What choices would you make if you had little time or money to spare? Could you live a month in poverty? Close to 100 participants explored these questions together at a Catholic Charities Poverty Simulation on November 17th at the Diocesan Pastoral Center.
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe lifts local spirits in dark time
By Petra Alexander
The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a direct road, without curves, that connects us with God’s mercy.
Fr. Rolheiser leads reflection on mercy with diocesan clergy
SAN BERNARDINO—Renowned Catholic writer and speaker Father Ron Rolheiser, O.M.I., helped more than 230 priests and deacons prepare for the Year of Mercy when he facilitated the Clergy Day of Prayer on the subject Dec. 2 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in San Bernardino.
Ordination of seven new deacons greeted with joy
By Natalie Romano
RANCHO CUCAMONGA—“It’s glorious! It’s like getting married all over again.”
But this time John Cruz didn’t put on a wedding ring. Instead he donned a sacred stole and became a deacon.
Diocese prepares for Year of Mercy
Building a Mercy Cross, feeding and clothing the poor, making a pilgrimage, setting up a 24-hour confessional and organizing a Marian feast.
These are just some of the activities expected in the Diocese of San Bernardino during the Year of Mercy, which begins on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, December 8. The Diocese will begin the Jubilee with an Opening Mass celebrated by Bishop Gerald Barnes at Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral in San Bernardino on that day.
Bishop Barnes authorizes signature gathering for referendum on assisted suicide
SAN BERNARDINO—In the wake of California Governor Jerry Brown’s October 5 signing of a controversial bill that legalized physician assisted suicide, the Diocese of San Bernardino is part of a statewide effort to repeal the law through a voter referendum targeted for the November 2016 ballot.