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In the face of tragedy, great faith and dedication to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

We have been glued to the news this week, struck by the great tragedy that has unfolded in southern California. As we watched, powerful 70- to 100-mile-per-hour winds drove walls of flames down mountains and […]

Statues of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph in the yard of Peter and Jackie Halpin. (Photo courtesy of the Halpin family)We have been glued to the news this week, struck by the great tragedy that has unfolded in southern California. As we watched, powerful 70- to 100-mile-per-hour winds drove walls of flames down mountains and across the landscape, threatening residential neighborhoods.

In Altadena, a historic town in the San Gabriel Valley just 14 miles from downtown Los Angeles, the flames had the right of way–killing eleven residents of the quaint artistic community, and reducing more than 1,900 homes, schools and businesses to ash and rubble.