The July-August 2025 issue of Catholic Herald magazine has been published. The theme for this issue is lay ministry and formation. The digital edition of the magazine is available athttps://catholicmagazines.org/magazine-archive/catholic-herald/sac0725

The latest issue of Catholic Herald magazine is here—and it’s one you won’t want to miss. In this edition, we turn the spotlight on a growing movement within our parishes: Catechetical Foundations, a diocesan initiative forming joyful, confident “faith sharers” ready to serve the Church with clarity and love. In our cover story, parishioners from Good Shepherd Parish in Elk Grove and St. James Parish in Davis share how the program is transforming not only how they understand the faith—but how they live it.

Dear Friends in Christ,

Our immigrant neighbors seek, like all of us, a sense of order and well-being for the common good of society.  With this mutual desire we contribute to a dynamic economy, the vitality of our communities, and the healthy education of children.  The law serves to help us achieve a social environment that promotes the welfare of all.  In this way, everyone enjoys the benefits of good order and peace that cultivate a sense of neighborliness and fellowship among all. 

In keeping with the theme of this Jubilee Year declared by our late Pope Francis, “Pilgrims of Hope,” we write these words to encourage all of us to continue pressing forward as bearers of hope to eradicate racism in the minds and hearts of the people and cultures today. Since hope is knowing and believing that God is present even in the midst of struggles, trials, and suffering, we are confident that our work will yield fruits as we stay focused on Jesus Christ.