Last month I visited the state of California in the US. I had the rare privilege of being taken on a tour to explore the history of California and, particularly, the archdiocese of Los Angeles. Many thanks to Fr Paul Hruby. The history of California is deeply tied to the Spanish Catholic Missionaries, particularly the Franciscans in the 18th Century. Between 1769 and 1833, the Franciscans founded 21 missions along the California coast, stretching from San Diego to Sonoma. You can rightly conside