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VATICAN CITY – The fundamental rights of all human beings, especially the most vulnerable, must be respected and protected in every situation, Pope Francis said, marking Human Rights Day, Dec.10.Read More -
“You should really come back and see this wall in the morning,” stained-glass artist Margaret Pederson told Catholic San Francisco Dec. 6 during an afternoon visit to St. Augustine Church. “When the sun rises it becomes just like a kaleidoscope.”Read More -
This year’s theme at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is “accompaniment,” and school counselor Tom Farrell takes it both literally and lightly.Read More -
Simbang Gabi, a devotional tradition of the Philippines heralding the birth of the Lord, was launched in a Mass and rites special to the event Dec. 5 at St. Mary’s Cathedral.Read More -
Gregorian chant is sometimes called plainchant but musicians at St. Isabella Parish in San Rafael and St. Ignatius Parish in San Francisco will tell you there is nothing plain about it.Read More -
Our Lady of Guadalupe was everywhere. Thousands of people carried statues and banners depicting her, or wore her image on T-shirts as pilgrims filled St. Mary’s Cathedral and the plaza outside. Bouquets of flowers were stacked in front of her shrine in the cathedral as people brought gifts and prayers to the Queen of Mexico and the Patroness of the Americas.Read More -
Made from wood, cloth or recycled oil drums, Nativity sets and Christmas crèches give people an opportunity to reflect on the coming of Christ into the world. Two San Mateo County parishes, St. Bartholomew and Our Lady of Angels, each hosted an annual display of parishioners’ Nativity sets to highlight the meaning of the Incarnation.Read More -
A Santa Clara conference Nov. 29 challenged Catholics to to establish social justice in their local communities. “Centering Social Justice in the Life of the Church,” presented by Catholic Campaign for Human Development and Catholic Relief Services, discussed issues at the heart of the Catholic Church’s work to build a more just society locally and across the world.Read More
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Saturday, December 15, 12:00 PMMarin Catholic High School, Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and Bon Air Road, Kentfield. Mass at noon in chapel followed by lunch and entertainment in the St. John Paul II Student Center. All disabled people, caregivers invited. RSVP Cheryl Giurlani, (415) 308-4608; cherylgiurlani@gmail.com. Sponsored by Order of Malta.Read More
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Saturday, December 15, 3:00 PMMercy High School, San Francisco, Class of 2008, Mercy High School, 3 p.m., Veronica Granucci, vgranucci31@gmail.com.Read More
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Sunday, December 16, 2:30 PMCantiamo Sonoma presents a concert of a cappella Christmas music, both familiar and rarely heard. Carmelite Monastery of Cristo Rey, San Francisco, 2:30 p.m. Freewill donations accepted. www.cantiamosonoma.org.Read More
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Saturday, December 22, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PMBring turkeys to St. Emydius Church parking lot, 350 DeMontfort Ave., San Francisco, 9 a.m.-noon. All donations benefit St. Anthony’s Dining Room, contact Pierre at SFPierre@aol.com, www.SFTurkeyDrive.com.Read More
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Saturday, December 22, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PMCelebrate Christmas with Daughters of St. Paul at heir new location 3250 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., for Christmas crafts and snacks, and storytelling. www.pauline.org; NorCal@paulinemedia.com, (650) 562-7060.Read More
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Sunday, December 23‘RICHES OF CHRISTMAS’: Laura Bertone, director of worship for the archdiocese, visits with host J.A. Gray on Mosaic, Dec. 23, 5:30 a.m., KPIX Channel 5. The two unwrap “some of the forgotten or neglected treasures and tales of the sacred season when God became man,” producers said. The Christmas season offers a rich array of feasts and remembrances from Dec. 25 through Jan. 13, the baptism of Jesus. sfarch.org/mosaic-tv. ORGAN CONCERT: Christoph Tietze, music director and organist for St. Mary’s Cathedral, celebrates his 50th year as a church organist, in concert Dec. 23, 4 p.m., at the cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco. Chris notes that he played for his “first Mass Dec. 25, 1968.” The program will feature the works of Bach, Pachelbel, Daquin, Franck. Freewill offerings at door. (415) 567-2020. www.stmarycathedralsf.org. LIVE NATIVITY: Porziuncola Nuova, Vallejo and Columbus, San Francisco, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Presented by The Knights of St. Francis, www.knightsofsaintfrancis.com.Read More
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