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	Arsonist's fire destroys St. John Vianney Church
	St. John Vianney Church: A 'commitment to excellence'
	'Build a City of Charity in L.A.,' archbishop urges fellow priests
	Blessed John Paul II: A Litany of Saints
	Making Saints
	A journey of the heart
	Christian service: 'I really enjoy it and I want to do it'
	Diaconate formation: 'All that I thought it would be and more'
	Sisters Servants of Mary have much to celebrate in 2011
	Stations' multi-sensory meditation uses art, music and yoga
	Expressing 'God's creativity': Student artwork at Cathedral
	Richard C. Dunn, leading real estate broker, dies at 84
	La Reina wins State Mock Trial title
	Our Lady of Guadalupe moves forward in building new church
	Mother's Day Rosary Pilgrimage set for 34th year
	Archbishop says church doesn't fear truth about Pius XII in WW II

Viewpoints
	'Total body safety': Beyond the myth of the bathing suit

Liturgy
	The language of Easter: Focus on God's goodness and love

Spirituality
	There is always a rising from the ashes
	The Passion of Jesus According to John

Entertainment
	Movie Reviews

Sports
	CYO promotes PLC 'sports as ministry' program

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Arsonist's fire destroys St. John Vianney Church
After celebrating the Saturday evening vigil Mass April 16 in the O'Callaghan Parish Center --- some 40 yards away from the burnt-out shell of St. John Vianney Church, which was set ablaze by one or more arsonists just 17 hours earlier --- Archbishop José Gomez pledged his support to still stunned parishioners, saying he looked forward to being at the dedication of their new church in Hacienda Heights.


St. John Vianney Church: A 'commitment to excellence' The parish dedicated to the renowned confessor St. John Vianney, the 'Cure of Ars,' was established in 1965 and two years later the founding pastor, Father James O'Callaghan broke ground for the permanent church.


'Build a City of Charity in L.A.,' archbishop urges fellow priests A former Civil War soldier who became a priest 'called to do more' offered a focus for Archbishop José Gomez' homily at the annual Chrism Mass, celebrated April 18 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.


Blessed John Paul II: A Litany of Saints As the Church celebrates the Easter Vigil and the singing of the Litany of Saints, The Tidings this week presents a list of the 483 saints whom soon-to-be-beatified Pope John Paul II canonized.


Making Saints In official Church procedures there are three steps to sainthood: a candidate becomes 'Venerable,' then 'Blessed' and then 'Saint.'


A journey of the heart His Catholic faith has guided stroke survivor Michael Ramos through recovery.


Christian service: 'I really enjoy it and I want to do it' For Angelene Dascanio, Morgan Gilcrest and Kristin Mack, being involved in multiple service projects and organizations in school, parish and community was a matter of doing what would make a positive difference for others.


Diaconate formation: 'All that I thought it would be and more' Ordination to the diaconate is less than three months away for the 48 candidates and their wives who have journeyed for nearly five years in the Santa Barbara Region diaconate formation class.


Sisters Servants of Mary have much to celebrate in 2011 It's shaping up to be a banner year for the Sisters Servants of Mary Congregation. The first week of April, Pope Benedict XVI signed a decree for the Oct. 29 beatification of Servants of Mary Sister Maria Catalina, an early member of the congregation founded in Spain in 1851 to care for the frail, poor and dying.


Stations' multi-sensory meditation uses art, music and yoga Two years ago, during a spring evening in Seattle, Microsoft lawyer Anne Kelley was lamenting to a friend after church choir practice about their parish's lack of Stations of the Cross.


Expressing 'God's creativity': Student artwork at Cathedral The spiritual aspects of Holy Week and the Easter season are themes of a unique art installation at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, representing the first time young artists from the Los Angeles Archdiocese have been invited to share their creative vision.


Richard C. Dunn, leading real estate broker, dies at 84 Funeral services will be held April 25 at St. Andrew Church for Richard C. (Dick) Dunn, scion of a three-generation Los Angeles commercial real estate brokerage dynasty, who died April 15 in Pasadena from an inoperable brain hemorrhage.


La Reina wins State Mock Trial title State and national honors have come in recent months to La Reina High School of Thousand Oaks.


Our Lady of Guadalupe moves forward in building new church Through a variety of fundraising efforts and campaigning, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church parishioners have raised more than $5 million in funding, 80 percent of the total goal, toward building a new church.


Mother's Day Rosary Pilgrimage set for 34th year For the thirty-fourth consecutive year, three San Gabriel Valley parishes will host a Mother's Day Rosary Pilgrimage in honor of the Blessed Mother and all earthly mothers.

Transfiguration Church: Where God uses everyone


Archbishop says church doesn't fear truth about Pius XII in WW II Addressing the continuing controversy over Pope Pius XII's actions during World War II, Archbishop Timothy Dolan expressed sympathy before a Jewish audience April 12 at researchers' 'present frustration about the pace of opening the Vatican Archives' from that period.


Virginia bans abortion coverage in state health insurance exchanges Virginia became the seventh state to bar abortion coverage from being offered by private insurance companies through the new state-run health insurance exchanges that were mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the sweeping health-reform law passed last year by Congress.