Living hope for homeless
SAN DIEGO — Imagine what it would be like to sleep on the cold cement, maybe with just a piece of cardboard underneath you. Now…
Initiative: ‘Common Home, Common Ground’
By Christina Bagaglio Slentz, Ph.D. With over half of our parishes solarized and divestment from fossil fuels accomplished, Bishop Michael Pham is adding a…
Unpacking faith: Assumption of Mary
SAN DIEGO — The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is on Saturday, Aug. 15. What does it commemorate? It celebrates…
Reflection on martyr’s courage at Auschwitz
SAN DIEGO — Aug. 14 is the feast day of St. Maximilian Kolbe. It’s also the 85th anniversary of the day on which the…
Trainings to bolster schools for new year
SAN DIEGO — Summer vacation is winding down, and a new school year will soon commence. “The beginning of the school year is always…
Director returns to youth ministry
SAN DIEGO — “Bittersweet.” That’s how Gerardo Rojas describes leaving the diocesan Pastoral Center, where he worked for the past 18 years, to teach…
100 years of a simple, ‘hidden life’
SAN DIEGO — The Discalced Carmelites are celebrating a century of “hidden life” and “prayerful presence” in San Diego. Bishop Michael Pham joined the cloistered…
Amid despair, simple power of presence
SAN DIEGO — Presence has enormous power. Power to make someone feel human. Power to bear witness. Power to bring God’s warm love into…
News around the diocese: Journalism award, World Youth Day preparations, retreats and more
Assistant editor wins journalism award SAN DIEGO — Denis Grasska, assistant editor of “The Southern Cross,” was among the winners of the Society of…
School Supplies Sought for Poorest Children in Tijuana
SAN DIEGO — Casa de los Pobres in Tijuana, run by the Franciscan sisters, provides the basics to the poorest families in the region.…
The ‘very presence’ of older people is a grace
SAN DIEGO — Augustinian Father Gary Sanders is a familiar face at Nazareth House of San Diego. Father Sanders, 76, celebrates Mass at least three…
