SAN BERNARDINO—The weekend before Father’s Day, Catholic Charities introduced the first Faith, Fathers, Family & Fun event at San Manuel Stadium in San Bernardino. In partnership with the Diocese of San Bernardino, the event celebrating families included an outdoor stadium Mass that began at 9:30 am.
Catholic Bible Institute certifies 28 from diocese
The Catholic Bible Institute is an extension program of Loyola Marymount University. It entails a comprehensive study of the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures focusing on methods of study, sharing and praying with Scripture.
Reflection: The story of our salvation comes to life in the Scriptures
By Milagros Urmeneta
How many times have we hungered and thirsted for God and have sought him in reading His Word in the Bible? How many times have we wanted to hear the voice of God in the scriptures and have wanted to be satisfied in our understanding of Him? But how to know whether that intuition, that understanding, that feeling that drives us to make our decisions, is inspired by the Holy Spirit? The answers are many, but I would like to express my experience.
Annual Asian Pacific Formation Day focuses on consecrated, family life
By Van Hoang
SAN BERNARDINO—The Asian-Pacific Ministry held its annual Formation Day at the Diocesan Pastoral Center on June 20.
The theme for this year was “Call to Holiness through Consecrated and Family Life.”
The Asian-Pacific Ministry was very fortunate to have Father Erik Esparza, JCL, as the keynote speaker.
Diocese rejoices in Ordination of 2 priests
By Andres Rivera
Staff Writer
SAN BERNARDINO—Excitement for the ordination of two Diocesan priests filled the air as scores of people filled the Cathedral Parish at Our Lady of the Rosary and spilled out into the courtyard.
Bishop Gerald Barnes welcomed Johnny Dang and Tyler Tripp into the presbyterate during the Ordination Mass on May 29.
Turning tragedy into ministry
How Jim and Arlene Ragan honored their daughter’s memory with a ministry that provides 1,200 meals a week to the hungry of the San Gorgonio Pass
By Michael J. Medley
For more than 15 years, Carol’s Kitchen has been helping the needy and elderly of the San Gorgonio Pass communities of Banning, Beaumont, and Cabazon by serving free meals at locations in those three cities four days a week.