Wednesday, March 09, 2022
Hope and healing after abortion

“We know the suffering abortion causes and we want you to heal. God loves you and wants you to heal. We want to be instruments of God’s healing for you.”… Read More

Tuesday, March 08, 2022
The lives you impact through your support of the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal (AAA)

You impact many lives through your support of the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal (AAA). I thank you for your generosity, your deeds, and your commitment to our Catholic faith. Because of… Read More

Monday, March 07, 2022
Flocknote: A new tool for Catholic communication

If you are getting regular emails or texts from your pastor or parish, odds are they were sent using software from Flocknote — a Catholic company whose communications tools have… Read More

Monday, March 07, 2022
Flocknote works!

Flocknote helps the Archdiocese of San Francisco to create a more connected Archdiocese by enabling pastors, office staff and key volunteers to communicate with their “flocks” using email and text… Read More

Thursday, March 03, 2022
St. Pius stained glass
memorializes decree allowing children to receive Eucharist

One of three large, impressive windows in the church, the window of Pope St. Pius X was designed by G. Stephen Walsh Studios in Dublin, Ireland. Handwritten letters between George… Read More

Thursday, March 03, 2022
Bishops ask Pope Francis to consecrate Ukraine and Russia to Immaculate Heart of Mary

Ukraine’s Latin Rite Catholic bishops have asked Pope Francis to consecrate Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Wednesday, March 02, 2022
SF Archbishop’s ‘Rosary for Peace in Ukraine’ knocked offline in apparent hack

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2 _ The Archdiocese of San Francisco today reported to the FBI an apparent cyberattack during an online “Rosary for Peace in Ukraine” led by Archbishop Salvatore… Read More

Tuesday, March 01, 2022
California lifts school mask mandate

Today, the Newsom Administration announced the state’s requirement for masking in schools will expire on Friday, March 11, allowing students, regardless of vaccination status, to be without a face mask… Read More

Tuesday, March 01, 2022
Vatican book project features local take on Laudato si’

It started with a phone call from Cardinal Peter Turkson, then-Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Pope Francis had come up with an idea for a… Read More

Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Restorative Justice breakfast debuts at St. Mark’s

St. Mark parishioners filled the hall at the Belmont parish as the parish hosted the first of monthly breakfasts to support the Restorative Justice Ministry scholarship program for students who… Read More

Tuesday, February 22, 2022
“Lord save us, or we perish.”

Jesus sent his disciples before him across the Sea of Galilee. That evening, the boat carrying the apostles was tossed about by wind and waves. Just before dawn, Jesus appeared… Read More

Monday, February 21, 2022
Ashanti Branch: the metaphorical masks we wear

If you ask Ashanti Branch, a mask can be invisible yet desired to combat the fear of being vulnerable or misunderstood. This metaphorical mask cripples many from finding their true… Read More