To support your journey, we will provide lesson guidelines for each chapter of selected books. These resources are designed to serve as a helpful framework for your discussions, while still allowing flexibility for your group’s unique insights and reflections. If you need any additional assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Dawn Ponnet. We are here to support you every step of the way! dponnet@holyfamily.org or 626.403.6128
When a death occurs, please call the Pastoral Center. We want to be there for you at this very human, very sacred moment. We are blessed as a community when a family or friend comes to us to join them in their prayer and celebration of the life of a loved one. Those making funeral arrangements are asked to make an appointment with a member of the funeral planning ministry team.
Parish Retreat: Unity in Faith 2025 Click below the watch the Retreat
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.” – Psalm 46:1-2 We are deeply saddened by the devastation caused by the current wildfires and pray that you and your family are safe. As Catholics, we are called to be people with hope. We share in anyone’s loss with hearts full of compassion and a commitment to stand together …
PRAYER AGAINST VIOLENCE God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we come to you burdened and grieved by the evil and destruction of violence, entrusting to your mercy each victim of this horrific crime. Father of mercies and God of all consolation, who console us in our every affliction, comfort the families and friends of each victim, give solace to grieving communities, and bring peace to anxious hearts. O God of peace, who are peace itself and whom a …
Each Week Holy Family will provide questions for Questions for your Household to ponder to discuss and for prayer. There are many good reasons to read the Bible! The Bible is the living Word of God. The Bible was important when it was written, and its message rolls down the ages making it as relevant today! The Bible is one tool to facilitate an encounter with God. Sunday are beacons to learn more. The Mass is full of Bible passages …
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, May the peace of the Risen Lord be with you always! Just as Christ greeted his apprehensive Apostles with these comforting words in the Upper Room on the day of his Resurrection, he extends the same peace to each of us in our moments of fear and uncertainty. Repeating the reassuring phrase, “Peace be with you,” he bestowed upon them an extraordinary gift: the Holy Spirit, with the power to forgive sins (John 20:19-23). …
“Go, set the world on fire!” St. Ignatius of Loyola For more information, email Liz at ignatian@holyfamily.org. Ignatian Spirituality is rooted in the conviction that God is active, personal, and present to us in every person, every place, and every experience. It is spirituality for everyday life. The Ignatian Spiritual Ministry exists to share the practice of Ignatian Spirituality in a warm and welcoming manner and to encourage the deepening of the relationship with the Holy Trinity. Ignatian Spirituality is …
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