“Lord, that I may see.”

 

We call this SoNoGo - South Park-North Park-Golden Hill & Our Mission: to see the baptized who live in SoNoGo worship in SoNoGo 

Saint Patrick Catholic Parish

The Catholic Church Explained

Father Gregory Ashe was the founding pastor of St. Patrick’s parish, beginning in 1921 and serving until 1925 when he was replaced by Father Thomas Healy, the parish’s second pastor, and first Augustinian.  Father Ashe eventually returned to Buffalo, New York to serve in parish work.  He died there in 1934.  Father Healy served as pastor of St. Patrick’s for a year and a half, after which he returned to Pennsylvania. He died a short time later in January 1927 at the age of 54.  Both Fathers Ashe and Healy were born in Ireland. The 1920s were good to San Diego and the community of North Park.  Businesses were thriving, new arrivals spurred development, and optimism was high.  Under Father Daley’s guidance, the parish decided to commit to the construction of a magnificent structure, Romanesque in style, using the best architecture and artistry available.  Frank Hope was contracted as the architect and the M.H. Golden company did the construction.  The contract was signed on October 15th, 1928, and work began almost immediately.  Amazingly, the church, the present structure, was finished by Easter Sunday, 1929, in just about six months, but it wasn’t dedicated until September 1929.  The cost of the structure was $37,000, and with all the interior additions the cost of the project was around $60,000.  Father Daley and the parishioners of St. Patrick’s were justifiably proud of their accomplishments.  The next step would be the construction of a school, and it probably would have gone forward but for one obstacle: the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.

Paul describes the hope of Abraham

 

it’s easy to fixate on our shadows: failures, guilt, shame

 

Tehran cardinal meets with Pope Leo XIV after being evacuated

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EWTN News explains: How does the Chaldean Church elect its next patriarch? Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako’s resignation leaves the Chaldean patriarchal see vacant and raises questions about how his successor will be chosen.

Notions of ‘Christendom’ often miss the mark

Notions of ‘Christendom’ often miss the mark — medieval Europe’s ideas about faith and power were not so simple
The Conversation: There’s a myth of a shared Christian past that seems to lie beneath the surface of some Christian nationalist claims.

 

Episcopal Church faces stark demographic reality as membership declines
Religion Unplugged: Episcopal Church leaders have long heard warning sirens in their annual reports, with brutal statistics supporting this reality: They have lost half of their members since the 1960s.

 

Synagogues mark Refugee Shabbat in a year without refugees
Religion News Service: Over the past five years, Judea Reform Congregation has helped resettle 13 refugee families from such countries as Afghanistan, Haiti, Syria, Ukraine and Venezuela. Volunteers are still caring for them.

 

Paxton’s pastor joins faith team for Cornyn
Baptist News Global: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s pastor has joined the Faith Advisory Council of his opponent, Sen. John Cornyn.

 

Cardinal Sako, head of Chaldean Church in Iraq, retires as war engulfs the region
The Associated Press: The patriarch of one of the most important Christian churches in the Middle East retired on Tuesday, setting the stage for new leadership as war engulfs the region.

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covenantchurchsd - INTRO TO COVENANT

 

 We call this SoNoGo - South Park-North Park-Golden Hill & Our Mission: to see the baptized who live in SoNoGo worship in SoNoGo

Covenant Presbyterian Church

What is the Evangelical Presbyterian Church?

Covenant Church at 30th & Howard  is a Christian church in the tradition of the Protestant Reformation and allied with the EPC [The Evangelical Presbyterian Church] We believe the Scriptures to be the infallible Word of God and our final authority in faith and practice, and we find the historic creeds of the early church (the Apostles’ Creed and Nicene Creed) to be vital expressions of the most important tenets of the global church universal. When the EPC started in 1981, we determined that we would not disagree on the basic essentials of the Christian faith, but on anything that was not essential—such as the issue of ordaining women as officers or practicing charismatic gifts—we would give each other liberty. Above all, we committed ourselves to loving each other and not engaging in quarrels and strife. The result is that when we get together in our regional and national meetings, we spend most of our time in worship and fellowship and almost none in arguing with each other.

End-times theology influences politics

Since Trump’s oil blockade of Cuba, citizens have struggle to find fuel, food, and medicine. Many are turning to churches and Christian groups for help.

Renewed war between Israel and Hezbollah has left Christians in southern Lebanon unsure whether to stay or flee.

Amid the war in Iran, Russell Moore wonders if in 21st-century America, "it’s not so much that end times theology influences politics as the other way around."

In Nigeria, government officials demolished a historic floating slum, displacing 40,000 people.

Behind the Story

From Nigeria-based correspondent Emmanuel Nwachukwu: Most of my articles for CT include getting on the phone from the comfort of my apartment and listening to people share their stories. This time I enjoyed stepping out to cover last week’s gathering of conservative global Anglicans, known as Gafcon, for CT. The opening service started with a 30-minute live procession of all the church leaders, the longest I’ve ever seen.

I come from a Reformed church tradition without processions but with a love of hymns I share with the Anglicans. We sang "The Church’s One Foundation," and it captured what Gafcon was fighting for—its leaders believed the church led by the Archbishop of Canterbury had shifted away from Scripture and was following culture instead. The cathedral was filled with hundreds of believers from the West, Africa, Asia, Latin America. Beside me, an elderly couple leaned close. The husband, with wrinkled hands, nodded slowly with each line: "One Lord, one faith, one birth."   A bill that would have imposed the death penalty for having an abortion failed in the Tennessee legislature as the bill’s supporters chanted "Christ is king." In Nigeria, nine Fulani herdsmen are on trial in connection to the massacre in Benue State last June that killed more than 200 Christians. CT reported on the massacre and the fear of food shortages that followed. The Vatican warned against trends like cosmetic surgery that "reduce the body to biological material to be enhanced, transformed, and reshaped at will."

Mexican groups with Christian and pro-life values

Surgeon general nominee Casey Means and the MAHA movement have identified real problems in America’s health care system. But they’re not offering solutions, writes Matthew Loftus.

Bonnie Kristian argues Trump’s war on Iran repeats the foreign policy errors of previous administrations.

Attempting to comfort Christians by explaining why God allowed their suffering can make them feel worse.

On The Bulletin: the firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Iran’s new supreme leader, and the conflict between Pakistan and the Taliban.

Behind the Story

From editorial director of features Ashley Hales: Most of the time, an editor’s inbox is full of pitches. While we all will take an interesting pitch from a new writer, most editors enjoy working with repeat writers. So when theologian and professor Kelly M. Kapic pitched me, I was looking forward to what he’d propose.

This time, Kelly proposed a cowritten article with two other professors: Liz Hall (psychology) and Jason McMartin (theology). Since they had cowritten a book, When the Journey Hurts, I figured they could handle making sure the writing sounded like a singular voice for their CT article. What made a cowritten article work was their responsiveness. When asked for edits, Liz would step in first. Kelly would also weigh in, and Jason might provide more details.

What resulted is a thoughtful article, which CT published today. The piece might help you walk alongside someone who’s suffering, in a compassionate and theologically robust way. It wasn’t just the subject matter—but also how they worked together—that made the difference.

 

A group created by Trump to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary is emphasizing Christianity’s role in the nation’s founding.  Mexican groups with Christian and pro-life values seek registration as political parties. US Senator John Cornyn, who faces a Republican challenger in a Senate race, is strengthening his ties with evangelical leaders in Texas.

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In One Week 100,000 People Have Seen the Relics of Saint Francis of Assisi

War in the Middle East: Chapel and church buildings attacked in Iraq

ZENIT Staff

The war between Israel and the United States against Iran, which has been inflaming the Middle East for days, from the Arab Gulf nations to Turkey (and Cyprus, in Europe), also affects Iraqi Christians who fear further progression into a “critical and delicate phase”

A Pope’s Letter to a Newspaper: Leo XIV Reflects on 150 Years of Journalism in a Changing World

ZENIT Staff

Another dimension Leo XIV emphasized was the human element of storytelling. Technology may accelerate the flow of information, he observed, but experience and judgment remain essential for interpreting events and giving them meaning

Pro-life and anti-LGBT+: this is Trump’s new secretary of homeland security

ZENIT Staff

Beyond his positions on national security and immigration policy, Mullin is widely known for his strong social conservative views. A father of six children—three of whom are adopted—he has frequently spoken about his Christian faith and its influence on his political convictions.

Poland’s Bishops Introduce Financial Penalties for Clergy Under Renewed Canon Law Discipline

ZENIT Staff

By linking financial penalties to national economic standards and formalizing their application, the Polish bishops have created one of the clearest examples so far of how those reforms are being translated from the pages of canon law into everyday governance within the Church

From Artificial Intelligence to Ancient Rites: Rome’s International Exorcism Course Explores the Church’s Response to Modern Forms of Spiritual Confusion

Valentina di Giorgio

The twentieth edition will devote particular attention to the role of lay collaborators involved in this ministry. In many dioceses around the world, qualified laypeople assist priests in listening to those seeking help and in accompanying them spiritually. Organizers say this reality requires proper formation, careful discernment and close collaboration with ecclesiastical authorities

Starting in the second half of 2026, there will be an admission fee to enter Cologne Cathedral

ZENIT Staff

With approximately 6 million visitors each year, Cologne Cathedral ranks among the most visited religious monuments on the continent. Its immense stone surfaces, stained-glass windows and intricate sculptures require constant conservation work carried out by a permanent team of specialists.

An Italian: this is the Pope’s new ambassador “to” Donald Trump

ZENIT Staff

Archbishop Caccia, 68, has served as Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations since 2019, and succeeds Cardinal Christophe Pierre, 80, who has held the post since 2016

In One Week 100,000 People Have Seen the Relics of Saint Francis of Assisi

ZENIT Staff

The profound silence and contemplation that reign before the Saint’s remains confirm people’s desire to experience an authentic act of faith. Many have thanked us for our hospitality and organization, an aspect we carefully considered so that everyone could fully experience this pilgrimage.

Vatican questions “preventive” war in Iran as Leo XIV intensifies diplomatic calls for peace

Jorge Enrique Mújica

In an interview with Vatican media on March 4, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See’s Secretary of State, offered one of the most detailed assessments yet of the crisis

The Holy See and Iran in the New World Disorder: an analysis by Antonio Spadaro

ZENIT Staff

The relationship between papal diplomacy and Tehran in light of the current Middle East conflict

Vatican publishes synodal report on women’s participation in the life and governance of the Church

ZENIT Staff

The Final Report is composed of three parts

City where Divine Mercy was born to welcome 5,000 pilgrims from across globe

ZENIT Staff

The city where the most reproduced sacred painting of the 20th century – the Divine Mercy image – originated remains one of Europe’s least-discovered capitals, offering pilgrims a chance of a spiritual journey without the crowds that define more familiar religious tourism destinations.