Participation vs. partisanship

 As the contentious campaign for president continues, the Diocese is drawing a sharp distinction between these two elements of the political process.

By Mary Huber

SAN BERNARDINO—The Diocese continued its efforts to shine greater light on mental illness and the role of faith in addressing it at the Second Annual Behavioral Health Conference on May 11.  

Bishop Barnes celebrates new churches with people of Riverside, Highland and Winchester parishes

 As he gave his homily during the Dedication Mass for the new church at Queen of Angels in Riverside, a crowd of children seated on the steps to the sanctuary before him, Bishop Gerald Barnes held up his hands and uttered part of an old British nursery rhyme.

By Malie Hudson

 In part two of “Journeys to the priesthood,” we introduce the final three seminarians who will be ordained to the priesthood on May 21 by Bishop Gerald Barnes. But before they take their vows, Tomas Guillen, Dominic Vu and Hau Vu (no relation) opened up about life in the seminary and what led them there. 

By John Andrews
Editor

 Even to her death Joyce Drake was a catechist.

 Drake, who served as the Director of the Diocesan Ministry of Educational Services, was called home to God on April 3, Divine Mercy Sunday. She died of complications from cancer.

 Her son, Lucas, said that when Drake realized her condition was terminal, she characteristically looked at the situation as an opportunity to teach.

By Dr. Jose Antonio Medina

 Once again Pope Francis gives us a very beautiful document to guide us in our Christian life. It’s titled “Amoris Laetitia” which means “The Joy of Love,” and it’s focused on family life. It is a long document, approximately 255 pages, but each one of those pages lights in a very concrete manner the way to live so that our families are fountains of joy.