David Balch, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry at Sacred Heart Parish in Salinas has been nominated for the Lumen Christi Award, presented annually by Catholic Extension for his exemplary service. To read more about David's ministry or to vote for David, please click here to go to the full article.
Deacon William Ditewig, PhD. is the Director of Faith Formation for the Diocese of Monterey. As Pentecost approaches, Deacon Bill sat down to discuss its origin and meaning for Catholics. To listen to Deacon Bill's talk, please click here. It can also be downloaded on the Diocese of Monterey's iTunes page
Contributed by: Reverend Patrick Dooling, Parochial Vicar, San Carlos Cathedral, Monterey, CA
One of the more senior clergy, a witty and wise Scots gentleman, loaned me a DVD series with 48 half-hour lectures [!] on the history of England from the Tudors to the Stuarts. With the viewing of the introduction, I am hooked and fascinated. Though many of us may have heard about Mary, Queen of Scots, a Stuart, most of us are more familiar with Henry VIII, a Tudor.
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Deacon William Ditewig, PhD. is the Director of Faith Formation for the Diocese of Monterey. As Pentecost approaches, Deacon Bill sat down to discuss its origin and meaning for Catholics. To listen to Deacon Bill's talk, please click 
