With CDA support, ministry facilitates healing for abuse victims
“I didn’t think I needed it,” said Alecia Turner of the invitation to attend a five-day Grief to Grace Retreat in Phoenix through Restore Dignity. “I didn’t think my current-day struggles had anything to do with my past.”
Avondale parish will use mission resources to serve poor, provide scholarships, grow membership
As the “Together Let Us Go Forth ~ Juntos Sigamos Adelante” campaign works its way across the Diocese of Phoenix, individual parishes are being challenged to be part of the historic effort to raise $100 million in support of Catholic churches, schools, charities and the faithful.
Profiles in Mission: Diane Rosztoczy
The name of the campaign, “Together Let Us Go Forth ~ Juntos Sigamos Adelante,” is such a meaningful name.
Arizonans celebrate Catholic school system, 15,000 students strong in Phoenix
It was a near perfect attendance at the 2018 Mass and rally celebrating Catholic Schools Week in Arizona.
Feast of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Feb. 14
These Greek brothers were distinguished even before they became “the apostles of the Slavs.” Cyril taught in Constantinople and Methodius was a provincial governor.
Feast of St. Valentine, Feb. 14
What little is known of the feast’s namesake can be attributed to the lives of two martyrs: Valentine of Rome and Valentine of Terni, though most scholars consider them to be the same person.
Newly-arrived religious order puts parish ‘back to normal’
These Lovers of the Holy Cross of Saigon are now serving at St. Louis the King Parish and School in Glendale and offering forthcoming weekend help in faith formation to the Vietnamese community at Holy Spirit in Tempe.
Philadelphia archbishop urges ‘new men’ to stand for truth at annual men’s conference
Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, OFM Cap, urged a gathering of more than 1,300 men Feb. 3 to become “new men” in the battle to reclaim their God-directed roles as leaders of their families and communities.
JP2 Celebration to kick off year-long celebration marking 50 years of ‘Humanae Vitae’
Fifty years ago, in the midst of the sexual revolution, Blessed Pope Paul IV took a courageous step in promulgating his encyclical “Humanae Vitae (Of Human Life),” says Katrina Zeno, coordinator of the John Paul II Theology of the Body Resource Center.
Visiting archbishop at Red Mass: ‘Alleviate suffering,’ stay true to Church’s mission
Political seasons and politicians come and go, but for more than 700 years, the Red Mass has brought together lawyers, judges, public officials and community leaders to pray for the God’s strength and guidance.
