Soup dinner and no dessert? Valentine’s Day Ash Wednesday-style
The last time Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day overlapped, in 1945, the Detroit Tigers won the World Series. The next time: six years.
Feast of St. Katharine Drexel, March 3
The daughter of a wealthy Philadelphia banker, Katharine received marriage proposals but wanted to become a contemplative nun.
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.
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. Patrick, March 17
The patron of Ireland, this bishop was born in Roman Britain, kidnapped at 16 by Irish raiders and sold into slavery in Ireland.
Servant of God Eusebio Kino, March 15
Italian Jesuit missionary Father Eusebio Kino first introduced Christianity to Arizona when he established San Xavier del Bac Mission in Upper Pimeria, just south of present-day Tucson in 1700.
Feast of St. Joseph, March 19
The husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the legal father of Jesus according to Jewish law, Joseph is a model of humility and obedience to God’s will.
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.
Lent is time to notice God’s work, receive God’s mercy, pope says
ROME (CNS) — Lent is a time for Christians to get their hearts in sync with the heart of Jesus, Pope Francis said.
Florida school shooting an act of ‘horrifying evil,’ says Miami archbishop
MIAMI (CNS) - Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski urged community members to come together "to support one another in this time of grief" after a shooting rampage Feb. 14 at a Broward County high school left at least 17 people dead.
