Author: Kirsten Conn

  • June 26, 2026

Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit celebrate 10 years of serving Native American communities

The Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit, established in the Diocese of Phoenix with the mission to tend...
  • June 8, 2026

Igniting faith in local families

Father Eusebio Kino had a vocation that has impacted generations. As a Jesuit priest, he founded 20 missions...
  • January 21, 2025

8th annual FriarQ supports vocations and brings hope to Native communities

From an early age, Felicitas Romero’s mother encouraged her to turn to the Holy Spirit for guidance. Although...
  • December 30, 2024

A beacon of light: St. Anthony Mission

It was not even a month after being declared a pilgrimage site in 2000 that St. Anthony Mission...
  • November 5, 2024

All Souls Day on the Reservations: light in the darkness

A sea of white crosses at the cemetery reminded parishioners of Holy Family Mission the reason for their...
  • October 29, 2024

Despite lacking resources, communities foster missionary spirit

Theresa Getzwiller is part of the glue that is holding together St. Michael Parish in Gila Bend. She...
  • August 6, 2024

How pilgrimages prepare us for the pilgrimage of life to Heaven

Story courtesy of the Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit Kathie Stine says it was Divine Providence that...
  • June 25, 2024

St. Anthony’s is a miracle: the dedication of a new church 

Joyous anticipation filled the air at St. Anthony Mission in Sacaton, Ariz., in the Gila River Indian Community...
  • June 25, 2024

Hope in the face of hardship: St. Anthony Mission

It was in January 2000 when St. Anthony Mission Church in Sacaton, Ariz., on the Gila River Indian...
  • May 20, 2024

Your body is good

Even though the five-week course on the 5th vital sign is done, I know I will never be...