August 15 – Prayers for Children

  On the 15th of each month, join in worldwide focus of blessing, prayer, and positive thought for all children and youth. The world is rampant with hatred and discrimination. The outcome: war, ethnic cleansing, genocide, hatred between religious groups, lack of equity and discrimination. Today many young people are leading the way out of negativity with generosity and acceptance of all. Others even children are being taught hatred and distrust by parents, schools and religious leaders. – May all …

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Diaconate Journey Continues – Ignatian Spirituality

May 18th was our last Spiritual Direction and the turning in of our last homework as Deacon Aspirants. We also spent the afternoon with Jerry Frumento who is a passionate instructor on the Old Testament. Our last Spiritual Direction marked the completion of the 19th Annotation of the St. Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. This, like so many other aspects of this year seemed so far away last September.  Each member of the Aspirancy Diaconate group met with their Spiritual Director, which was …

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May 15 – Pray for Children

May 15 – Prayer Day for Children. Let us join in world unity by focusing our blessing, prayer and thought to children who are hungry and starving. In Somalia 130,000 children died of starvation – in Haiti children eat mud pies – in Brazil the garbage pickers – Russia the sewage dwellers – Syria the refugee camps -the long lines at US food banks……….. the list continues in every country. Let us also include in our prayers that politics no …

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World Day of Prayer For Vocations

In 1963, Pope Paul VI designated the fourth Sunday of Easter, or Good Shepherd Sunday, as World Day of Prayer for Vocations.  The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops reminds us that the purpose of World Day of Prayer for Vocations is to publically fulfill the Lord’s instruction to “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest” (Matthew 9:38; Luke 10:2). The primary focus of this Feast is to pray that men and women who are …

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Highlights from Vatican II Father Bishop Remi J. De Roo

To watch the six sessions The Story, Our Faith Story, in a Nutshell We are Called–Dignity & Challenge Building the City of God–A Eucharistic People in Action Major insights from Key Documents of the Council Our Spirituality in the Light of Vatican II Living the Vision Today Holy Family continues to screen the history of Vatican II, The Faithful Revolution, in a series of one hour videos Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. (May 9 & 16) in St. Joseph Center. It …

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Women and The Church: Pillars & Prophets

Tuesday, June 18th at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Part II:  What 21st Century Women can learn from Teresa of Avila, Catherine of Siena and Mary Ward. Cambria Smith, Parish Life Director, shares at presentation on how women have impacted the Catholic Church from its Gospel roots to the present day. For two millennia, women have shaped and influenced the Catholic Church in ways that are often unrecognized, but which have been vital for the growth and survival of our …

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How is the Pope Elected?

Last month, on March 13th, the Catholic Church welcomed our 266th Pope as head of the worldwide Catholic Church, Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City State.  Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, born in Latin America, but Italian by descent, chose the name of Francis as he accepted his election as Supreme Pontiff and assumed his new role, following in the footsteps of St. Peter. The media swarmed Rome and the Vatican City to cover …

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Conversion of a Different Nature

by Evelyn Barge Conversion technology may sound like a machine designed to swap out American dollars for euros or pesos, but the reality is much different. These technologies actually transform solid waste into useful products—particularly renewable energy. Here in the Los Angeles area and the U.S. at large, waste-to-energy conversion systems are still an up-and-coming concept. But in many parts of the world, conversion technologies are already in place providing energy for entire populations. In Sweden, for example, the waste …

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Holy Family Men’s Retreat

Holy Family Parish Retreat for men will be held at the Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center in the city of Sierra Madre on the weekend on March 15-17. Join the Men of Holy Family in prayer with the Passionist retreat team on the lovely grounds with the peaceful atmosphere of Mater Dolorosa. Check-in starts at 3:00 p.m. on Friday and concludes early Sunday afternoon after Mass.  The theme is Memory of the Passion (a perfect lenten reflection). Requested donation is $180.00 …

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Holy Family Parish Mission February 25-27

The fruits of our Parish Mission Being a Catholic in the 21st Century A Parish Mission for all Young Adults, Adults and Seniors with Father Richard Leonard, SJ. Parish Missions are a time for us to reflect on where we have been, where we are and where we are going. This mission will focus on the issues that confront us as Christians in the contemporary world and offer practical direction about how we can live a deeper life of faith. …

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