Bring the whole family for this fun day in the sun, as we honor Saint Francis, Patron Saint of Ecology! We will also celebrate our "For the Beauty of the Earth" children/youth art contest winners and recognize our newly accepted Creation Care Teens.
Join us for the Diocese of San Diego’s Pilgrimage of Hope for Creation, a powerful opportunity to witness our call to care for our common home, contemplate the gift of God’s creation in the beauty of the desert.
Digital materials examining our relationship with God, creation, and one another will be presented and discussed during our First Monday zoom call–all are welcome!
Put your resolution to care for creation into action by attending this introductory workshop, beginning with synodal discussion of our hopes for creation, then exploring the Scripture, Tradition & Magisterium, and concluding with what is happening to our common home and what we are called to do.
Journey with Creation Care Ministry to Imperial Valley’s Crucifixion Thorn Stand for a Lenten reflection.
Join the Conversation on Degrowth & Catholic Social Teaching with Chad Baron, Co-Founder of Degrowth California. A potluck lunch will follow the presentation.
Parishes, schools, & Catholic non-profits are invited to apply for a Laudato Si’ microgrant, encouraging creation care action.
Please join us for a Hands-On Laudato Si' Action Platform Workshop on Thursday, April 9th, 2026, 5:30 for pizza (optional) and 6P-7:30P for workshop
Let’s welcome Laudato Si’ Week with a sunrise hike/walk of Batiquitos Lagoon Trail, our ECO-SPIRITUALITY EVENT to mark the 11th anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical on Care of our Common Home.
Join us in RESPONDING TO THE CRY OF THE POOR as part of our Laudato Si’ Week activities by serving alongside “We See You San Diego” and the Immaculate Conception Parish, providing dinner to unhoused people in the Old Town area.
Office of Life, Peace & Justice Seminarian Dr. Liam Cruz Kelly, medieval literature scholar, will present on some of the lesser known writings of Saint Francis, offering deeper insight on the saint for whom Pope Leo XIV has named 2026 a Jubilee year.
Creation Care parish flagbearers are welcome to attend these monthly zoom sessions, during which we will learn about a topic, discuss, and share broadly our experiences and best practices.
Bishop Pulido’s coat of arms is divided into four quarters with wavy horizontal lines from top to bottom. The blue and white lines represent the Blessed Virgin Mary. They also suggest water, which alludes to Jesus washing the feet of His disciples and to the waters of baptism. The red and gold lines represent the Holy Spirit and fire. The colors also can be seen as referring to the Blood that (along with water) poured from Jesus’ side at His crucifixion, as well as to the bread (gold) and wine (red) transformed into the Eucharist. At the center is a roundel featuring a symbolic representation of the “mandatum” (washing of the feet), which he believes exemplifies service to all humanity. The roundel’s outer edge is a line composed of small humps; it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Diocese of Yakima, where Bishop Pulido served as a priest before being named a bishop.
Bishop Pham’s coat of arms combines the Diocese of San Diego’s coat of arms on the left side, and his on the right. On his, a red boat on a blue ocean sits on diagonal lines suggesting a fisherman’s net. This symbolizes his ministry as a “fisher of men,” as well as how his own father had been a fisherman. The boat is also a symbol of the Church, which is referred to as the “barque of Peter.” At the center of the sail is a red beehive (a symbol of the bishop’s baptismal patron saint, St. John Chrysostom, known as a “honey-tongued” preacher). The beehive is surrounded by two green palm branches (an ancient symbol of martyrdom; the bishop’s ancestors were among Vietnam’s first martyrs). The eight red tongues of fire around the boat are a symbol of the Holy Spirit and a representation of the diversity of ethnic communities.
The coat of arms combines symbols that reflect Bishop Bejarano’s spiritual life and priestly ministry. The main part of the shield shows four wavy vertical lines on a gold background. These represent flowing waters. This alludes to his chosen motto and also symbolizes the graces that come from the Divine life to quench our thirst for God. The upper third of the shield is red because it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Order of Mercy, of which the Bishop’s patron saint, Raymond Nonnatus, was a member. The central symbol resembles a monstrance because St. Raymond is often depicted holding one. The Eucharist is Bishop Bejarano’s inspiration for his vocation. It was through the Eucharist that he received his call to the priesthood at age seven and which keeps his faith and his ministry going. It represents the call to offer oneself as a living sacrifice. The monstrance is flanked on either side by an image of the Sacred Heart, alluding to the mercy of God and echoing the idea of a sacrificial offering of oneself united to the sacrifice of Christ, and of a rose for Our Lady. It is an allusion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, and highlights the bishop’s Hispanic heritage.
