A few days ago I returned from our native country where I went first to Prague at the State Department. There from the hands of Czech Foreign Minister Karel Swarzenberger, along with twelve other deserving countrymen, I received the Gratias Agit award. From Prague, I returned to Moravia, where I [...]
Mše svatá v San Diegu Sat, August 17, 4pm – 6pm Ve farní hale St. John Parish na rohu ulic Normal a Lincoln. V SAN DIEGU bude mše svatá v SOBOTU 10/22/2011 v 16:00 hod. ve farní hale St. John Parish na rohu ulic Normal a Lincoln. Po mši sv. [...]
The Church in the Czech Republic on July 5th celebrated the 1150th anniversary of the arrival of Sts. Cyril and Methodius to the Great Moravian Empire in the year 863. Photos of the event can be seen on the Czech Bishops' website. For more information, read: Mass in Velehrad crowned the [...]
Generální konzulát České republiky v Los Angeles “Vážený pane biskupe, Dovoluji si Vás touto cestou seznámit s rozhodnutím 1. místopředsedy vlády a ministra zahraničních věcí pana Karla Schwarzenberga o udělení ceny za šíření dobrého jména České republiky v zahraničí pro rok 2013 Gratias agit 2013 Vaší osobě. K tomuto ocenění Vám za Generální konzulát v Los Angeles srdečně blahopřeji! [...]
During the past month we have had occasion to share in the news of the abdication of Pope Benedict XVI from his office as Pope and we witnessed the election of the new Pope Francis. The new Pope is a member of the Jesuit order and until his election as pope he was the [...]
Attached you will find a program for the Golden Anniversary of Ordination download pdf file: Anniv ordination program
[imagebrowser id=6] Download PowerPoint File: Bishop Peter Esterka, S Biography Bishop Peter Esterka, S.T.D. was born November 14, 1935, in Dolni Bojanovice, district of Hodonin in Czechoslovakia. As a young boy he witnessed the horrors of World War II as the front lines formed a few miles from his home. He [...]
(1174 Andechs - Trzebnica September 15, 1243) was a Silesian princess and patron saint.) Her sons Jindrich and Conrad were embroiled in a fratricidal war in which Conrad was beaten and later died after a fall from a horse. Hedwig's husband Jindrich I Bradaty died in 1238 in the Polish [...]
The Czech bishops informed Vaclav Klaus that this gathering does not mean support for Klaus's favorite presidential candidate Milos Zeman. This has been said in a statement of Czech Bishops' Conference (CBK), which has been provided to the media. Klaus thanked to the highest representatives of the Czech Catholic Church [...]
Prague 26 January (ČTK) - Cardinal Dominik Duka hopes that the newly elected President Milos Zeman will strengthen the unity of the nation and will positively represent the Czech Republic abroad. According to Duka, the elections have shown that people consider the role of the presidency to be very significant. [...]
