The Diocesan Office of Restorative Justice has announced Lenten Memorial Masses for the victims and survivors, families and all those who have lost a loved one to murder or suicide. Families are welcome to bring a small framed photo of their loved one.
Interfaith discussion of Laudato Si scheduled at Pastoral Center
Three prominent religious leaders will come together Tuesday evening, February 16 for an inter-religious dialogue on the care of the environment. Rabbi Michael Lotker, Dr. Imad Bayoun and Father Benedict Nwachukwu, V.F. are scheduled to speak at the event, “The Care for our Common Home.” They will respond to Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment which was released last summer.
DDF Campaign builds up our community of believers
By David Dolores
Pope Francis has declared this the Year of Mercy to “be a time for Catholics to contemplate just how merciful God has been to them and to understand better how they are called to be merciful to others in turn.” The DDF Annual Appeal is our opportunity to partner with our brothers and sisters in Christ in building up the community of believers here in the Diocese of San Bernardino.
Meins family meets with President Obama, lawmakers on gun control
By John Andrews
Editor
Trenna Meins is well aware that recently proposed federal laws and executive actions on gun control probably would not have saved her late husband, Damian, from death at the hands of Islamic terrorists at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino on December 2.
Migration Mass draws record crowd
COACHELLA—In an election year, the Diocesan Migration Mass fittingly was not without political overtones.
But the Jan. 10 liturgy was also underscored by powerful personal testimonies of those seeking refuge in the United States from extreme danger in their home country. And if the sprawling outdoor crowd at Our Lady of Soledad Parish in Coachella that exceeded 1,500 was any indication, the message of “welcoming the stranger” clearly resonated.
OneLife LA attracts thousands in support of life
By Clara Fox
THE TIDINGS
LOS ANGELES—Carrying banners and signs to celebrate the sanctity of life from conception to natural death, thousands of Catholics and Christians of different denominations, including hundreds from the Diocese of San Bernardino, joined together as they walked through the streets of downtown Los Angeles Jan. 23 in support of OneLife LA.