Profiles in Mission: Anita Kilcran
“I’m making my pledge knowing God will not be outdone in generosity,” Kilcran told parishioners she has prayed beside for 20 years.
Gov. Brewer signs religious liberty bill; HB 2625 becomes law
Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation May 11 that allows religiously affiliated employers to opt out of coverage for contraceptives and abortifacients. The issue has...
Catholic health care workers challenged to serve with integrity
The preservation and protection of the Catholic health care worker’s conscience is a benefit to everyone, said San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone in his keynote address to Phoenix-area health care professionals following the annual White Mass.
Dirt, dust don’t fly as school breaks ground for final wing
The heavens helped one school facing its second groundbreaking in three years switch things up a bit.
Dirt and dust normally fly during such events. Record rainfall over the weekend made for a ceremonial “mudbreaking” instead. The gentle drops didn’t stop hundreds of St. Francis Xavier students, families and donors from celebrating the milestone Jan. 27. It should be the school's final building project for awhile.
University of Mary-Tempe teaches how to save the planet God’s way
As Pope Francis prepares to issue an encyclical on man’s relationship to the environment, University of Mary hosted a colloquium examining the topic.
Profiles in Mission: Camie Rasband
I wanted to have a job that was more than just a job. I wanted to make sure I was doing something that could also help people.
Red Mass homilist calls legal pros to see foes, defendants, as ‘brothers and sisters’
In a homily that encompassed the call to holiness, life in the Spirit and the obligation to see in each person the face of Christ, visiting Bishop Robert Deeley of Portland, Maine, struck a chord with those attending the 50th annual Red Mass Jan. 14.
Campaign fortifies St. Margaret’s facilities, parish community
Tucked away in Tempe, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Parish spent 14 years without a pastor. These days, the burgeoning church is home to roughly 2,500 families who worship the Lord mostly in Spanish. Now, they have a leader and he’s challenged them to step out in faith.
Toronto Cardinal calls vocation directors to become fire
There’s the fire of majesty and mystery, of Pentecostal zeal, of sacrificial love and of purification. All work together to create hearts “set on the fiery, dazzling beauty of our true home, the heavenly Jerusalem,” the cardinal said.
Pro-life carolers bring message in song to Glendale abortion center
GLENDALE — Singing the classic Christmas carol “Away in a Manger,” a gathering of about 50 men, women and children stood outside Planned Parenthood’s Glendale facility Dec. 9.
