The stories on the 2017 video open with Bishop O’Connell reminiscing about arriving in South Central Los Angeles in 1988 “when it was being torn apart by gang warfare....many people were leaving South Los Angeles. And the Catholic Church -- we rushed in,” he said. By Angelus News
Varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders from St. Joseph High School in Lakewood pose with their trophies and medals after their victories at USA Spirit Nationals in Anaheim. (Courtesy St. Joseph High School)
