The Tidings (newspaper)
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The Tidings is a weekly newspaper published by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
, the largest Catholic archdiocese in the United States. The paper began publication in 1895 and is the oldest continuously published Catholic newspaper on the West Coast of the United States. It is also the oldest weekly newspaper in the Los Angeles market. It has a circulation of 100,000.
The Archdiocese reports that the paper reaches 230,000 active adult readers every week. Past issues dating back to 2005 are available on the paper's web site.
Mike Nelson is the editor. The staff writers are Paula Doyle, Bob Dellinger, Ellie Hidalgo, and Hermine Lees. The editorial council consists of Monsignor
Michael Bunny, chairman; Jeffrey Bonino-Britsch, director of operations at Verbum Dei High School
; Reverend
Ken Deasy; Elsie Dixon; Patrick Hayes; Ellie Hidalgo; Patricia Johnson; Linda Lynch; Sister
Edith Prendergast
, R.S.C.
; and Reverend Thomas Rausch
, S.J.
.
The paper regularly features the syndicated columns of George Weigel
, Reverend Richard McBrien
and Reverend Ronald Rolheiser
, O.M.I.. It also occasionally features columns from Anne Hansen, a regional director of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps
; Reverend Tom Ehrich, an Episcopalian
priest; and Bill Peatman.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the archdiocese comprises the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the...
, the largest Catholic archdiocese in the United States. The paper began publication in 1895 and is the oldest continuously published Catholic newspaper on the West Coast of the United States. It is also the oldest weekly newspaper in the Los Angeles market. It has a circulation of 100,000.
The Archdiocese reports that the paper reaches 230,000 active adult readers every week. Past issues dating back to 2005 are available on the paper's web site.
Mike Nelson is the editor. The staff writers are Paula Doyle, Bob Dellinger, Ellie Hidalgo, and Hermine Lees. The editorial council consists of Monsignor
Monsignor
Monsignor, pl. monsignori, is the form of address for those members of the clergy of the Catholic Church holding certain ecclesiastical honorific titles. Monsignor is the apocopic form of the Italian monsignore, from the French mon seigneur, meaning "my lord"...
Michael Bunny, chairman; Jeffrey Bonino-Britsch, director of operations at Verbum Dei High School
Verbum Dei High School
Verbum Dei High School, colloquially referred to as "the Verb", is an all-male Catholic high school combining college-preparatory academic courses and immersion in corporate work environments. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles with the sponsorship of the of the...
; Reverend
The Reverend
The Reverend is a style most often used as a prefix to the names of Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. The Reverend is correctly called a style but is often and in some dictionaries called a...
Ken Deasy; Elsie Dixon; Patrick Hayes; Ellie Hidalgo; Patricia Johnson; Linda Lynch; Sister
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
Edith Prendergast
Prendergast
Prendergast is a British name of Welsh/Norman origin. The name derives from the 12th century Norman Knight Maurice de Prendergast who took his name from the Prendergast Parish in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales into Leinster...
, R.S.C.
Religious Sisters of Charity
The Religious Sisters of Charity or Irish Sisters of Charity is a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Mary Aikenhead in Ireland in 1815.Its motto is "Caritas Christi urget nos" ....
; and Reverend Thomas Rausch
Thomas Rausch
Rev. Thomas P. Rausch, S.J., Ph.D., is the T. Marie Chilton Professor of Catholic Theology and professor of theological studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, having received his doctorate from Duke University. A systematic theologian specializing in the areas of Christology,...
, S.J.
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
.
The paper regularly features the syndicated columns of George Weigel
George Weigel
George Weigel is an American author, and political and social activist. He currently serves as a Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Weigel was the Founding President of the James Madison Foundation...
, Reverend Richard McBrien
Richard McBrien
Richard Peter McBrien is the Crowley-O'Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. He is a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford and the author of several controversial books and articles discussing Catholicism. He is most well known for his authorship of Catholicism...
and Reverend Ronald Rolheiser
Ronald Rolheiser
Ronald Rolheiser, O.M.I., is president of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas. He received his doctorate at the University of Louvain, and is a member of the Catholic Theological Society of America, the Canadian Theological Society, and the Religious Studies Association of Alberta...
, O.M.I.. It also occasionally features columns from Anne Hansen, a regional director of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps
Ignatian Volunteer Corps
The Ignatian Volunteer Corps exists to address the greatest social needs of U.S. cities with the experience and skills of mature adults...
; Reverend Tom Ehrich, an Episcopalian
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
priest; and Bill Peatman.