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It’s that time of year. Fido and Fluffy (or whatever trendy name dogs and cats are going by these days) are invited to church. Many parishes are holding a Blessing of the Animals this weekend. It’s in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. Check out your nearest Catholic church for times [...]

Today marks the feast of St. Michael, St. Raphael and St. Gabriel. Do you remember their respective roles in Scripture? Test your memory with their brief bio at AmericanCatholic. Despite living near Glendale’s St. Raphael Parish for a time, his biblical presence was toughest for me to pin. The easiest? Gabriel. Now, how about a [...]

The Valley has Children First Academy to educate homeless students and connect them to needed resources. The San Diego area apparently has San Pasqual Academy. It’s a residential high school for teenagers in the foster care system — the nation’s first. The school appears to be growing too. And that’s not so much a good [...]

Now that fall is in full swing, so is our weekend calendar. How do you plan to support the Church or those vulnerable in our community this weekend? Check out your options. Aid to Women Center’s Fall Gala — 6:30 p.m Sept. 24 at Diocesan Pastoral Center. Evening is free with a chance to support [...]

In cleaning out older email, I ran across this video from last week’s xt3 update. It’s the winning entry from a New York contest encouraging youth to avail themselves to the sacrament of confession. Definitely a video that hits home if you ask me or a Catholic of any age, I hope. Inspired to find [...]