Tucson bishop recalls Padre Kino’s zeal to evangelize across vast territory
As Father Eusebio Kino was riding his horse through what is now Arizona and Sonora, Mexico, he was known to sing the "O Lux Beata" hymn and recite the Litany of Loreto.
New bikes brighten the day for St. Matthew’s students
As St. Matthew’s students prayed in Mass, a surprise was waiting for them! On Wednesday, March 23, principal Christine Tax announced after Mass that all the children (grades kindergarten to 8th grade) from St. Matthew’s Catholic School received free bikes thanks to Bob’s Free Bikes as well as ABC 15’s bike drives. Overall 130 bikes were donated to the school.
Notre Dame Prep’s 2nd Annual Saints 5K proves to be a win for teens
By Kimberly Haub
Despite the chilly morning temperature on Saturday, Jan. 29, more than 250 runners and walkers gathered at Notre Dame Prep High School...
Sports and extracurricular activities thrive at Xavier
by MaryJose “MJ” Martinez, XPress Staff Writer, Courtesy Xavier College Prep
When it comes to sports, Xavier prides itself on the fact that it is...
Brophy athletics return to full competition for 2021-22
By Kathy Mabry
After abbreviated seasons at the end of the 2019-20 school year and during the 2020-21 school year, the Broncos were fully back...
School sports and extracurricular activities are back – highlights from around the diocese
“Please pray that this school year would be normal.” The prayer request echoed by many Catholic school students at the beginning of this academic...
Fighting the Devil
Ouija boards, séances, tarot cards and energy healing all have one thing in common: They serve as entry points for demonic activity. Wait. Demonic activity? Is that even a thing anymore?
Sun City pastor reflects on friendship with Father Stu Long, subject of forthcoming Mark...
The worst day in the late Father Stuart Long’s life was the day the rector at Mount Angel Seminary in St. Benedict, Oregon, told him that he would not be recommending him for ordination. Father Long’s inclusion body myositis — a rare, incurable autoimmune disease affecting the muscular system that eventually took his life in 2014 — had progressed to the point where the rector was concerned whether the seminarian would be able to carry out his sacramental duties as a priest.
‘Father Stu’ star Mark Wahlberg talks integrating his faith into his work
Mark Wahlberg, the star of the biopic “Father Stu” set to open in theaters on Good Friday, has been very vocal about his Catholic faith in recent years. Wahlberg was so committed to making the film about the late atheist boxer and actor who became a Catholic priest and lived his priesthood with an incurable muscular degenerative disease, that he partially financed it himself.
Local Catholics inspired by ‘Father Stu’ at advanced screening
Every time Mark Wahlberg’s Stuart Long fumbled through being the nuances of being Catholic on the big screen, a theater full of Catholics laughed uproariously. The audience was touched by more serious moments in Wahlberg’s biopic “Father Stu” during a premiere of the film at the Harkins Camelview at Scottsdale Fashion Square April 8.
