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We need to stand up for parents and families

Thursday, 07 July 2011 16:00

There was a time not too long ago, when American society encouraged family values and tried to strengthen the bonds of parents and children. Recent events in our state and nation remind us that’s not always the case anymore.

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What is most important for America

Thursday, 30 June 2011 16:00

I am praying for you this week from the Eternal City of Rome!

On the Solemnity of St. Peter and Paul, I received my Metropolitan Archbishop’s pallium from our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI.
I’m in Rome with some 300 pilgrims from our Archdiocese. In our visits to the holy sites, I’ve been praying about our Christian mission in the great metropolis of Los Angeles.

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A symbol of the Good Shepherd’s love

Thursday, 23 June 2011 16:00

I’m just returning from Seattle and the annual mid-year meeting of the United States Catholic bishops. It was a prayerful and very productive gathering. (You can read more about the actions we took on Page 3 in this issue of the Tidings.)

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California’s budget and the common good

Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:00

As I write, Gov. Jerry Brown and California lawmakers are up against a constitutional deadline to pass a state budget.  

But our state faces fiscal problems that go far beyond this latest crisis. That’s one reason my brother bishops and I have issued a new statement of moral principles, “In Search of the Common Good,” to help guide state leaders and our fellow citizens.

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Evangelizing the digital continent

Thursday, 09 June 2011 16:00

Are you on Facebook? I am now.

Not long after I put up my “public figure” page on Facebook, more than 800 people have “liked” it — from all over the world.

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Giving the gift of education

Wednesday, 01 June 2011 09:44

Education was always very important in my family. My father was a medical doctor. My mother also went to college, which was not very common for women in the 1930s.

My parents used to always say that the best thing they could ever do for my sisters and I was to give us an education. And I will always be grateful to my parents for that gift of my education.

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The fastest year in my life

Tuesday, 24 May 2011 13:34

It was during the annual Holy Mass for Cultures last September.

I looked around at all the beautiful diversity of nationalities and ethnic groups, all gathered to worship Jesus Christ. And I thought to myself: I am not in San Antonio anymore!

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Papal intentions for June: That a culture of dialogue, listening, and mutual respect may prevail among peoples; That where secularization is strongest, Christian communities may effectively promote a new evangelization.