News - December 2023

Ignatian Companions now accepting applicants If you have a yearning to deepen your spiritual life while accompanying the poor and marginalized in your community, Ignatian Companions may be the answer! Learn more about this ten month program through the link.

As we approach the end of the year, there is still time to make a meaningful impact on the vital work that our ministries undertake, and we invite you to join us in supporting the mission and vision of the Diocese of Oakland by making a year-end donation to the 2023 Bishop’s Ministries Appeal. More to consider through the link.

The award-winning scholar and justice advocate has been noted in recent years for her work as a writer and filmmaker in the area of Black history. Read about this through the link.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton of the Diocese of Belleville, shares his sermon from the Second Sunday of Advent, 2023. Read through the link.

Saint Mary’s College of California seeks a highly experienced, innovative, and people-first leader who is deeply committed to the values embodied in the Lasallian, Catholic, and liberal arts traditions to serve as its next President. Profile through the link.

Programa de preparación para lideres de una Quinceañera Presentado por Sra. Carmen Chávez-López Contacta a Ed Hopfner para registrarse (gratis) para la proxima presentación por Zoom, [email protected]. Detalles a través del enlace.

Teen STAR is a sexuality and affectivity educational program that accompanies children, adolescents, and young adults, appropriate to their physical and psychosocial stages of development. Teen STAR addresses all aspects of the human person. Teen STAR Instructor Training Sessions are aimed at adults who want to learn to talk about sexuality with their children, high school students, or members of youth and young adult groups. In-person training in Archdiocese of SF in the spring of 2024. Contact Ed Hopfner/[email protected]. More information through the link.

Read through the link for Advent Greetings from the Black Catholics Seminarians Association.

Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ, of the Diocese of Oakland, has issued a statement regarding the war in Israel and Gaza and its impact on the Diocese of Oakland, which is Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

The Chancery of the Diocese of Oakland has released the 2024 Holiday List of dates the Chancery will be closed.

Dr. Valerie Lewis-Mosley and Nate Tinner-Williams discuss with Manns the historic meeting in Rome that left her energized about synodality and the future of the Church. Read through the link.