City of Mesa, BenU recognized for environmental innovations
Arizona Forward recognized the transformation of a vacant hospital building into a Catholic university campus in an annual recognition program that honors environmental excellence in sustainability.
New executive director begins André House leadership
The André House of Hospitality west of downtown Phoenix is about to turn 30. Its outreach began with evening meals for homeless guests and expanded in response to need for clothes, transitional housing, showers and other services.
Xavier’s golfers secure 200th straight win
Xavier College Preparatory's three senior golfers will turn 18 this school year, and thanks to their performance on the course this week, the Gators' historic win streak extends all the way back to their infancy if not their life in the womb.
The Gators have not lost a dual match since Oct. 6, 1996, totaling 200 straight wins in the streak so far.
St. Matthew staff leads workshop for dual language teachers
St. Matthew is a one-classroom-per-grade school, but the majority of its students double up on the learning with complementary lessons taught in English and Spanish.
The dual language staff highlighted student learning and assessment during a state conference of the Arizona Language Association and the Teachers of Language Learners Learning Community Sept. 26 at Mesa Community College.
Church choirs enrich liturgy, strengthen and touch hearts
The unified voices and various instruments of a church’s choir gather us in and send us forth. Their melodies lift Catholic hearts on a journey through the Bible and place them at the heavenly banquet.
National Coffee Day boosts double benefits at The Refuge
National Coffee Day is Sept. 29 and The Refuge, a local coffee shop and wine bar in Central Phoenix, is offering some deals for patrons who want to savor it within or take bags home to roast on their own.
Rosary celebration to draw thousands to ‘streams of grace’ next month
Arizona will be home to one of the largest annual public rosary celebrations in the nation this year as thousands are expected to come together in prayer in Tucson Oct. 11 and Phoenix Oct. 12.
Catholics Come Home launches weekly TV series featuring local connections, testimony
A new 13-episode series featuring Catholics across the United States and Canada who have returned or converted to the Catholic Church has connections to the Diocese of Phoenix.
Five men advance toward diaconate, eye 2016 ordination
A handful of men were recently called to an instituted ministry within the church as part of their path of discernment for the diaconate.
In inaugural address, Bishop Olmsted reflects on past decade while charting course for future...
In a world beset by challenges, Pope Francis' fresh approach has inspired hope in many. Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of the Diocese of Phoenix echoed those hopes and spelled out his thoughts about the Church in Arizona in his inaugural 'State of the Catholic Church' address Sept. 23.
