Angelus News | May 17, 2019 | Vol. 4 No. 18
A priest waits while sitting in a confessional box in the Cathedral of Barcelona. A new bill making its way through the California legislature would seek to force priests to break divine law in order to follow civil law. But would requiring priests to break the seal of confession in cases of alleged child sexual abuse really prevent abuse? On page 10, editor Pablo Kay weighs both sides of the debate surrounding SB 360 and looks at how similar legislation has fared in other places. On page 13, contributing editor Mike Aquilina recounts the history of confessional secrecy as a key part of the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation in the Catholic faith. And on page 3, Archbishop José H. Gomez writes why the bill is a “mortal threat to the religious freedom of every Catholic.”
A priest waits while sitting in a confessional box in the Cathedral of Barcelona. A new bill making its way through the California legislature would seek to force priests to break divine law in order to follow civil law. But would requiring priests to break the seal of confession in cases of alleged child sexual abuse really prevent abuse? On page 10, editor Pablo Kay weighs both sides of the debate surrounding SB 360 and looks at how similar legislation has fared in other places. On page 13, contributing editor Mike Aquilina recounts the history of confessional secrecy as a key part of the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation in the Catholic faith. And on page 3, Archbishop José H. Gomez writes why the bill is a “mortal threat to the religious freedom of every Catholic.”
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LA Catholic Events<br />
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Sat., <strong>May</strong> <strong>18</strong><br />
NPM Presents: Music Ministry “Lend Us Your Ear.”<br />
St. John Fisher Church, 5448 Crest Rd., Rancho Palos<br />
Verdes, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. All are invited to honor<br />
and listen to music ministers, including music directors,<br />
instrumentalists, cantors, leads, and choral<br />
singers, for conversation, music activities, and refreshments.<br />
RSVP required ASAP to Tiffany at theresaphimsings@gmail.com<br />
(English) or jgmmusic678@<br />
gmail.com (Spanish).<br />
32nd Annual Walk for Life South Bay. South Side<br />
Veterans Park in Redondo Beach, registration 7:30<br />
a.m., with coffee, bagels, selfie and kids’ booths,<br />
raffles, and more. 5K walk along the beach starts<br />
at 8:30 a.m. Local event sponsors: Barden Electric,<br />
Inc., Hope Chapel, His Life Woodworks, Dan and Linda<br />
Houston, St. Lawrence Referral Group, Dan and<br />
<strong>No</strong>reen Thomas. Register at supportphctorrance.org<br />
or call 424-263-4855.<br />
Ministry Renewal for Lectors. San Gabriel Mission,<br />
428 S. Mission Dr., San Gabriel, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.<br />
Register at laliturgy.org.<br />
Foster Care and Adoption Information Meeting.<br />
Children’s Bureau’s Magnolia Place, 1910 Magnolia<br />
Ave., Los Angeles, or Children’s Bureau, 27200 Tourney<br />
Rd., Ste. <strong>17</strong>5, Valencia, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Discover<br />
if you have the willingness, ability, and resources to<br />
take on the challenge of helping a child in need. RSVP<br />
or learn more at 213-342-0162 or toll free at 800-<br />
730-3933, or email RFrecruitment@all4kids.org.<br />
Mozart Requiem Concert. St. Bede the Venerable,<br />
215 Foothill Blvd., La Canada Flintridge, 8 p.m. Performed<br />
by the St. Bede Choir and the ELAC Chamber<br />
Chorale under the direction of Dr. Anthony Lupica.<br />
Suggested donation: $25/person at the door, online at<br />
www.bede.org, or in the parish center. RSVP, information,<br />
and tickets available at 8<strong>18</strong>-949-4300. All proceeds<br />
benefit the St. Bede Choir and Music Ministry.<br />
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Circle Retreat: “Christ Revealed<br />
Through the Beauty of Native American<br />
Traditions.” St. Lawrence Martyr Church parish hall,<br />
1940 S. Prospect Ave., Redondo Beach, 9 a.m.-4<br />
p.m. Presented by Deacon Andy Orosco. Freewill offering<br />
accepted. Continental breakfast and lunch will<br />
be served. Contact Mary Meier at 310-901-2432 or<br />
email marymeier1231@gmail.com.<br />
Sun., <strong>May</strong> 19<br />
Rosary Service. Shrine to the Unborn at Holy Cross<br />
Cemetery, 5835 W. Slauson Ave., Culver City. Service<br />
begins at 2 p.m., with procession from the Risen<br />
Christ Chapel to the shrine, led by the Fourth Degree<br />
Color Corps and Assembly Officers. Rosary will<br />
be recited and a floral offering will be presented to<br />
Mary. Scripture reading, homily by Father Peter Mallin,<br />
OFM, and hymn will conclude the service. All are<br />
welcome.<br />
Mon., <strong>May</strong> 20<br />
Mass with Healing Service. St. Linus Church, 13915<br />
Shoemaker Ave., <strong>No</strong>rwalk, 7:30 p.m. Celebrant: Father<br />
Stephen Viblanc. Call 562-921-6649.<br />
St. Padre Pio Healing Mass. St. Anne Church, 340<br />
10th St., Seal Beach, 1 p.m. Celebrant: Father Al<br />
Scott. Call 562-537-4526.<br />
Wed., <strong>May</strong> 22<br />
St. Rita of Cascia Feast Day Celebration. St. Rita<br />
Church, 3<strong>18</strong> N. Baldwin Ave., Sierra Madre. 8 a.m.<br />
Mass, blessings with St. Rita relic throughout the day,<br />
Armenian Rite Mass at 12 p.m., blessing and distribution<br />
of roses, adoration and benediction at 7 p.m.<br />
Call 626-355-1292 or visit st-rita.org.<br />
Fri., <strong>May</strong> 24<br />
Married Couples Retreat. Sacred Heart Retreat<br />
House, 920 East Alhambra Rd., Alhambra, 5 p.m.-<br />
<strong>May</strong> 26, 1 p.m. Are you in need of growing deeper<br />
in your relationship with your spouse? A married<br />
couples retreat with the Carmelite Sisters and Father<br />
Bryce Sibley might be exactly what you need!<br />
Includes five meals, beginning with dinner on Friday<br />
and concluding with breakfast on Sunday. Register<br />
at sacredheartretreathouse.com or email retreatcoordinator@carmelitesistersocd.com<br />
or call 626-289-<br />
1353, ext. 204.<br />
Sat., <strong>May</strong> 25<br />
St. Padre Pio Birthday Celebration. St. Denis Church<br />
parish hall, 2151 S. Diamond Bar Blvd., Diamond Bar,<br />
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Speakers: Dominic Berardino and Father<br />
Bill Delaney, SJ. Topics include “St. Padre Pio:<br />
Miracle Worker and Mystic” and “Extraordinary Happenings<br />
in the Life of St. Padre Pio.” Day includes<br />
Mass, blessing, healing prayer, and veneration of<br />
Pio’s relic glove. Cost: $20/person through <strong>May</strong> 20,<br />
$25 at the door. Bring a sack lunch. Contact SCRC at<br />
8<strong>18</strong>-771-1361 or email spirit@scrc.org or visit www.<br />
scrc.org.<br />
Sat., June 1<br />
Italian Catholic Club 5th Anniversary Dinner. Spumoni’s<br />
Restaurant outdoor patio, 249<strong>17</strong> Pico Canyon<br />
Rd., Stevenson Ranch, 6 p.m. Authentic Italian food,<br />
one complimentary bottle of wine per table, a raffle<br />
and dancing to the live music of Duo Domino. Cost:<br />
$45/person, prepaid. Call Anna Riggs for reservations<br />
and information at 661-645-7877.<br />
Sat., June 8<br />
When One Door Closes: Day of Recollection for<br />
People in Transition. Mary & Joseph Retreat Center,<br />
5300 Crest Rd., Rancho Palos Verdes, 8:30 a.m.-<br />
4 p.m. Join those who have lost loved ones, gone<br />
through divorce, sickness, new jobs, and other transition<br />
periods in seeking spiritual healing. Cost: $60/<br />
person and includes lunch. Call Marlene Velazquez at<br />
310-377-4867, ext. 234 for reservations or information.<br />
Conscious Contact: 10th & 11th Step Reflections<br />
for People in Recovery. Mary & Joseph Retreat<br />
Center, 5300 Crest Rd., Rancho Palos Verdes, 5:30-9<br />
p.m. Evening of reflection, beginning with a Feast of<br />
Gratitude, will offer people in recovery an opportunity<br />
for fellowship, renewal, and another look at our relationship<br />
with God. Bring a friend, sponsee, spouse, or<br />
partner and be renewed in your program of spiritual<br />
recovery. Cost: $60 by <strong>May</strong> 24, includes dinner. Call<br />
Marlene Velazquez at 310-377-4867, ext. 234 for<br />
reservations or information.<br />
Sat., June 15<br />
Healing Workplace Conflicts. Mary & Joseph Retreat<br />
Center, 5300 Crest Rd., Rancho Palos Verdes, 9 a.m.-<br />
4 p.m. Find the courage and strength to invite light,<br />
integration, and healing into work situations. Dr. Pamela<br />
Davidson is a researcher who has developed a<br />
workplace training program, “Creating Positive Organizational<br />
Climate by Design.” Father Thomas Kelly is<br />
an Air Force chaplain (Ret.) who has served the military<br />
for more than 30 years, counseling those with<br />
PTSD. Cost, $50/person ($55 after June 7), lunch<br />
included. Call Marlene Velazquez at 310-377-4867,<br />
ext. 234 for reservations or information.<br />
Sat., June 22<br />
Celebration of Our Cultures Mass. Cathedral of Our<br />
Lady of the Angels, 555 W. Temple St., Los Angeles,<br />
3:30 p.m. <br />
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