Benedictine University at Mesa graduates to hear from local philanthropist

John O. Whiteman, a Mesa philanthropist advocating early childhood learning and college success, will address the graduates.

Trio of teen casts to compete for musical theater awards

Young Arizona actors will perform select production numbers for a new audience May 21 as they compete for the ASU Gammage High School Musical Awards.

Men in the Breach: Sean Kelly cycles around Tempe to bring atheists, fallen-away full...

For many middle-class men in suburbia, Saturday afternoon spells a round of golf or professional sports on television. Sean Kelly is not one of them.

Third-graders chip in to buy new car seat for Maggie’s Place

The third-grade class at St. Louis the King School in Glendale chipped in to buy a vital gift for one of their newest neighbors.

Clothe the Naked: Aurora Hernandez outfits men, women with dignity

Growing up in Phoenix as one of 10 children, Aurora Hernandez experienced firsthand the struggles of poverty. Her father worked for a meat company, and she and her siblings shoveled manure and cleaned out the animal pens. Her mother made dresses for the girls out of old flour sacks.

Confirmation season boosts children’s strength to grow in spirit, service

The Easter season ushers in renewed joy and grace made particularly evident through the sacrament of Confirmation.

Year of Mercy takes root

Catholics know this year’s buzz word, but grasping the concept of mercy beyond the confessional can be tough.

Empty bottles fulfill call to be stewards of earth, each other

A full water bottle can quench someone's thirst. An empty one can still sustain body and soul.

Five Seton grads headed to top naval, Air Force academies

This year's valedictorian and salutatorian at Seton Catholic Preparatory aren't taking the traditional college path.

Priestly president bids farewell to Brophy

Jesuit Father Edward Reese is stepping down as president of Brophy College Preparatory shortly after the May 21 graduation.