We call this SoNoGo - South Park-North Park-Golden Hill & Our Mission: to see the baptized who live in SoNoGo worship in SoNoGo
Father Gregory Ashe was the founding pastor of St. Patrick’s parish, beginning in 1921 and serving until 1925 when he was replaced by Father Thomas Healy, the parish’s second pastor, and first Augustinian. Father Ashe eventually returned to Buffalo, New York to serve in parish work. He died there in 1934. Father Healy served as pastor of St. Patrick’s for a year and a half, after which he returned to Pennsylvania. He died a short time later in January 1927 at the age of 54. Both Fathers Ashe and Healy were born in Ireland. The 1920s were good to San Diego and the community of North Park. Businesses were thriving, new arrivals spurred development, and optimism was high. Under Father Daley’s guidance, the parish decided to commit to the construction of a magnificent structure, Romanesque in style, using the best architecture and artistry available. Frank Hope was contracted as the architect and the M.H. Golden company did the construction. The contract was signed on October 15th, 1928, and work began almost immediately. Amazingly, the church, the present structure, was finished by Easter Sunday, 1929, in just about six months, but it wasn’t dedicated until September 1929. The cost of the structure was $37,000, and with all the interior additions the cost of the project was around $60,000. Father Daley and the parishioners of St. Patrick’s were justifiably proud of their accomplishments. The next step would be the construction of a school, and it probably would have gone forward but for one obstacle: the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.
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How Americans feel about religion’s influence in government and public life
Pew Research Center:
There are sharp partisan divides on whether religion’s influence is good
or bad and how far that influence should go.
The Washington Post: Share of Americans who say religion is gaining influence reaches 24-year high*
The Cherokee Bible, one of the language’s first books, is a window between worldviews
The Conversation:
Cherokees of all ages and in communities across the U.S. are working to
revitalize the language in new ways, from apps, games and videos to
social media, music and immersion schools.
Eating healthy? No, they’re eating biblically.*
The New York Times: A diet inspired by the Bible has found new audiences online in the Make America Healthy Again era.
Israel’s government is expected to collapse over ultra-Orthodox military draft
NPR: Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition may collapse next
week, after one of his key ultra-Orthodox coalition partners called for
the parliament to be dissolved.
USDA employees allege Easter religious message violated First Amendment
Politico: A federal
lawsuit alleges Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has “adopted a
practice of sending increasingly proselytizing communications” to her
employees.
May 11, 2026 Mehdi Unfiltered
Billionaire Tom Steyer is on track to spend more on his campaign to succeed Gavin Newsom than any other gubernatorial candidate in California history. Steyer is running on a progressive agenda to build one million homes, ban corporate PAC money from state elections, and prosecute ICE agents. He’s polling near the top of a tight race. In this ‘Mehdi Unfiltered’ interview, Mehdi Hasan asks Steyer about his promises, Eric Swalwell dropping out of the race, how he would grade Gavin Newsom as governor, and Trump calling him a ‘SLEAZEBAG' and a 'LOSER.' Watch the full video to hear Mehdi press Steyer about his past, his policies, and his billionaire status. In his late 30s, Steyer had "a revelation" and began an involvement in the Episcopal Church, the religion of his mother (his father was a non-practicing Jew). He has stated that during this time, he became much more interested in religion and theology. The new interest reportedly galvanized his political advocacy.
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A Christian nation? At 250, America is still fighting over what that means
Religion News
Service: Scholars say American history is more Christian than secular
advocates claim — and less religious than Christian nationalists would
assert. A look at the complicated, contested history of America as a
Christian nation.
How progressive Christian activism might bring Gen Z back to church*
The New Republic:
Liberal faith leaders are hoping to show through community participation
that they are a safe haven for young people interested in exploring
religion.
The megachurch caught in Brazil’s largest bank fraud*
Christianity Today:
Lagoinha Global is the fourth-largest megachurch in the country. One of
its pastors is involved in a multibillion-dollar scheme.
Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackers
The Associated Press:
Israeli lawmakers approved a bill on Monday setting up a special
tribunal that would try and have the authority to sentence to death
Palestinians convicted of taking part in the 2023 Hamas-led attack that
triggered the war in Gaza.
She was shunned for renouncing Zionism. A decade later, a rabbinical college is honoring her.
Religion News
Service: Hasia R. Diner’s honorary doctorate from the Reconstructionist
Rabbinical College is another sign of the breakdown of the American
Jewish consensus over Israel.
