Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish — Local services in Rancho Cordova

We have been at PBVM school for five years and my husband maintains that the only reason we live in Sacramento (or even California) is so our children can go to Presentation. The Catholic formation the students receive at PBVM is greater than anything I've seen at any other Catholic school. This is in large part thanks to a dedicated and devout administration and staff and the Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist. The Virtue Program in place at every grade level is something schools across the diocese and even the state are hoping to adopt. It is is naturally woven into each day and every lesson. The education is solid, but our number one priority is for the formation of our children--for them to learn and live a life of virtue--and you can't find a better school than PBVM for that kind...

In what sense is Mary “ever Virgin”?

Mary is ever virgin in the sense that she “remained a virgin in conceiving her Son, a virgin in giving birth to him, a virgin in carrying him, a virgin in nursing him at her breast, always a virgin” (Saint Augustine). Therefore, when the Gospels speak of the “brothers and sisters of Jesus”, they are talking about the close relations of Jesus, according to the way of speaking used in Sacred Scripture. CCC #499 - 507 and...

Fr. Bernardin is a very active priest that is close to his parishioners and calls them by name. He presents his daily mass and inspiring homilies as if it was his faith-filled Sunday Liturgy, straight from his heart. The community is welcoming, and the nuns are reassuring to see the well-behaved children from their class. The church is beautiful and provide many ministries to be...