‘Incarnate of the Virgin Mary’: Church prepares to celebrate Christmas
The Christmas season begins with the Dec. 24 evening vigil commemorating the birth of Christ and ends with the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Jan. 13.
School fundraisers get creative
Students at Catholic schools around the Phoenix Diocese walked, jogged, read and computed their way toward fundraising goals last month. At St. Mary-Basha in Chandler, students took part in the fourth annual ‘Eaglethon’ Nov. 16, bringing in $106,000 which combined with sponsors’ gifts brought the total to $132,000.
Our Faith: The Incarnation: ‘God with us’
The Incarnation is a result of an incomprehensible love God has for each and every one of us, and we recite this belief when we pray the Nicene Creed: “and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.”
Catholics Matter: Becky Greene: Former secularist embraces Catholic faith
Becky Green decided to become a Catholic and planned to enter at the Easter vigil but was deterred by tragedy. On Holy Thursday, her 55-year-old father, en route to Phoenix for the ceremony, suffered a fatal heart attack.
Catholic charitable organizations hope for generous year-end giving
Catholic charitable and educational organizations around the Phoenix Diocese are hoping taxpayers will remember them as they prepare to celebrate Christmas and the year...
New chapel window depicts faithful woman, honors another
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted blesses a stained glass window depicting St. Gianna Beretta Molla at the Diocesan Pastoral Center’s Virginia G. Piper Chapel, which is dedicated to Blessed John Paul II. Local Catholic Armando Ruiz donated the window in honor of his late wife, Peggy, who died in April.
Catholic missionaries travel through diocese hosting retreats for teens
A team of 12 young adult Catholic missionaries left a mark on teenagers’ souls from four local parishes in recent weeks.
Plenary Indulgences for the Year of Faith
The Holy Father has allowed the granting of Plenary indulgences for the faithful during the Year of Faith at places and dates determined by the local bishop. An indulgence is the remission before God of the temporal punishment for sin the guilt of which is already forgiven, which a properly disposed member of the Christian faithful obtains under certain conditions.
Community mourns loss of Irish priest
Fr. Joseph Gillespie, known for his deep pastoral commitment and sense of humor, died Nov. 26. He was 87.
Thousands celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe’s uniting love
Thousands joined Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares in celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe during the annual Honor Your Mother event Dec. 8 in downtown Phoenix.
