOTIONAL SUBSTANCE OF LOURDES’ STORY
NEW YORK (CNS) — In the documentary “Lourdes” (Distrib Films), filmmakers Alban Teurlai and Thierry Demaiziere present a moving portrait...

MIAMI CATHOLIC PARISH SAYS 10 OF ITS FAMILIES STILL MISSING AFTER COLLAPSE
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (CNS) — It is an understatement to say the people and staff of St. Joseph Parish will...

World

OC CATHOLIC AFAR

Elise Bowles and Nestor Contreras visited the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Norwich, England, and brought along a…

TRAVEL DIARY: LITHUANIA’S HILL OF CROSSES

VILNIUS, LITHUANIA — When most people think of the “most Catholic” countries, they usually think of Poland or the Philippines,…

OC CATHOLIC AFAR

Dr. Elysabeth Nguyen, CEO of the OLLV Foundation, recently visited Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The cathedral was severely damaged…

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World Headlines

OC AFAR
I’d like to share a beautiful photo of my family visiting the Church of the Cristero Martyrs in Guadalajara, Mexico....

OC AFAR
Mary and Arthur Stabile (parishioners of St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Tustin) prayed for everyone and lit multiple candles while visiting...

OC CATHOLIC AFAR
Ralph Webb and Fr. William Reynolds on Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas somewhere on the Pacific Ocean in Japan....

OC CATHOLIC AFAR
We just returned from a fabulous trip to Salzburg, Austria with lots of our fellow OC Catholics! Pictured are Ralph...

Education

A DREAM REALIZED AT ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL

EARLY IN 2025, St. John the Baptist Catholic School will begin construction of its new gymnasium. The dynamic education center…

SNOW DAY AS AN EMMANUEL MOMENT

TUESDAY, DEC. 17 marked the 6th Annual Snow Day at St. John the Baptist Catholic School. A STUDENT ENJOYS THE…

LEADERSHIP IN ORANGE COUNTY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

HUMILITY, FAITH, WORK ETHIC and leadership are the significant qualities St. Joseph School (Placentia) principal Amanda Hawley used to describe…

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Education Headlines

ST. BONAVENTURE CELEBRATES FAMILY MASS WITH BISHOP NGUYEN
ST. BONAVENTURE PARISH in Huntington Beach recently welcomed a special guest to the church’s monthly family Mass. The church was...

ST. BONAVENTURE SCHOOL HONORS VETERANS
EIGHTH-GRADER CLAIRE Kurkjian may have started a tradition at St. Bonaventure School in Huntington Beach. Her father, Captain Bob Kurkjian,...

A FESTIVAL OF SAINTS
FAITH LEADERS AT ST. Philip Benizi Catholic Church in Fullerton who are tasked with preparing the church’s teenagers for the...

LEADERSHIP IN ORANGE COUNTY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
AT ST. HEDWIG SCHOOL IN Los Alamitos, Principal Chris McGuiness takes leadership very seriously. When asked to elaborate on the...