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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Crystal Cathedral. Six decades later,<br />
Walker and Tiber helped orchestrate<br />
funding so that the Diocese of Orange<br />
could purchase the same building to<br />
serve as its new cathedral.<br />
“Dan has always been in a servant<br />
leadership mindset,” said F&M<br />
Executive Vice President Kevin Tiber.<br />
“He has identified F&M Bank as an<br />
unapologetically Christian business.”<br />
Clare and Jim Gurbach saw firsthand<br />
the inequities when the oldest<br />
of their three daughters was playing<br />
volleyball at American Martyrs Catholic<br />
School: The opposing teams played<br />
with makeshift uniforms, lacked equipment,<br />
and had volunteer coaches.<br />
So in 2009, they helped found the<br />
Saint Sebastian Sports Project, named<br />
after the patron saint of sports and<br />
athletes. Its mission: to provide every<br />
child, regardless of family income,<br />
the chance to learn, grow, and share<br />
in the joy of participating in a school<br />
sports team.<br />
The project was launched with four<br />
schools in the Archdiocese of Los<br />
Angeles and a few thousand dollars<br />
that had been donated as seed money.<br />
Since then, more than 60 schools<br />
have joined, hundreds of thousands of<br />
dollars have impacted thousands more<br />
children, and the quality of coaches,<br />
referees, and involved parents has<br />
made a noticeable difference.<br />
With Clare as its executive director<br />
and Jim as the “do-whatever-is-needed”<br />
man, the Gurbachs have created<br />
a template to show Catholic schools<br />
how to overcome obstacles, including<br />
a lack of equipment, uniforms, or<br />
coaching. Their work has resulted<br />
in dramatic increases in children’s<br />
school attendance, confidence, teamwork,<br />
and academic achievement.<br />
“The Holy Spirit really tapped us on<br />
the shoulder when we saw a disparity<br />
in resources, and our pastor had<br />
always instilled in us to act on things<br />
we are passionate about,” said Clare,<br />
referring to American Martyrs pastor<br />
Msgr. John Barry.<br />
<strong>Angelus</strong> contributor Tom Hoffarth<br />
contributed to this story.<br />
To learn more about the Archbishop’s<br />
Awards and this year’s honorees, visit<br />
CardinalsAwardsDinner.org<br />
22 • ANGELUS • <strong>February</strong> <strong>23</strong>, <strong>2024</strong>
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