Tom Hoffarth

Los Angeles

Freelance Writer at Freelance

Journalist Skepticist Editor: "Perfect Eloquence: An Appreciation of Vin Scully" for @UnivNebPress Seen in @angelusnews @ncronline @LABJnews @easyreader

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Articles

'Perfect Eloquence' enshrines Vin Scully in baseball canon

Nov 1, 2024 | ncronline.org | John Miller |Tom Hoffarth

It’s no accident that the greatest practitioner of one of America's most treasured secular liturgies was a faithful Catholic. For 57 years, from the major league baseball season of 1950 to that of 2016, Vin Scully (1927-2022) broadcast Dodgers baseball games.
Three more pro-life activists sentenced under FACE Act

Jul 31, 2024 | angelusnews.com | Peter Pinedo |Tom Hoffarth |Kate Scanlon

Three more pro-life activists have been sentenced for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act through their involvement in a 2021 blockade of a Tennessee abortion clinic. James Zastrow, Eva Zastrow, and Paul Place were sentenced to 90 days in home detention and three years of probation for a “rescue” attempt in which they blockaded the Carafem Health Center Clinic in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, according to reporting by ABC News.
Art center founded by Father Rupnik pushes back on removal of artwork

Jul 31, 2024 | angelusnews.com | Tom Hoffarth |Peter Pinedo

The artistic community founded by Father Marko Rupnik, the Slovenian priest accused of sexually, psychologically and spiritually abusing multiple women, dismissed calls from survivors to remove the artist's work, saying such decisions are a symptom of "cancel culture." In a statement published July 24, Maria Campatelli, director of the Centro Aletti, said that while the center has remained silent as it awaits the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith's investigation into the accusations, it...
Senate passes major online child safety legislation, but future in House uncertain

Jul 31, 2024 | angelusnews.com | Kate Scanlon |Elise Ann Allen |Tom Hoffarth

The U.S. Senate passed two major online child safety reforms July 30, but the bills face an uncertain future in the House. The bills -- the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act and the Kids Online Safety Act, sometimes called COPPA 2.0 and KOSA -- were approved by the upper chamber in a bipartisan 91-3 vote.
Santa Barbara Foresters to Host Vin Scully Day Book Event Ahead of Saturday's Game

Jul 10, 2024 | noozhawk.com | Tom Hoffarth |Paul Vercammen

The Santa Barbara Foresters, the 10-time National Baseball Congress World Series champions, will honor the legacy of Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully with a special panel conversation, audience Q&A and book signing prior to the team’s Saturday, July 13 contest at Santa Barbara High School’s Eddie Matthews Field at 4:30 p.m. against the OC Riptide.
Pope, Council of Cardinals continue discussion of women in the church

Jun 19, 2024 | angelusnews.com | Carol Glatz |Tom Hoffarth

Pope Francis and his international Council of Cardinals continued their discussions about the role of women in the church, listening to women experts and discussing the possibilities according to canon law. This is the fourth time the pope and his nine-member Council of Cardinals have invited women to make presentations at their meetings. Women experts, including an Anglican bishop, attended the December, February and April meetings.
In LA, Catholic-run 'Feed My Poor' food truck serves meals, hope

Mar 25, 2024 | ncronline.org | Tom Hoffarth

A line of mostly Latino men and women stood some-30 deep on the sidewalk along a very busy stretch of Wilshire Boulevard when a bright yellow food truck pulled up next to the iconic MacArthur Park, just west of the downtown Los Angeles skyscrapers. The bold blue letters on all sides of the truck were well known: Feed My Poor. So was the fact it parked at this spot every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at noontime. This park has been in the news for its contribution to LA's fentanyl epidemic.
Trump's language of evil

Feb 19, 2024 | ncronline.org | Tom Hoffarth |Phyllis Zagano

Does anyone really want to watch the news these days? Gaza. Israel. Russia. Ukraine. Migrants. Mass shootings. Executions. Tragedy after disaster after meltdown after debacle. And then there's Mr. Trump. The ex-president's bombastic rhetoric does little to calm any news consumer's nerves. Nor does it enhance the world's view of the politics of the United States or its moral character. Yet Trump's braggadocio is only part of what he has brought to our politics.
Closure of sister-run La Reina Catholic school near LA sparks organized pushback

Feb 19, 2024 | ncronline.org | Tom Hoffarth

A Jan. 24 announcement that the Sisters of Notre Dame plan to close a high-performing all-girls Catholic school in Thousand Oaks, California, by the end of June after nearly 60 years of operation has generated an impassioned pushback by students, parents and alumnae. Amid the swift scrambling, there is also plenty of soul searching.
Despite reforms, victims say church's in-house processes to handle sex abuse cases retraumatizes

Feb 19, 2024 | ncronline.org | Tom Hoffarth |Nicole Winfield

Five years ago this week, Pope Francis convened an unprecedented summit of bishops from around the world to impress on them that clergy sexual abuse was a global problem and that they needed to do something about it. Over four days, these bishops heard harrowing tales of trauma from victims, learned how to investigate and sanction pedophile priests, and were warned that they too would face punishment if they continued to cover for abusers.