By Mario Martinez
Have you heard that there have been changes to how we celebrate the Sacrament of Matrimony?
Formerly called the Rite of Marriage (1969), the newly released translation of The Order of Celebrating Matrimony (2016) took effect at the beginning of this year.
The Diocese of San Bernardino is collaborating with Loyola Marymount University (LMU) to propose a degree completion program that would enable those with an associate degree, or a bachelor’s degree from another country, to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theological Studies. The proposed start date for the program is January 2018.
No current Ordinary in the United States has held his post longer than Bishop Gerald Barnes.
His longevity and legacy will be celebrated throughout 2017 when the 25th Anniversary of his Ordination as a Bishop is celebrated in the Diocese.
By Natalie Romano
It is downtown San Bernardino in early December.
“I’m so hungry. I don’t feel good. I’m so hungry.”
Even worse than physical death is the death of being forgotten.
Monsignor Gerard Lopez, S.T.L., focused on this idea during his homily at a Memorial Mass held December 2 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery to mark the one-year anniversary of the terror attack at the Inland Regional Center that claimed 14 lives and injured 22 more.
By John Andrews
Editor
Trenna and Damian Meins had always shared a concern about gun violence and how it is addressed in the law. Sometimes their view was a cause of tension among friends and extended family who saw the gun issue differently, she recalls.
