Local News
Retired Imperial Valley Police Chief Spreads Devotion
“I do it because it's a blessing,” Madueño said. “I never regret it. I love it.”
How Catholics Are Giving Thanks this Thanksgiving
With lockdowns and all kinds of restrictions all across the state of California, Catholics in the El Centro and Brawley area are finding ways to creatively bring family together and keep the faith for Thanksgiving.
JP2 Radio readies for new decade
IMPERIAL VALLEY –It happens every morning. With the turn of a key or push of a button a car engine fires on, mechanical parts begin whirring...and you turn on your radio.
Around the World
Mexican Lawmakers Urged to Oppose Bill Criminalizing ‘Conversion Therapy’
The bill was discussed during an ordinary session Dec. 5. More than 170 civil society organizations, led by the National Front for the Family and the Citizens’ Initiative for Life and Family, are calling on the political parties represented in the federal Chamber of Deputies (lower house) in Mexico to
An Open Book: December 2023
Originally published at Catholic Mom
Carolyn Astfalk hosts the Open Book linkup: Share what you’re reading and get recommendations from other readers.
Loved as I Am
For years now, I have been working on accepting and internalizing a particular truth about God: that God loves me as I am, no matter what. This has occupied a great deal of my prayer, my spiritual conversations with others, and my writing. I first came to know this truth
This Advent, Don’t Forget That Satan Hates You
You don’t see it as much anymore, but many good Catholic Examinations of Conscience used to refer to a “fear of Hell” as an acceptable, albeit imperfect, means of contrition when confessing one’s sins. Perhaps it’s our modern desensitization to the reality of Hell and the demonic, or the failure
Elite “Ethics” (and the “Ethicist” Advising Them)
Two vignettes: In January 2022, Pope Francis set off a controversy by criticizing people who chose to have pets rather than children. Advocates of “furry babies,” to put it gently, were not amused. Growing up, I liked to read the “Ann Landers” column syndicated in my local newspaper. Landers, and
St. Nicholas of Myra
On Dec. 6, the faithful commemorate a bishop in the early church who was known for generosity and love of children. Born in Lycia in Asia Minor around the late third or fourth century, St. Nicholas of Myra is more than just the inspiration for the modern day Santa. As a