Spellers with parish, school ties vie in state bee

With 27 of State 48’s top elementary school spellers gathered in one room — in this case the KAET studios at Arizona State University’s downtown campus — there’s bound to be some stiff competition.

More drama, the good kind, awaits in special theater at Gilbert parish

“A Man for All Seasons,” which tells the story of St. Thomas More’s final months of life, runs April 28-29 as the premiere show at St. Anne.

Saints, Gators ‘cheer’ each other toward nationals

'Spirit' is an understatement in the latest Catholic school showcase.

Fr. Gavin Griffith (1937-2017): Franciscan priest journeyed with many on road to recovery

Fr. Griffith's involvement in the “Serenity Retreat” movement was legendary as was his also instrumental bringing many other clergy and laity to sobriety and healing.

Love for sacred art gathers Vatican patrons in Phoenix

Beauty in art has the power to inspire and can bring people closer to the Divine Artist. That was the message that directors from chapters of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums heard when they attended their international conference in Phoenix March 3–5.

Crosier Father Louis Mraz (1928-2017): Served 20 years abroad, 28 in Scottsdale, Glendale

"Crosiers make clear why we live and, because of that, how to live," Fr. Louis Mraz once wrote. He emulated a faithful life in Indonesia and the Diocese of Phoenix.

Ministries provide vital services for the homeless with CDA support

Like most people who experience and recover from homelessness, Donald Brizedine is focused on the future.

Faithful find strength in Lenten sufferings

Lent has 40 days with which to enter purposeful suffering and other spiritual disciplines. The end result creates a heart that’s better equipped to embrace the crosses of life like Simon of Cyrene, confident in recognizing the truths of the faith like Veronica or eager to spread it like St. Mary Magdalene did on Easter morning.

Apostolic letter: Catholic schools are vehicles of evangelization

Catholic schools play an important role in the New Evangelization, wrote Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted in his new apostolic letter, Evangelizing through Catholic Schools, promulgated on March 3 of this year.

Sr. Teresita Ryan, IBVM (1918-2017): Irish sister enriched lives of students, newborns, poor

Sr. Teresita Ryan spent nearly 99 years strengthening the Church on earth, most notably in her native Ireland, Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral in Phoenix and surrounding communities.