Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church

Since 1988, current and former Los Angeles gang members have been transforming their lives through Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention, recovery, and re-entry program in the world. Founded by Jesuit Fr. Gregory Boyle, who came to know and earn the trust of gang members and their families when he was an East L.A. pastor Read More…

Former gang members to move into unique Hollywood monastery

When I was in youth group many years ago, our pastor took all us wild, barbarous teenagers to a nice restaurant and taught us how to behave in polite company. It was a daunting task. We were (the boys, at least) a group of rowdy, loud, immature people. We’d just as soon wrestle in the Read More…

What is the virtue of decorum?

Until recently, Haiti was among a number of countries whose immigrants have Temporary Protected Status (TPS), protecting their right to remain in the United States due to unsafe conditions in their country of origin.  The United States, however, announced an end to TPS for Haitians as of February 3 — a move which would affect Read More…

U.S. bishops speak out in defense of Haitian immigrants

The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is one of the most profound gifts the Church offers her children, yet today, it is often overlooked or misunderstood. This sacrament brings Christ’s healing grace and strength at any point of serious illness or danger, preparing the soul and body for whatever God’s will may be. Read More…

How Babe Ruth shows us importance of Anointing of the Sick

Lana Turner, famously discovered at a Hollywood soda fountain, experienced a dizzying rise, soon becoming MGM’s biggest and most glamorous star. I have come a long way since 1937. I almost can’t believe how far. I think it’s because I’ve been close to God these last two years. —Lana Turner,  Lana: The Lady, the Legend, Read More…

Lana Turner found “inner peace” when she found God

Some weeks ago, Cardinal Virgilio David, bishop of Kalookan, called on Filipinos to join a trillion-peso march — a collective, conscience-led act against widespread political corruption. We’ve done marches before, most notably in 1986, when a prayerful housewife led our people to topple a dictator. Since then, little has changed. A wise Filipino Jesuit suggested Read More…

Solidarity: The anti-corruption superpower Filipinos (and others) need?

Vatican representatives are in the process of reviewing the life of Pedro Ballester, a British university student who died of cancer in 2018, to gauge whether his canonization cause should be opened. [...]

“Little Nellie” was a 4-year-old child from Cork, Ireland, whose piety and closeness to God led in part to the lowering of the age at which children could receive their first holy Communion. [...]

As Catholics mark the Feast of St. Josephine Bakhita on February 8, harrowing testimonies from survivors of human trafficking across Africa are shedding light on the horrendous treatment they endure. John, a mechanic from Nigeria, [...]

We live in a hard time for young men in our country. It’s a time that too often seems to feed the worst male instincts, from weakling drone to selfish bully. Becoming a mature Christian [...]