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ANGELUS <strong>October</strong> 6, <strong><strong>20</strong>23</strong> <strong>Vol</strong>. 8 • <strong>No</strong>. <strong>20</strong> 3424 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010-2241 (213) 637-7360 • FAX (213) 637-6360 Published by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles by The Tidings (a corporation), established 1895. Publisher ARCHBISHOP JOSÉ H. GOMEZ Vice Chancellor for Communications DAVID SCOTT Editor-in-Chief PABLO KAY pkay@angelusnews.com Associate Editor MIKE CISNEROS Multimedia Editor TAMARA LONG-GARCÍA Production Artist ARACELI CHAVEZ Photo Editor VICTOR ALEMÁN Managing Editor RICHARD G. BEEMER Assistant Editor HANNAH SWENSON Advertising Manager JIM GARCIA jagarcia@angelusnews.com ON THE COVER JACOB POPCAK Divides in politics, religion, and education get blamed for many of society’s problems today. But what if the differences between age generations — i.e., millennials, baby boomers, Gen X, Gen Z — matter more than those? On Page 10, contributor Elise Italiano Ureneck takes a close look at a popular psychologist’s research into the “generation wars” and the cost of progress, before asking: Can faith succeed where technology has failed? THIS PAGE JOHN RUEDA/ADLA Archbishop José H. Gomez blesses a group of religious sisters and young women at the annual LA Catholic Prayer Breakfast at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Sept. 19. The event began with a rosary, Mass, and then breakfast with a keynote talk from local Catholic, author, actor, musician, and marriage and family therapist Joe Sikorra. ANGELUS is published biweekly by The Tidings (a corporation), established 1895. Periodicals postage paid at Los Angeles, California. One-year subscriptions (26 issues), $30.00; single copies, $3.00 © <strong>20</strong>21 ANGELUS (2473-2699). <strong>No</strong> part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. Events and products advertised in ANGELUS do not carry the implicit endorsement of The Tidings Corporation or the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: ANGELUS, PO Box 306, Congers, NY 109<strong>20</strong>-0306. For Subscription and Delivery information, please call (844) 245-6630 (Mon - Fri, 7 am-4 pm PT). FOLLOW US facebook.com/<strong>Angelus</strong><strong>News</strong> info@angelusnews.com <strong>Angelus</strong> <strong>News</strong> @<strong>Angelus</strong><strong>News</strong> @<strong>Angelus</strong><strong>News</strong> angelusnews.com lacatholics.org Pope Watch.................................................................................................................................... 2 Archbishop Gomez..................................................................................................................... 3 World, Nation, and Local <strong>News</strong>.......................................................................................... 4-6 In Other Words............................................................................................................................. 7 Father Rolheiser............................................................................................................................ 8 Scott Hahn................................................................................................................................... 32 Events Calendar......................................................................................................................... 33 14 16 18 <strong>20</strong> 26 CONTENTS Santa Clarita parish mourns slain deputy as one of its own Migrant mom, baby bused from Texas gets special welcome from ‘Father Fili’ RSHM sisters celebrate 100 years in California, but have a soft spot for LA John Allen: A viewer’s guide to the unviewable <strong>October</strong> synod Greg Erlandson on the spiritual graces of a 335-mile bike ride Sign up for our free, daily e-newsletter Always Forward - newsletter.angelusnews.com 28 30 A Catholic historian’s take on ancient Rome’s social media moment Heather King reports back from a four-day silent retreat in Ireland <strong>October</strong> 6, <strong><strong>20</strong>23</strong> • ANGELUS • 1