IN A PREVIOUS ARTICLE I described briefly how the mission work of the Church is managed from the Pope to…
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THE ROAD TO SAINTHOOD
IN 1989, I WAS ordained a priest for the Diocese of Orange. After serving as parochial vicar in a number…
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THERE’S MORE: LIVING THE MAGIS THIS SCHOOL YEAR
WELCOME BACK TO another school year! Across our 37 Catholic schools, serving over 16,500 students, teachers spent the last few…
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BLESSED FULTON SHEEN, PRAY FOR THE MISSION CHURCH!
ON SEPT. 24, the Catholic Church will raise to the altars a man who many older Americans remember from radio…
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THE MOST IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF THE YEAR?
AMERICAN CATHOLICS are accustomed to second collections at Mass on Sunday mornings. Many of us often do not really know…
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THE MISSION OFFICE OF THE DIOCESE OF ORANGE WHAT DO WE DO?
I SUSPECT WHEN MOST people hear about the missions it’s in relation to a second collection. So, at announcement time…
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YOU ARE A MISSIONARY!
THIS MAY COME AS a surprise, but you who are reading this article right now, you are a missionary! How…
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THANKS FOR A SUCCESSFUL BAYANIHAN GALA
WERE YOU THERE at the gala? A successful fundraiser for the Poong Jesus Nazareno Filipino Catholic Center (PJNFCC) was held…
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ANCHORED IN CHRIST’S LOVE: CELEBRATING OUR GRADUATES
THERE IS SOMETHING TRULY sacred about graduation season. As caps are tossed into the sky and families gather with tears…
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THE EMPTY TOMB
IN THE EARLY DAWN, while the world still held its breath between darkness and light, the women made their way…






