https://freerepublic.com/tag/buddybear/ en-us Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:01:48 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1203261/posts Father Joe Baca's path to ordination was difficult. Three times a seminarian at St. John's in Camarillo, Baca was three times shown the door for his "rigidness." Finally, Father Baca was accepted into the diocese of Fresno by Bishop John Steinbock and ordained on December 1, 2001 after completing his seminary training in Wisconsin. Father Baca's problems didn't end with his ordination. After starting at St. Patrick's parish in Merced, he was sent to Sacred Heart parish in Fresno on December 13, 2001, filling in for a pastor who had died suddenly. On March 1, 2002, he was sent to... Los Angeles Lay Catholic Mission https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1203261/posts#comment Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:01:48 GMT