Christ in our Neighborhood: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
This coming Sunday, we celebrate the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The question the Christ in Our Neighborhood commentary asks us is: Silently reflect upon your spiritual journey. How were you able to find rest when you found Christ?
“I fled Him down the nights and down the days
I fled Him down the arches of the years
I fled Him down the labyrinthine ways…”
Christ in our Neighborhood: 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
This coming Sunday, we celebrate the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The question the Christ in Our Neighborhood commentary asks us is: Are there things you place above God in your life? What difference would it make if you placed God above all else in your life? We may not kneel before golden calves, but we still worship idols if anyone or anything but God takes first place in our hearts. In our human brokenness (concupiscence) we have a tendency toward selfishness and sin. Anytime we choose to do things our way instead of God’s way, we’re making an idol of ourselves.
Christ in our Neighborhood: 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
This coming Sunday, we celebrate the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The question the Christ in Our Neighborhood commentary asks us is: Do I truly believe that God who watches over each and every sparrow, who counts every hair on my head, intimately knows and loves me? How do I respond? Many people in our world have never known unconditional love and have no experience with a love that embraces us even in the midst of brokenness. Even for those who have known this kind of love, it can be a challenge to believe that God loves us perfectly, just as we are and that we can’t earn His love. It’s a gift.
Christ in our Neighborhood: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
NOTE: Christ in Our Neighborhood is a parish-based program consisting of small Christian communities that gather in the home weekly to prayerfully discuss the upcoming Sunday Mass readings. It’s easy to form a community and you can find out more by searching “Christ in Our Neighborhood at the Diocese of Phoenix website, dphx.org. This coming Sunday, we celebrate the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. The question the Christ in Our Neighborhood commentary asks us is: Am I aware that I have been sent as part in God’s plan for the salvation of all mankind? What is my part in that plan?
The path to priesthood for four young men
On June 6, four men in the Diocese of Phoenix will be ordained to the priesthood. Get to know them by reading their stories below — from a vocation planted in the heart of a toddler to a St. Paul-like conversion through the power of the rosary.
The ordination Mass will be held at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Avondale, Ariz., at 10 a.m. Join the livestream event on the Diocese of Phoenix Facebook and YouTube channels.
Evangelization team brings the good news to NCAA basketball fans
Cassock flaring in the wind behind him, Fr. Emmanuel Galvez, IVE, briskly pulled up on an electric scooter and parked on Monroe Street in front of St. Mary’s Basilica in downtown Phoenix.
Fr. Galvez was there to join several other priests of the Diocese of Phoenix to offer the sacrament of penance to NCAA basketball fans who flooded downtown during the Women’s Final Four Basketball Tournament last weekend (April 3-5).
Paving the way; Creative accompaniment helps seekers become Catholic
The surge in the number of those seeking to become Catholic is catching the attention of parish staffs across the Diocese of Phoenix. Whether it’s disappointment with the empty promises of secularism, a deep hunger for something authentic, the election of the first U.S.-born pontiff or a combination thereof, parishes have seen a strong uptick in inquiries. Not everyone fits in the standard model for the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA), the process by which men and women become Catholic. From nurses and police officers who work nights to truck drivers and those in hospice care, a welcoming, flexible approach is helping hundreds become Catholic. We checked in with parishes in four corners of the Diocese of Phoenix to see how creative OCIA leaders are adapting in order to welcome more people into the Catholic Church.
Christ in our Neighborhood: Fourth Sunday of Easter (Cycle A)
NOTE: Christ in Our Neighborhood is a parish-based program consisting of small Christian communities that gather in the home weekly to prayerfully discuss the upcoming Sunday Mass readings. It’s easy to form a community and you can find out more by searching “Christ in Our Neighborhood at the Diocese of Phoenix website, dphx.org.
This coming Sunday, we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Easter. The question the Christ in Our Neighborhood commentary asks us is: Which shepherd are we listening to?
Christ in our Neighborhood: Third Sunday of Easter (Cycle A)
NOTE: Christ in Our Neighborhood is a parish-based program consisting of small Christian communities that gather in the home weekly to prayerfully discuss the upcoming Sunday Mass readings. It’s easy to form a community and you can find out more by searching “Christ in Our Neighborhood at the Diocese of Phoenix website, dphx.org.
This coming Sunday, we celebrate the Third Sunday of Easter. The question the Christ in Our Neighborhood Commentary asks us is: Do we recognize Jesus in the breaking of the bread or is it just some ritual we repeat? When was the last time our heart was on fire?
Christ in our Neighborhood: Divine Mercy Sunday (Cycle A)
NOTE: Christ in Our Neighborhood is a parish-based program consisting of small Christian communities that gather in the home weekly to prayerfully discuss the upcoming Sunday Mass readings. It’s easy to form a community and you can find out more by searching “Christ in Our Neighborhood at the Diocese of Phoenix website, dphx.org.
This coming Sunday, we celebrate the Feast of Divine Mercy. The question the Christ in Our Neighborhood Commentary asks us is: Think of a time you experienced Jesus’ peace. How do you share that peace that was given to you?
