Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ: We Catholics believe the Church is the Body of Christ. As St. Paul teaches us, “ If [one] part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part is honored, all the parts share its joy. Now you are Christ’s body, and individually parts of it (1 Cor. 12:26)."
The Order of Malta Clinic of Northern California welcomed special guests on July 10. Three of the five founding board members, Herman Carmassi, Tom Greerty and Jack Hockel, DDS, returned to the clinic, some of them seeing it for the first time since its expansion.
St. Bonaventure has always been a place of faith and family for the Chisolm family, including newly ordained Paulist Father Ben Chisolm. “This is the community that helped form me. I grew up here, I had my first contact with the faith here,” he said.
Join with the St. Bernard parish community for a Parish Festival on August 17! We will have food, music, games, and a raffle -- fun for the whole family!
Food, silent auction, door prizes and Music!! Berkeley Jazz quartet and Traditional Haitian guitar music. All donations and funds collected go to two schools in Haiti.
The Annual Labor Day Retreat for adults (18 +) with developmental disabilities will be held on Saturday, August 30, 2025 at San Damiano Retreat Center. This event is by invitation only.