PAULINA OCHOA LUA always enjoyed drawing and making art when her daughter Elena was young. That was more than a…
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THE OC CATHOLIC DEAF COMMUNITY SPEAKS
FOR DECADES, DEAF Ministry has been part of the Diocese of Orange. For the last few years—after the churches returned…
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50 YEARS OF FAITH, SERVICE AND SISTERHOOD IN THE DIOCESE OF ORANGE
CAROL PALMER, INCOMING president of the Orange Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, recently led more than 50 women in marking…
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A FATHER’S HOLY MESSAGE TO HIS CHILDREN
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE A father’s role in his children’s faith journey. As many parents know, raising kids to have a relationship…
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ALL IN THE FAMILY
THE LITTLE GIRL TOLD her mother: “I want to go to Jesus University.” Anna Hernandez was puzzled. After all, her…
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ART BLOOMS AT SISTERS’ ANNUAL EVENT
ON A BEAUTIFUL Saturday afternoon in May, nearly 400 guests gathered in the St. Joseph Center Garden to support the…
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A CALL TO THE DIACONATE
DEACON TOM SAENZ didn’t enter the Diocese of Orange’s permanent diaconate, expecting to one day lead it. “I thought I’d…
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SHROUD OF TURIN EXHIBIT GIVES SPECIAL VISITORS THE ROYAL TREATMENT
IN THE WAKE OF King Charles III’s visit to the United States, the Diocese of Orange received an aristocratic visitor…
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THE FAITHFUL FLOCK TO CHRIST CATHEDRAL FOR HOPE, HEALING
AS THE FAITHFUL FLOWED into Christ Cathedral, volunteers from St. Juliana Falconieri parish busied themselves distributing blessed oils, medals, prayer…
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FROM THE HEART: “SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL THROUGH THE AGES”
WHEN THE BOOK IDEA was first pitched to Fr. Peregrine Fletcher, O.Praem., of St. Michael’s Abbey, it seemed like too…