Military chaplains play key role for Catholics serving active duty
A local Valley man known as “JC” can still hear the Irish brogue of his Catholic chaplain in Vietnam. It was the priest who kept his spirits in check.
Arizona bishops lend voices to call for immigration reform
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted and Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares joined community leaders in a call for comprehensive immigration reform Nov. 21 at the Diocesan Pastoral Center.
St. Joseph the Worker plans to take services on the road
Terrance Alston works sun up to sun down and he couldn’t be happier. Over and over again, Alston describes himself as incredibly blessed. He transitioned out of homelessness.
St. Vincent de Paul School celebrates return to double-graded campus
A somewhat rainy Saturday didn’t stop some students from heading to St. Vincent de Paul School. Their attendance honored the school’s first days — it rained then too — and paved the way for its future.
Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares joined Fr. José Jesus López, pastor, other priests and key leaders from the Daughters of Charity for a Nov. 23 blessing and dedication of the school’s long-awaited expansion efforts.
Chesterton expert wows Legatus members
EWTN fans know Dale Ahlquist as the host of the long-running “G.K. Chesterton: Apostle of Common Sense” series. Last month, Ahlquist spoke to members of Legatus, a national Catholic association of business leaders.
‘Centering on Christ’ energized bishop 10 years ago — and still today
The Catholic faithful caught merely a glimpse of their new bishop on Nov. 25, 2003, when he braved the Phoenix media gauntlet for the very first time.
10 years ago: Bishop Olmsted reflected upon past, challenges ahead
Today is is the 10th anniversary of Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted's appointment to the Diocese of Phoenix from the Diocese of Wichita, Kan. The...
Julian Nabozny: Business owner keeps faith at the center of his work
Julian Nabozny, owner of five Phoenix-area McDonald’s restaurants, gets up from a booth as a homeless man enters his bustling store on south Central Avenue. The man is carrying a grimy thermos he’s hoping to fill with ice at the soda dispenser.
Catholic-run company gives those in need fresh air
Gloria Gray, suffering from breast cancer and myasthenia gravis, a debilitating autoimmune disease that affects the muscles, was struggling to pay her medical bills. After a mastectomy, she was only able to undergo one chemotherapy treatment.
Local Indian community rejoices in dedication of new church
Beneath colorful banners and jeweled umbrellas, hundreds of men, women and children dressed in native attire stood assembled in the parking lot of the Syro-Malabar church on 24th Street, appropriately enough, near Thomas Road.
