By Malie Hudson
Every fall marks a special time of the year when Catholics and people of all faiths are invited to a series of special Masses – Red, Blue and White – to pray and bless those serving in the legal community, public safety and healthcare professions, respectively.
On Oct. 22, Our Lady of Solitude Catholic Church in Palm Springs held a four-day celebration of the visit of Our Lady of Saint John of the Lakes, concluding with a special Mass for which Bishop Gerald Barnes was the principal celebrant. The statue is second only to Our Lady of Guadalupe among the most popular images of the Virgin Mary in Mexico.
Five days after President Donald Trump ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish (OLPH) in Riverside began offering workshops for DACA recipients in the Diocese to assist them with the many questions and concerns they had regarding their immigration status and renewal process.
GRAND TERRACE—One arrived straight from high school.
September 27 marked the kickoff of a global, two-year campaign of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to raise awareness and foster solidarity with the estimated 65 million migrants who are on the move worldwide.