Lessons remembered: My experience at Camp ReCreation
Written by RILEY LAINES 19 August 2011
Last summer, my sister Carly had a volunteer experience that truly changed her life. It was through her encouragement that I applied for a camp counselor position this at Camp ReCreation, located at the MaryWood Center in the Orange Diocese.World Youth Day pilgrims receive special pre-trip blessing
Written by Paula Doyle 10 August 2011
On the first day of the week in which many local people will leave for Madrid, Spain, to attend World Youth Day, several pilgrims gathered at Sunday mid-morning Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for a special blessing by Archbishop José Gomez. More than 20 pilgrim chaperones, teenagers and young adults from throughout the archdiocese and also the San Bernardino Diocese attended the Aug. 7 liturgy in advance of the Aug. 16-21 WYD event, which is expected to draw a record number of youth from the United States. Currently 29,437 U.S. pilgrims are registered to attend, including 262 traveling from the L.A. Archdiocese.
Blessed Sacrament receives Parish Life Director
Written by Tidings Staff 10 August 2011
The first Parish Life Director at a Jesuit-sponsored parish was installed July 17 at Blessed Sacrament Church in Hollywood.Auxiliary Bishop Edward Clark and Jesuit Father John McGarry, Provincial, concelebrated the installation Mass of Yolanda Scott Brown, DMin., before an assembly of nearly 1,000 people. Brown most recently served seven years as Pastoral Associate at Dolores Mission in Boyle Heights, also a Jesuit-administered parish in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Immigration and the “Next America”: Perspectives from Our History
Written by Archbishop José H. Gomez 10 August 2011
Our political debate about immigration in America frustrates me. Often I think we are just talking around the edges of the real issues. Both sides of this argument are inspired by a beautiful, patriotic idea of America’s history and values. But lately I’ve been starting to wonder: What America are we really talking about?
Feeling the welcome
Written by BY SISTER NANCY MUNRO, CSJ 10 August 2011
The Faces of God: St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church
Welcome is much more than a word at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church; it is a spirit and a way of life.It is felt when parish administrator Father Pedro Esteban welcomes a visitor at Mass and everyone turns to greet the newcomer or visitor, or share a smile. It happens when a young couple brings their newborn child to the front of church and the family receives a blessing. It is seen in the smiles on parishioners’ faces as they greet newcomers and visitors at breakfast after Mass.
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