ON JULY 1, 2024, Fr. Martin Vu began his new assignment as parochial administrator of St. Joseph Catholic Church in…
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ON A MISSION
RON AND SANDY SMITH were in Africa on their way to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, a national park in southwestern…
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THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS
HOLDING A SINGLE CANDLE each, the choir of eight processed to the altar in the dimly lit sanctuary. The sopranos,…
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2024 YEAR IN REVIEW
THE YEAR 2024 SAW major developments happen throughout the Diocese of Orange, with several concentrated around the “downtown” of the…
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NEW YEAR, NEW FAITH RESOLUTIONS
A NEW SEASON OF HOPE is just beginning. As a new year dawns in the Catholic Church, many parishioners are…
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LA PURÍSIMA CELEBRATES 100 YEARS AS A BEACON TO DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
IT BEGAN WITH A procession around the church: hundreds of parishioners following the Knights of Columbus, the three bishops of…
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MAGICAL CHRISTMAS MEMORIES WORTH CELEBRATING
THE MOST WONDERFUL time of the year is here. With the Advent and Christmas season here, priests and religious sisters…
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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…
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SIMBANG GABI — AN ADVENT NOVENA OF MASSES
DO YOUR KIDS GET up super early on Christmas morning? That’s great! How about on Dec. 16, and every morning…
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EVERYTHING IS COMING UP ROSES
SHE WAS FILTHY, A STRAY black Labrador who had lived outside and wanted nothing to do with people — just…