Diocesan News
New seminarians look for holiness, reform amid abuse scandal
By Malie Hudson
Joaquin Oliveros, Larry Curtis and Demitri Chuzel arrived at St. Junipero Serra House of Formation in August as the newest seminarians in the Diocese of San Bernardino.
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- Closing Mass caps year of celebrating Diocese’s 40th Anniversary
- Diocese releases list of credibly accused priests
- CFO Clark elected president of national Catholic fiscal management group
- Diocese and Catholic Charities discuss financial burdens of burial
- National V Encuentro gathering sows seeds of hope for more than 100 local delegates
Parish News
Living faith and family
Three generations of the Bonadiman family talk about growing up Catholic and staying committed to their faith
By Natalie Romano
It is Riverside, November 1978.
Banners, choirs, television cameras and thousands of revelers pack Raincross Square to celebrate the Ordination of the first Bishop of San Be...
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- West End ministry group combines faith and fitness
- Rancho Cucamonga parish church debt goes up in smoke
- St. Martha supports Knights of Columbus purchase of ultrasound machines
- Our Lady of Hope reunion to highlight St. Anne heritage
- Growing new Eastvale parish unveils statue of patron, Blessed Oscar Romero
School News
Asian Pacific Youth pray and dialogue with Bishop Barnes
By Cynthia Ronquillo-Francisco
SAN BERNARDINO—To say that the Asian Pacific Youth Day was high energy is an understatement.
For several years now there has been a request to hold the Asian Pacific Youth Day again.
Bishop Gerald R. Barnes
Our “new adventure” reaches the age of 40
By Bishop Gerald Barnes
The following is taken from Bishop Gerald Barnes’ homily at the Nov. 3 Closing Mass Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Diocese.
With Eyes of Faith
What are we searching for?
By Deacon John De Gano
The other day Cheryl and I saw the movie “Searching.” It tells the story of a parent who, facing a family crisis, discovers that he really knew very little about his own child. Now that she is missing he attempts to discover, through the means of social media, who her friends ...
Joyful Witness
Advent approaches, what are you waiting for?
By Fr. Erik Esparza
In the world we live in today a short phrase like “be vigilant” can leave many to feel fear rather than hopeful anticipation at what is to come.
This is Our Faith
All Saints and All Souls days embraced by many Catholic cultures
By Ray Almanza
Fall is the season many people look forward to all year, the time of year that initiates the holiday season, the time of pumpkin spice everything!
Layman's Minute
Love and faith on the open road
It is coming to the end of summer, and we are back from the first leg of the Cruise Director’s Great Northwest Adventure.
Journey Toward Holiness
A case for November as our liturgical pinnacle
By Sr. Mary Garascia, C.P.P.S.
Our journey to holiness, to becoming gradually the Spirit-filled persons God intends, is shaped by our Catholic tradition. Among the ways that happens is through the liturgical year, which channels or directs the flow of our worship of God and our reflections on our re...
Up & Coming
Let me introduce you to young adult Catholics of the Diocese
By Jesus Puentes
There is a multitude of voices that vie for your attention every day. There are commercials for products or television shows, your family and friends asking you to spend time with them, and professors or bosses that expect your full cooperation and undivided attention in the moment ...
Superintendent's Footnotes
Time for our schools to grow
I have experienced the full force of San Bernardino diocesan hospitality since beginning my new position as your Superintendent of Catholic Schools.
Justice Matters
Catholic Social Teaching is equal parts Charity and Justice
By Jeanette Arnquist
First of all, hello to all of my friends and former colleagues in the Church of San Bernardino, as well as those of you whom I have never met. In the six years since I have retired and moved to Arizona a lot has changed, and a lot has not. More about that later.