‘Moved by Mercy’ is theme of Respect Life Month, yearlong observance
"Like the good Samaritan, may we always treat each person with merciful love and respect that affirms the gift of his or her life," downloadable packet material says.
Bishop blesses trio of second-class Mother Teresa relics
When Mother Teresa of Calcutta visited Phoenix 27 years ago, she kissed the ground at Our Lady of Fatima Mission in three locations. In a special liturgy Sept. 22, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted blessed those locations as second-class relics of the newly canonized saint.
Pet blessing directory
Want your pet blessed? !0 area parishes are hosting a blessing this weekend and at least four are hosting one Oct. 8-9.
Healing division with tradition: Hispanic ministry seeks unity
A U.S. delegation brought the concerns of the country's Hispanic Catholics to the heart of the church: the threshold of the Holy Door in St. Peter's Basilica.
Catholic Charities Community Services: 83 years of relationships
As CEO of Catholic Charities, I travel from northern Pinal County to the Nevada-border town of Bullhead City to meet with Catholic Charities staff, community partners and the people we serve in central and northern Arizona.
One year later, movement ignited by ‘Into the Breach’ going strong
Last year, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted called men of the diocese to action with his apostolic exhortation, “Into the Breach.” Since then, this movement has spread throughout the diocese and beyond.
Bishop blesses growing school that bears two names — for now
COTTONWOOD — With arms raised and singing “He is Exalted,” the 197 students of the newly named St. Joseph/Immaculate Conception School filed into their new building and formed a square around the perimeter of the open center courtyard during the a blessing ceremony on Sept. 18.
Reminders of mercy, restored dignity grace bishop’s ‘State of Church’ address
Five cantors from Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral offered not just an audible, but a visual preview of the address which comprehensively shared how God's rich mercy is at work locally.
Legislative seminar calls on Catholics to be active in the public square, live faith...
“My friends, the Church has lasted 2,000 years. Let this be our finest hour!”
Bearing wrongs patiently: James Lackey develops young, Black Catholic leaders
James Lackey will be the first to tell you he has not suffered injustice. And yet, as he responds to detailed questions about how he grew up and came to be a leader in the Black Catholic community, it becomes apparent: this is a man who has borne wrongs patiently.
