On 7th October2018 Fr. Yori Sodanago SVD was invited by the Indonesian Consulate in Los Angeles to participate in an Inter-Faith Religious prayer service for the earth quake victims in Palu, Donggala, Petobo, Sigi and Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. There were two Buddhist and Hudustan Imams, one Protestant priest, two Muslim Hajjis besides Yori himself. The […]

In all the dioceses that we are working we collaborate with the policies of the dioceses. As a member of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) we follow its polices and standards. CMSM is working with USCCB in following the Dallas Charter. We are registered with Praesidium and undergo accreditation every 5 years. […]

Vandals painted graffiti on the new Queen of Angeles Church, Riverside on 27th September. It was found out early morning and was reported to the police. The many graffiti on the church give an indication that it has something to do with present abuse crisis. Here are some of the pictures from the vandalism.

We have purchased a new residence in San Diego. The address is 4310 Cozzens Ct. San Diego, 92122. We received the keys to the new residence on 28th August. The house (2169 sqft) has 5 bed rooms with three bath rooms, one bed room and bath room in the first floor, four bed rooms and […]

Steve Pardy, Biju Thomas and Soney Sebastian spent a week in Bordentown recently taping presentations and interview by Martin Padovani, SVD. Martin has been involved in counseling, especially marriage and couples counseling for the last 50 years. From his many experiences he has written two all time, ever green books called “Healing Wounded Emotions” and […]

The Lay Associates of the SVD from Queen of Angeles, Riverside renewed their commitment for one year on September 22nd Saturday during the evening Mass. A total of fifteen members made their commitment, three of them for the first time and twelve making the renewal. Fr. Paul Kahan, the provincial of USS presided over the […]

The Jubilarians of this year was celebrated on September 10, 2018 at Divine Word Residence, Riverside. The celebrations began with solemn Mass concelebrated by the Jubilarians. Joseph Miller was the main celebrant. Steve Pardy gave the homily. He shared about the past and the changes and transformation that has taken place over the years. He […]

Over 68 years ago Brother Andrew celebrated HIS Golden Jubilee.  He was the first American SVD to reach that stage and I can still see him walking down the aisle in Techny’s chapel with a GOLDEN CROSIER in one hand and a corsage on HIS shoulder!   I was SO impressed and thought he was so […]

Bishop Gerald Barnes, Bishop of San Bernardino Diocese ordained eleven men permanent Deacons for the Diocese on Aug. 25 at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Chino Hills. This was the largest class in the 40-year history of the diocese

More than 6,700 Catholic nuns are among those helping over a million people taking shelter in relief camps after unprecedented floods ravaged Kerala, a southwestern Indian state. “This is the biggest rescue and relief operation the Catholic Church in Kerala has undertaken in its history,” says Fr. George Vettikattil, who heads the church’s relief operations […]