On Sunday, June 18, the annual Collection for Retired Diocesan Priests will be conducted at parishes throughout the Diocese.
Not to be confused with the Annual Retirement Fund for Religious, the Collection for Retired Diocesan Priests assists local retired diocesan priests in need.
By Malie Hudson
RIVERSIDE—A team of over 30 behavioral health specialists and medical professionals treated 263 parishioners during a free clinic held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Riverside on April 30.
When Father Paul Schmidt, SVD, told his fellow Sir Knights of Monsignor Flanagan Assembly 0059, Riverside, that it had been almost 10 years without a U.S. flag flying over the nearby Divine Word Seminary Retreat Center, they were determined to correct this situation as a part of their patriotic duty.
SAN BERNARDINO—The Annual Diocesan Awards made room for a new category on May 19 as Bishop Gerald Barnes added his Episcopal Amar Es Entregarse Award to the proceedings.
DALLAS, TX—In tribute to her national leadership in catechesis, Maria Sedano received the F. Sadlier Dinger Award from the noted publisher of religious education and Catholic school texts and resources on May 22.
SAN BERNARDINO—Custody battles, juvenile crime, truancy, abuse and separation from family.
These are just some of the traumas impacting children and youth in the Diocese that involve the court system.
