The Diocese of San Jose Introduces A True Partnership School Model

cbalistreri — Wed, 23 May 2012 21:47:04 +0000

The Catholic Schools of Sunnyvale, St. Martin and St. Cyprian Schools
starts the new Partnership School Model.

CA Bishops Statement on Parental Notification Initiative

cbalistreri — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:23:17 +0000

Statement by Bishop Gerald Wilkerson

President, California Catholic Conference Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles

On the Signature Gathering Efforts for Parental Notification Initiative Read more...

2012 Ordination to the Sacred Order of the Diaconate

cbalistreri — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:38:39 +0000

Congratulations to the 2012 DSJ Deacons Ordained on Saturday, May 12, 2012.
Click here to read more about the new Deacons bio. Read more...

Reverend Father José Antonio Medina Camarena, Vigil and Funeral Mass Schedule

cbalistreri — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:10:42 +0000

Reverend Father José Antonio Medina Camarena
September 15, 1951 – May 6, 2012

Father Tony Medina was born in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, the youngest of the five children of Benjamin and Francisca Medina. He was ordained a priest on August 14, 1982, in Guadalajara, Mexico, for the Misioneros de Guadalupe. Read more...

Statement from California Bishops Upon Qualification of the SAFE California Initiative

cbalistreri — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:07:34 +0000

In January, we the bishops of the California Catholic Conference issued a statement of support for the Savings, Accountability and Full Enforcement for California Act (SAFE California) Initiative, which would replace the penalty of death with one of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Read more...

Bishop McGrath Homily To Follow St. Peter's Example Even To Death

cbalistreri — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:11:42 +0000

Catholic News Agency reports that Bishop Patrick J. McGrath gave the homily at the Tomb of St. Peter during Mass with other Region XI US bishops on their ad limina visit to the Holy See on April 18.

Click here to read the full article.

Bishop McGrath Concelebrates a Mass with Bishops in Rome

cbalistreri — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:47:02 +0000

Bishop Patrick J. McGrath of San Jose, Calif., Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, and Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, retired archbishop of Los Angeles, concelebrates a Mass with bishops from California, Nevada, Hawaii and Utah at the Altar of the Tomb in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica April 18. Read more...

Why is Religious Liberty the First Freedom?

cbalistreri — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:51:55 +0000

Date of Event: April 17, 2012
Time of Event: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location: Santa Clara University, Arts & Sciences Bldg., Wiegand Center
Address: 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA, 95053

Cost of Event: Free Read more...

Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church: A Decade of Crisis

cbalistreri — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:02:31 +0000

Friday May 11, 2012

Location: SCU Benson Memorial Center, California Mission Room
Time: 9am - 5pm Read more...

Nominations Solicited for Prestigious 2012 St. Thomas More Award

cbalistreri — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:20:15 +0000

The St. Thomas More Society of Santa Clara County, an organization of Catholic attorneys and judges, seeks nominations to receive its annual St. Thomas More Award. Nominees should be members of the legal profession who have demonstrated a commitment to Catholic ideals and service to the community, parish, and/or profession. Read more...

St. Martin of Tours School to screen award winning documentary film Finding Kind

cbalistreri — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:55:21 +0000

St. Martin of Tours School will host a premier screening of the Award winning film, Finding Kind on March 29th at 7:00 PM in the School Gym located at 200 O’Connor Drive in San Jose. Tickets are available for $10 in advance at http://findingkindstmartinoftours.eventbrite.com/ or www.stmartinsj.org. Select the link for Finding Kind to be directed to order tickets. Read more...

CRS Collection Help Provide Food, Welcome and Support

cbalistreri — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:42:12 +0000

The CRS Collection touches over 100 million lives through the six agencies it supports, all while keeping Jesus’ message of caring for the least of these in the forefront.

“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me” Read more...

Grant Application Process for Funds From The Catholic Foundation is Now Open

Rjiminez — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:15:54 +0000

The Catholic Foundation of Santa Clara County

We would like to announce that the grant application process for funds from The Catholic Foundation is now open for the following areas:

San Jose Mercury News Highlights DSJ's Archbishop Mitty High School for Embracing The iPad as a Learning Tool.

cbalistreri — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:37:04 +0000

San Jose Mercury News editor Patrick May visits Archibishop Mitty and interviewed the teachers, students and principal on their use of the iPad technology . Click here for the article. Read more...

CA Catholic Bishops Salute “SAFE California” Campaign; Collects 800,000 Signatures for Death Penalty Replacement in Nov

cbalistreri — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:01:56 +0000

As of March 1, “Safe California” had collected 800,000 signatures on the petition for a November ballot measure asking voters to repeal the state’s death penalty. Bishop Gerald Wilkerson, auxiliary bishop for the San Fernando Pastoral Region of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and President of the California Catholic Conference, said: Read more...

Memorial Mass for Reverend Donald McDonnell

cbalistreri — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:58:16 +0000

A Memorial Mass for Reverend Donald McDonnell will be celebrated on Wednesday, February 29th at 7:00 p.m. by Bishop Patrick J. Read more...

Evviva La Festa di San Giuseppe Benvenuti Tutti!

cbalistreri — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:23:17 +0000

San Jose Mercury News Covers the Dedication of our Lady of Refuge Parish

cbalistreri — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:37:06 +0000

Click the title links below for the full story. Read more...

Lenten regulations - Lenten 2012: Easter Sunday, April 8

cbalistreri — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:21 +0000

The season of Lent focuses primarily on two aspects of Christian life. First, we remember our Baptism and reflect on it with those who are preparing to be baptized. Second, we consider how well or poorly we have lived out our baptismal promises, and we observe more intensely the Christian penitential disciplines in order to live more faithfully the vows we made, or will make, at Baptism. Read more...

Six Things Everyone Should Know About The HHS Mandate

cbalistreri — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:19:27 +0000

Washington— The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops offers the following clarifications regarding the Health and Human Services regulations on mandatory coverage of contraceptives, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs.
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