Dominicans host first-annual Cloisters Gala in support of preaching
The Dominican Friars hosted a fundraising garden party on April 22 to advance the order’s mission in an apostolic age.
April 27, 2023
The Dominican Friars hosted a fundraising garden party on April 22 to advance the order’s mission in an apostolic age.
The National Eucharistic Revival is a three-year, grassroots initiative of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. It launched nationally on June 19, 2022, the feast of Corpus Christi. The bishops hope the initiative will restore and reinforce the essential Catholic devotion to the mystery of the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.
Students welcomed Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco to speak about the Church and Catholic perspective surrounding the death penalty as part of Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory juniors’ preparation for the most intensive research project in ethics class all year.
The month of May will see Catholics making appointments at California lawmakers’ offices, phoning and sending emails to lobby for and against four pieces of legislation prioritized by the California Catholic Conference.
We pray for our diaconate candidates that they may continue to discern and heed to the calling of the Holy Spirit.
The word “conversion” has at its root the verb, “convertir,” meaning “to turn around; to turn toward.” This Easter, as hundreds of thousands of new Catholics enter the Catholic Church worldwide, let us consider, as we read these local stories of conversion, our own call to lifelong conversion.
Father William H. McCain peacefully passed away on April 13, 2023. Born March 13, 1957, Father McCain was ordained in 1986 and served in many parishes and positions throughout the Archdiocese.
The Office of Human Life and Dignity of the Archdiocese of San Francisco invites you to join the group to lobby our government representatives on issues of Catholic social justice,
James Peter Sartain was born in Memphis, Tenn. and was ordained on July 15, 1978, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception after studying for the priesthood in Indiana and
James Peter Sartain was born in Memphis, Tenn. and was ordained on July 15, 1978, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception after studying for the priesthood in Indiana and
The youngest of six sons, Bishop Donald Joseph Hying was born in West Allis, Wisconsin, to parents Albert and Catherine Hying on August 18, 1963. He attended St. Aloysius and
Hector Molina is an international evangelist, bible teacher, pilgrimage leader, podcaster, and digital content creator. For over three decades he has traveled the globe proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ
Simone Rizkallah previously worked at St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Phoenix, Arizona as Theology Department Chair and Senior Theology Teacher. She is also an Institute of Catholic Theology Fellow
El Padre John Trigilio, Jr. es oriundo de Erie, Pensilvania, hijo del difunto John Trigilio, Sr. (de ascendencia siciliana) y de su esposa en vida, Elizabeth (de ascendencia polaca). Es
Vicente Del Real is the founder of Iskali. He is currently a student at Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative within the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Stanford Graduate School of
Jesse Romero is a full-time bilingual Catholic Lay Evangelist, who is nationally acclaimed for his dynamic, upbeat Christ centered preaching. His preaching apostolate is “On Fire Evangelization.” Jesse is a
Mission Statement I believe all people can be transformed by a relationship with Jesus Christ and walk in the power of the Holy Spirit. I believe young people can move past the temptations of their generation
Dr. Scott French is a practicing board certified Emergency Physician who noted the rapidly in- creasing rates of depression, suicides, and other behavioral disorders among our youth. In the process
The “Capuchin Family Kitchen” Food Truck made its debut on Palm Sunday weekend in San Francisco. Based in Los Angeles, the food truck visited the city to prepare for a San Francisco version based out of the National Shrine of St. Francis in North Beach.
The study of rhetoric involves the art of effective communication, including the use of language, persuasion, and delivery, to influence or persuade an audience.
Homily for Easter Sunday, St. Mary’s Cathedral
Homily for Easter Vigil Mass, St. Mary’s Cathedral
The Church’s belief in the Holy Eucharist is at the heart of who we are as Catholics; without that, we essentially disappear.
On Wednesday, April 5, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone traveled to Archbishop Riordan High School to celebrate Mass with more than 1,100 students, faculty, and staff. Father Gregory Heidenblut, chaplain at Riordan, and Father Michael Quinn, former chaplain, concelebrated the Mass.
On Saturday, April 1, a time capsule was unearthed from the foot of Mt. Davidson Cross in San Francisco in front of a large crowd of onlookers. Ninety years ago to the day, San Francisco officials and community members gathered at the top of Mt. Davidson Cross to witness Boy Scouts of America Troop 88 bury a sealed copper box at the foot of the Cross to commemorate the first Easter Sunrise Service held there on April 1, 1923.
Homily for Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
Homily for the Holy Hour for Hong Kong, Cardinal Zen and Jimmy Lai, St. Anne of the Sunset
Nearly 100 years after his death, Irish-born Father Peter C. Yorke (1864-1925) is still remembered in the Archdiocese of San Francisco for his fierce and feisty defense of the Catholic faith, Irish nationalism and immigrant laborers.
It is unsurprising that St. John Paul II, in his meditation on the meaning of suffering, explores the problem of human pain and suffering in light of the biblical character of Job. We discover in examining the Book of Job not only rich content for some of the reasons behind suffering but also the way in which suffering undoubtedly affects our relationship with God.