As they prepare to be ordained to the priesthood next month, Carlos Martinez, Ken Vu and Jose Antonio Orozco reflect on their calling

By Malie Hudson

 After nearly ten years filled with classes, studying, papers, projects, deep reflection and intense prayer, six men will be ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Gerald Barnes on May 21. 

 In part one of this article, we introduce three of the six men who share a common desire to answer the call to priesthood and whose family and church played a part in nurturing the seed of vocation within them. 

By Gloria Chavez-Martinez

RIVERSIDE—Springtime is a time of sowing and renewal. Catholic Charities is kicking off the season with a new Community Garden being planted at the Riverside “Center of Hope” Regional Office. 

SAN BERNARDINO—The Diocese of San Bernardino is once again hosting a Behavioral Health Conference on May 11 at the Diocesan Pastoral Center. 

 Catholic Men’s Fellowship (CMF), a non-profit religious organization that helps men establish faith sharing groups in their parish and provides support to existing men’s faith groups, has received permanent approval as an Apostolic Group in the Diocese of San Bernardino.

By John Andrews
Editor

 A couple of fences and a dry levee covering the approximate length of a football field was all that separated Bishop Gerald Barnes from Pope Francis as the Holy Father celebrated Mass in Ciudad Juarez on February 17.

By Malie Hudson

 Adult catechumens preparing for Baptism were welcomed in Rites of Election held in each of the six vicariates of the diocese in the days following Ash Wednesday.