1+ week, 3+ day ago (425+ words) The Most Rev. Timothy Freyer, the auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Orange, said the $5 million project is, to his knowledge, "the only center like this in the world." While other museums have touched on aspects of the shroud, he said, the theater storytelling experience and interactive displays make the exhibit unique to Orange County. "There's history, there's art, there's medical, you know, it's got so many components to it that it's just a fun story to tell," Pearson said. The copy was produced at the request of the Bishops of Orange and approved by the archbishop of the Turin archdiocese, where officials say the original shroud is kept. From there, guests enter a series of immersive theater rooms that form the heart of the experience, tracing the life of Jesus, the events of his crucifixion, and the history of…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago (513+ words) It's no wonder that the heavens opened up and flooded the earth with tears when Rabbi Gilbert Kollin passed away on November 12, 2025, at the age of 91. He was like a cup of kindness. It was in his handshake, his hug, his greeting. It was the way his smile came through the phone, which is basically how our friendship began. Although he was my Rabbi at Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, I did not know him very well when I learned I had breast cancer. Feeling an aching need to talk to my Rabbi, I called and left him a disjointed phone message ending with something like, "I'm not even sure why I called." He returned the call several times, and when I did not respond he finally left a message saying he would like to come see me the following…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago (838+ words) Have you ever noticed how elusive happiness can feel when it's tied to money? I see this often " in clients, friends, and even in myself. We chase financial milestones " the next raise, a higher return, a new purchase " believing that once we reach them, peace will follow. Yet time and again, the glow fades, and we're left wondering: If money can't buy happiness, what can? For those of us fortunate enough to wrestle with such questions, I've come to believe that happiness isn't about how much money we have, but the energy we bring to it. When we begin to see money as energy " a neutral force that reflects our thoughts and emotions " we open the door to a more peaceful, fulfilling relationship with it. And when we learn to live in the energy of enough, happiness stops being something…...