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Oaklander receives Diocesan Medal of Merit for life focused on loving ‘the other’

Sep 18, 2025 Comments Off on Oaklander receives Diocesan Medal of Merit for life focused on loving ‘the other’
Jan 18 @ 6:42 pm

Meg Bowerman has spent decades offering loving presence to those on the margins, and empowering Oakland Catholics to do the same The hometown of proud Oaklander Meg Bowerman is Detroit, Michigan. The song “This World” by fellow Detroiter Audra Kubat states “Each time you open your mouth and walk out…

Missionary sisters celebrate 25 years bringing Christ to Brentwood

Sep 17, 2025 Comments Off on Missionary sisters celebrate 25 years bringing Christ to Brentwood
Jan 18 @ 6:42 pm

Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish will hold a special Mass honoring their service in the East Bay  For 25 years, the Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament and Mary Immaculate have taken their charism for the Eucharist, and shared it in Brentwood through evangelization, faith education, compassion and community.  Immaculate…

Pope Leo canonizes two young Italian saints

Sep 10, 2025 Comments Off on Pope Leo canonizes two young Italian saints
Jan 18 @ 6:42 pm

More than 80,000 people filled St. Peter’s Square in Rome to celebrate the canonization of St. Carlo Acutis and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati on Sunday, Sept. 7.  Among those in attendance were members of the families of both saints: Carlo Acutis’ parents Andrea and Antonina, along with his two siblings…

Teaching ‘companionment’

Aug 26, 2025 Comments Off on Teaching ‘companionment’
Jan 18 @ 6:42 pm

“That is great to be able to teach the faith, but also on a personal level, you have to show it.” Carmen Navarro is the director of religious education at St. Paul Parish in San Pablo. She has walked with countless people who have learned about and experienced God’s love in their…

Scholarships Awarded by the African American Pastoral Center and the Black and Indian Missions Fund

Aug 19, 2025 Comments Off on Scholarships Awarded by the African American Pastoral Center and the Black and Indian Missions Fund
Jan 18 @ 6:42 pm

Brian Swanson, Principal of St. David of Wales School, and Dr. Chiquita T. Tuttle, Director of the African American Pastoral Center, presented two students at St. David of Wales with scholarships for the 2025-2026 School Year.   Students gathered outside to ​watch the presentation on the first day of school,…

United in Prayer with Our Immigrant Community

Aug 5, 2025 Comments Off on United in Prayer with Our Immigrant Community
Jan 18 @ 6:42 pm

Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ, delivered the following remarks at prayer services on Aug. 5 and 6, 2025. His comments have been edited for clarity.  We Catholics believe the Church is the Body of Christ. As St. Paul teaches us, “ If [one] part suffers, all the parts suffer with it;…

Revisiting the Order of Malta Clinic

Jul 29, 2025 Comments Off on Revisiting the Order of Malta Clinic
Jan 18 @ 6:42 pm

The Order of Malta Clinic of Northern California welcomed special guests on July 10. Three of the five founding board members, Herman Carmassi, Tom Greerty and Jack Hockel, DDS, returned to the clinic, some of them seeing it for the first time since its expansion.  

Bishop Barber in Solidarity with Abp. Gomez Regarding Immigration Raids

Jun 11, 2025 Comments Off on Bishop Barber in Solidarity with Abp. Gomez Regarding Immigration Raids
Jan 18 @ 6:42 pm

“Along with my brother bishops, we stand in solidarity with Archbishop Gomez and our sisters and brothers who are sadly impacted by the current situation. Let us recognize we are all God’s children, called to be compassionate toward one another.” Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ ————– Statement from Archbishop Gomez…

A calling’: Why Mario Alioto moved from San Francisco Giants to leading Catholic Charities East Bay

Jun 9, 2025 Comments Off on A calling’: Why Mario Alioto moved from San Francisco Giants to leading Catholic Charities East Bay
Jan 18 @ 6:42 pm

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The Job at Hand for Catholic Charities East Bay and its new CEO

Jun 2, 2025 Comments Off on The Job at Hand for Catholic Charities East Bay and its new CEO
Jan 18 @ 6:42 pm

Localize, evangelize, love with adaptability | Catholic Charities’ Mario Alioto’s calling is to remind the East Bay that ‘the work that we do is for the people who you know.’