Valerie Schultz VALERIE SCHULTZ: All aboard the joy train BY VALERIE SCHULTZ For The Californian May 30, 2026 In 2013, not long after Pope Francis became Pope Francis, he gave us the encyclical “Evangelii Gaudium,” or “The Joy of the Gospel.” Pope Fran…
Valerie Schultz VALERIE SCHULTZ: Who is your rock? BY VALERIE SCHULTZ For The Californian Apr 25, 2026 Who but our God is the rock?
Valerie Schultz VALERIE SCHULTZ: Embarking on the holiest of weeks BY VALERIE SCHULTZ For The Californian Mar 28, 2026 Catholics know that Palm Sunday Mass features one of the longest Gospels read all year. It is also one of the few Gospels requiring our vocal …
Valerie Schultz VALERIE SCHULTZ: Getting in — or keeping out of — God's way BY VALERIE SCHULTZ For The Californian Feb 28, 2026 If you've visited the 9/11 Memorial in New York City, the name Father Mychal Judge may sound familiar. Father Judge, a Franciscan priest, was …
Valerie Schultz VALERIE SCHULTZ: God's deposit on our redemptive value BY VALERIE SCHULTZ For The Californian Jan 31, 2026 The recycling center we bring our glass containers to asks that we separate glass that is labeled as requiring a deposit from glass that is un…
Valerie Schultz VALERIE SCHULTZ: Forgiveness a balm for the soul BY VALERIE SCHULTZ For The Californian Dec 27, 2025 How to describe the dawn of a new year? It’s a fresh start, a clean slate, a breath of air, a new leaf, a virgin blanket of snow, a chapter ye…
+3 Entertainment A heart-racing Krazy good time awaits at annual run BY STEFANI DIAS sdias@bakersfield.com Dec 10, 2025 The annual public menorah lighting takes place Sunday but if you want your celebration with more cardio, Temple Beth El has just the ticket. I…
+5 Entertainment Unwrap the fun for the holidays BY STEFANI DIAS sdias@bakersfield.com Dec 5, 2025 The holiday season is upon us. There are so many events to help you celebrate this month that it's hard to keep them all straight.
+7 Entertainment Light up the night at Bakersfield Christmas Town BY STEFANI DIAS sdias@bakersfield.com Dec 3, 2025 The Kern County Fairgrounds are again alight with holiday merriment with the return of Bakersfield Christmas Town. The popular holiday event o…
Valerie Schultz VALERIE SCHULTZ: This little light of ours BY VALERIE SCHULTZ For The Californian Nov 29, 2025 Another Advent is upon us, as heralded by the prophet Isaiah: "A voice proclaims: In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord!" (Isaiah 40:3…
