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Teaching the Word of God, truth, is the purpose of all Catholic education. The purpose of Verbum Dei High, then, is to bring the Word of God into the praying, playing, studying, and learning of its student body. Thereby more facilely will you come to learn that ‘truth which makes men free’, free not only from the universal, widespread ignorance that binds human minds but free also from the undue dominance which bind the human soul. Fr. Joseph Francis, SVD, Founding Principal 1962-67

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25th Anniversary Book

Discover Verbum Dei's 25-year journey

Printed in 1987 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of Verbum Dei. 

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1960s

Joseph Francis, first African American priest to head Verbum Dei High School, Los Angeles, Calif., 1964

1970s

mid 1970s basketball team with Ray Lewis.

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