Author Archive: Gina Keating
Gina Keating has been a freelance writer for The Catholic Sun since 1995. A convert to the faith, she began her journey while attending the University of Arizona. She works in children’s ministry/sacramental preparation at St. Theresa Parish, where she is also a member of Boy Scout Troop 147. She and her husband, Thomas, have four children and a granddaughter.
Our Blessed Mother: Honoring the Virgin Mary in May
The Queen of Heaven is so revered for her relationship with Christ and her love and guidance of her earthly children, the Catholic Church has dedicated the month of May in her honor.
Notre Dame Prep bids adieu to founding principal
Founding Notre Dame Preparatory principal David Gonsalves is retiring after 12 years at the helm of the Scottsdale Catholic high school.
St. Theresa school community grateful for longtime teacher
After teaching at St. Theresa Catholic School for the past 32 years, self-professed third-grade teacher extraordinaire Melissa Allen is permanently turning in her grade book.
Community-backed formation leads to priestly ordination
The sacrament of Holy Orders is the culmination of years of study, prayer, sacrifice and dedication. Prior to entering seminary, the men go through a rigorous course of evaluations through the Vocations Office of the diocese.
Our Faith: Reconciliation: God’s Love revealed
The most underused sacrament of our Catholic faith is arguably the one people need to receive more frequently — reconciliation.
CDA 2013: Evangelization through catechesis
The Profession of Faith is a central component of the Christian faith. It is both a communal and personal expression of Catholic core beliefs.
Community mourns loss of 100-year-old priest
Fr. Stephen John Adrian, whose gift of teaching in parables captured the hearts of both the young and old, died at home, March 17. He was 100.
Getting to know this year’s CDA co-chairs
Lightening struck twice for the Charity and Development Appeal co-chairs, Matthew and Cynthia Scheller, who not only welcome a second term, but count it as a blessing.
Our Faith: Holy Week: Entering the Paschal Mystery through the liturgy
The Easter Triduum of the Passion and Resurrection of Christ is the capstone of the entire liturgical year. We enter into the historical and sacred Holy Week on Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, which sets the whole week apart. As a holy people, we make our final preparations for Easter morning — the greatest feast of the Church year.
RCIA: Coming into full communion with the Catholic Church
The Catholic Church experiences an annual surge in its worldwide membership during the Easter Vigil when it celebrates the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). This rite has been around since the first century when disciples of Jesus shared His message and brought people into the faith.
