October festivities at parishes
‘Evening in Bavaria’ at San Rafael Parish SAN DIEGO — “An Evening in Bavaria” will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct.…
Parishioners dancing to better health
SAN DIEGO — Step into the parish hall at Christ the King Church in San Diego three days a week and you will see Hispanic…
Center consecrated as parish church
OCEANSIDE — Cardinal Robert W. McElroy has consecrated the Fray Junipero Serra Center at Mission San Luis Rey Parish. The building will now serve…
Young adult’s calling is music to parish
SAN DIEGO — When Catherine Marshall speaks about the power of music to lead the people to God, she speaks from experience. As a middle-schooler,…
Rite of Election ‘so powerful, so moving’
SAN DIEGO — For almost 1,300 people in San Diego and Imperial counties, this Easter will be their first as fully initiated members of the…
Shelter, parishes repairing flood damage
SAN DIEGO — Catholic institutions were not spared from the destructive effects of recent record rainfall in Southern California. Rachel’s Promise flooded Jan. 22.…
‘Not just pray for justice, but work for justice’
SAN DIEGO — A year ago, members of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish raised their voices to oppose a project that would have diminished the…
‘Modern’ Nativity tradition born 800 years ago
SAN DIEGO — How much do you know about the Nativity scene? As it turns out, this beloved holiday tradition was popularized by St.…
‘Rebuilder’ of Mission San Luis Rey comes home
OCEANSIDE — More than a century after he left, Father Jeremiah Joseph O’Keefe has returned to Mission San Luis Rey de Francia. The Franciscan…
A beloved tradition returns to Mission San Luis Rey
OCEANSIDE — The Mission San Luis Rey Fiesta recently returned to the mission grounds for the first time in 25 years. The three-day event,…
