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A Reflection on Bishop Pierre DuMaine, Founding Bishop of the Diocese of San José

With the Gold Rush in 1849, the population of Santa Clara County grew rapidly, resulting in the need for both religious and educational institutions in the Santa Clara Valley.

Writing about Father Mateo Sheedy is a privilege, but remembering him during the 40th diocesan anniversary is even more so.

There’s nothing flashy about faithful intercessory prayer, but God notices. Here's how to say, “I’ll pray for you,” and mean it.

“Today, all churches were closed because of the influenza that continues to spread,” wrote Monsignor Henrique Augusto Ribeiro, pastor at Five Wounds Portuguese National Parish, in his diary on December 18, 1918.

In the 1940s, Mexicans began arriving to join Puerto Rican families in the Mayfair neighborhood of San José.

On this 40th anniversary, we remember the events leading to the formation of the Diocese of San José with great fondness.

I think that if we asked any mother what she wanted most for her child, she would likely answer, “to be happy.”

When Helen Hansen, a Chicago social worker, journeyed to the Santa Clara Valley in 1955, she would have seen orchards but also a booming suburban community on the southern edge of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Every assignment has been tremendously gratifying, and all have been a surprise to me.

I feel like my faith keeps failing. What can I do to maintain a strong and lively faith?

Make this with fresh rosemary on a bright spring day this May.

Tôi quen Đức Cha Pierre DuMaine từ khi ngài còn làm giám đốc điều hợp các trường Công giáo, và tôi làm giám đốc đặc trách chương trình giáo lý trong Tổng Giáo phận San Francisco.

Celebrating the Quincentennial Anniversary of the Christianization of the Philippines.

Enter “Little Saigon” into a search engine, and up comes a list of several Vietnamese enclaves bearing this name.

She dedicated her life to educating poor children in the first half of the 20th century.

Thiên Chúa luôn mời gọi dân mình bước vào một cuộc hành trình.

Many remember Monsignor Eugene Boyle as a social justice activist.

On a Saturday afternoon in 2004, the Institute for Leadership in Ministry’s (ILM) first-year students were in class listening to a presentation on Filipino culture as part of the day’s topic: the Ethnic Cultures of the Diocese.

I’m always hearing I must network to advance. Can’t I just do my job?

Ask any priest, deacon, or religious sister or brother and they will share with you how they came to know of their vocation.

For some, 40 years is a lifetime.

The ministry of permanent deacons is a unique vocation within the Catholic Church.