Paloma Mohn

I started tracking these trips on this blog back in 2010, which was the first time I ever attended a Miss Universe pageant. In total, I ended up going four times over the years. As of 2017, I am certain I will never go to another one but looking back at the other posts (now combined with this), it was a neat experience while it lasted. This is just a personal entry to document my own story for historical purposes, mostly so my parents or my nieces can look back at it later if they ever want to. Going to these events was never really my style or my thing, and I certainly wouldn't have gone out of my way to attend one on my own. I went because my Filipino friends were incredibly into the pageants. It was interesting to watch their excitement and see how the whole entertainment industry operates from the inside. For that first trip in 2010 (and all the others), we went all out and bought the entire event package. It included three days of watching the rehearsals, going to the offici...

San Diego LGBT Pride Parade  July 15. 2017

  https://sdcatholic.org/ Diocesan Synod on Families https://sdcatholic.org/cardinal-mcelroy/diocesan-synod-on-families/ Synod Transforms Ministry to Today’s Families “Think big.” That’s what Bishop Robert McElroy urged the delegates of a  synod on family  life to do in 2016. The goal was to identify measures the diocese and parishes could adopt to revitalize and strengthen marriage and families.   Earlier that year, Pope Francis had presented a document called “Amoris Laetitia” (“Joy of Love”). He had invited bishops to figure out ways to better welcome today’s families, respond to their needs and help them to grow in their faith. Bishop McElroy answered the call by convening a synod, one of the few dioceses in the country to do so.   The family synod is the first of four consultations of the faithful the diocese has undertaken in Bishop McElroy’s seven years at the helm. They have engaged thousands of faithful to have a conversation with each other and with th...