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.

Deacon Angelbert Chikere shares some of his thoughts as he prepares for Ordination on Monday, September 7, at 9:00 am.

When we watch the evening news, we are saddened by the violence in our community.

Deacon Robain Lamba shares some of his thoughts as he prepares for Ordination on Monday, September 7, at 9:00 am.

Deacon Joseph Tran shares some of his thoughts as he prepares for Ordination on Monday, September 7, at 9:00 am.

On Tuesday evening, August 4, the Institute for Leadership in Ministry’s Class of 2020 gathered with Bishop Oscar Cantú on the lawn at the rear of St. Joseph Cathedral Basilica for their graduation Mass.

Nothing can be more powerful than a Catholic who knows, practices, and proclaims the faith.

By Paige Ashton, St. Leo the Great class of 2016 and recent graduate from Archbishop Mitty class of 2020. She has shared her thoughts and feelings regarding the recent protests about George Floyd and designed the featured picture.