Video: Weekly interview program shows just how much ‘Catholics Matter’
If you're among the 60,000 people who tune in each Sunday for the live broadcast of the Catholic Mass, you are undoubtedly familiar with "Catholics Matter," the weekly interview program that airs each Sunday following the 9 a.m. Mass.
Catholics Matter: Alex Vera: Catholic mother spent years serving diverse immigrants
Alex Vera grew up in St. Joseph, Mo., during the 1940s — a time when European immigrants arrived fleeing World War II. Although she was baptized Catholic by her mother, Vera was actually raised as a Methodist.
CATHOLICS MATTER: Adela Gaxiola – Hunger for God steers immigrant toward Eucharist
Growing up in Chihuahua, Mexico, Adela Gaxiola longed to go to church, but her father wouldn’t allow it. “When anyone in the family spoke of God, he would get angry,” she said.
Tom Peterson: Ad exec uses talents to bring Catholics home
At 35, Tom Peterson was a cradle Catholic who ran his own ad agency and never missed Mass. “But I lived in that lukewarm area where I could pick and choose,” Peterson said. He was prone to swearing and given to anger, busy running his agency.
CATHOLICS MATTER: Tom Perna — Devotion to Our Lady sparks ‘Mondays with Mary’
Tom Perna loves school, but he wasn’t always like that. His blog posts, “Mondays with Mary,” teach Catholics about the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Catholic poet shares faith in verse, ponders spiritual battle
His poems are neatly organized into six categories on his website running from the luminous to the dark to the mystical, but all subtly or directly pointing back to God.
New director of Mount Claret Retreat Center focuses on future
Nestled at the foot of Camelback Mountain, the Mount Claret Retreat Center stands as oasis of sorts in the midst of a bustling city. Tom McGuire, the new director of the facility, is hoping more and more Catholics will seek God’s presence there.
Priest’s dance moves support local causes
PRESCOTT — Priests have many hidden talents you may not encounter in their everyday lives — like dancing.
Tempe parishioner, drawn to vocation as missionary religious sister, professes solemn vows
In a ceremony surrounded by family, friends, longtime supporters and religious sisters, a woman who grew up at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Tempe professed her perpetual vows as a Daughter of Mary, Help of Christians, also known as the Salesian Sisters.
Catholics Matter: Artist uses gift to touch hearts, reach souls
A teacher spotted Mike Shanks’ extraordinary artistic ability when the St. Thomas the Apostle parishioner was in eighth grade. “What you have, it’s not normal,” the photography instructor told him.
