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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…
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…
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…
“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…
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,…
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.
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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.’