This past spring, Walnut Grove partnered with Pacific Oaks Academy, a private K-5 school in Camarillo, to host Ana Samuel, Ph.D, the Founder and Academic Director of CanaVox, for a fascinating presentation designed to give the Natural Law View of Marriage and Sexuality a voice. On Saturday, April 18, 2026, Mary Ortiz, Rosemary Kite, and Isabel Jones, members of our Board of Directors, and several frequent participants of other Walnut Grove programs, joined couples from diver

Mariana Inoue, the featured speaker at a recent Mornings for Moms, gave attendees a revealing look at the major social media platforms to better understand what social media is and what should be on our radar as moms. Social media exists to collect data and therefore to have as many users as possible. Thus, the algorithms used are specifically designed to be addictive. Children, in particular, are vulnerable to this tactic because they are still developing temperance. Pare

On a bright Saturday morning in early December, some friends and I gathered for breakfast. It wasn’t just another meet-up—it was the birth of something new: Breakfast, Books, Sisterhood. BBS is a quarterly get-together where we share our lives in conversation, and share our thoughts on a good Catholic book over breakfast. The idea first came about after we met last September for breakfast to offer sisterly love and support to a friend who was grieving. The encouragement, su

In an atmosphere of relaxed conversation in her home, savoring hot chocolate and delicious “conchas,” a Mexican sweet bread, Dora Olaiz shared her love for Our Lady of Guadalupe. Dora frequently gives presentations on Our Lady’s apparitions in Mexico in 1531, and she is always happy to share her knowledge about them. The missionaries who arrived in Mexico after the conquest of Hernan Cortes in 1521 had only been able to convert a few people, and Juan Diego was among them. O