Angelus News | February 23, 2024 | Vol. 9 No. 4
On the cover: A painting depicting Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane by 19th-century artist Carl Heinrich Bloch. For Christians, Lent can be compared to the time Jesus spent praying in the desert. But we may also find ourselves this time of year in the agony of the garden, going through our own Gethsemane of personal suffering. On Page 10, Msgr. Richard Antall reflects on two traditional prayers to the same angel that comforted Christ on the Mount of Olives.
On the cover: A painting depicting Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane by 19th-century artist Carl Heinrich Bloch. For Christians, Lent can be compared to the time Jesus spent praying in the desert. But we may also find ourselves this time of year in the agony of the garden, going through our own Gethsemane of personal suffering. On Page 10, Msgr. Richard Antall reflects on two traditional prayers to the same angel that comforted Christ on the Mount of Olives.
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PILLARS OF LEADERSHIP<br />
Meet this year’s Archbishop’s Awards honorees<br />
BY ANGELUS STAFF<br />
From left: Delia Wilson-Johnson, Daniel K. Walker,<br />
Thomas J. Blumenthal, Archbishop José H. Gomez, Lew<br />
and Lisa Horne, Clare and Jim Gurbach.<br />
Two married couples and three<br />
individuals with long records<br />
of committed service will be<br />
honored at the recently renamed<br />
“Archbishop’s Awards” dinner at the<br />
Beverly Hilton Feb. 24.<br />
Previously known as the Cardinal’s<br />
Awards, the black-tie gala dinner is a<br />
34-year-old tradition in the Archdiocese<br />
of Los Angeles that also serves<br />
as a fundraiser for charitable causes.<br />
Proceeds from this year’s dinner will<br />
go to five Catholic schools with early<br />
childhood programs, one in each of<br />
the archdiocese’s five pastoral regions,<br />
as well as to the St. Sebastian Sports<br />
Project, which supports inner-city<br />
students participating in sports.<br />
Here’s a quick look at this year’s<br />
honorees:<br />
Thomas J. Blumenthal is the president<br />
and CEO of the iconic Beverly<br />
Hills jewelry store GEARYS. A convert<br />
from Judaism, Blumenthal is a believer<br />
in finding ways to honor those<br />
with vocations to religious life, as well<br />
as helping women embrace leadership<br />
roles. He is a board member at St.<br />
John’s Seminary in Camarillo, Mount<br />
Saint Mary’s University in LA, and<br />
Santa Clara University’s Jesuit School<br />
of Theology.<br />
“I see Tom celebrating his faith as<br />
the pillar of everything he does for<br />
the community,” said Msgr. Kevin<br />
Kostelnik, who baptized Blumenthal<br />
20 • ANGELUS • <strong>February</strong> <strong>23</strong>, <strong>2024</strong>
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