Author: Gina Keating

  • February 16, 2016

Lent should be lived ‘more intensely’ in Year of Mercy

Lent exists for the sake of Easter; a 40-day pilgrimage where the faithful remember, celebrate and participate in...
  • January 21, 2016

Tucson’s Vatican astronomers bring expertise to Phoenix skies

The Catholic Church has pondered the handiwork of God’s creation through the lens of a telescope for centuries....
  • January 12, 2016

Fr. Tom O’Dea (1933-2016) brought Irish faith, humor to Arizona

Fr. Tom "Tot" O'Dea spent 45 years serving Catholics in the dioceses of Tucson and Phoenix....
  • January 11, 2016

Xavier, medical communities mourn loss of Sr. Nancy Perlick, RSM

Local Catholic high school fixture, Sr. Nancy Perlick, RSM, known for her quiet competence on and off the...
  • December 8, 2015

Diocese loses deacon from first ordained class

A native Phoenixian, family man devoted to the corporal works of mercy and member of the Phoenix Diocese's...
  • December 8, 2015

Mesa parish, charity lose supporting deacon

Deacon Reed Santa who spent 18 years as a deacon serving parishes in Mesa, died at the age...
  • October 16, 2015

Seminarian touched by pope’s words

PHILADELPHIA — Closing remarks by the Holy Father during the Festival of Families prompted a Valley seminarian to...
  • September 25, 2015

World Meeting has empowered us to show Christ’s love

PHILADELPHIA — I’ve been asked what’s it like being at the World Meeting of Families and I would...
  • September 25, 2015

Faith & Philly

With the Holy Father coming to Philadelphia Saturday, here are a few quick facts....
  • September 24, 2015

The Holy Family is our example, says workshop presenter

PHILADELPHIA — Most Catholic homes have a depiction of the Holy Family framed or on a mantle, but...