Diocese raises $100K for Catholic scholarships capped off by annual Night of Hope
Hailey Infante dreams of one day helping heal people with kidney problems. But when her mother became ill a few years ago, it appeared the Catholic high school education Hailey sought to help realize those dreams was in jeopardy.
New coordinator for Safe Environment Training in Phoenix
The new coordinator for the Phoenix Diocese’s Safe Environment Training Office, Maria Escárcega, is a native of Arizona, is fluent in Spanish and has a background in the field of mental and behavioral health.
Advocacy Club students host ‘Dream to Educate’ in support of DACA students
A Brophy alum alongside a neighboring Xavier College Preparatory student will share personal experience with at the Nov. 28 event.
Deepening abuse crisis highlights need for Mass of Healing and Reconciliation
The deepening crisis in the Church following revelations involving clerical sex abuse in Pennsylvania and allegations involving former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick points to an even greater need for reconciliation and healing now.
Diocese to kick off 50th anniversary with Honor Your Mother
The diocesan celebration of its patroness, Our Lady of Guadalupe, also showcases the unity of the diocese — one that has some 1.1 million Catholics who attend Mass in at least a dozen languages and is turning 50.
St. Cecilia Circle brings music to dining masses
If drum circles do indeed refer to an informal gathering of musicians “jamming,” then the St. Cecilia Circle was aptly named.
Far beyond the circle’s...
Profiles in Mission: Norma Carrillo
Seven years after what was supposed to be a short-term internship through AmericCorps, Norma Carrillo is still at St. Vincent de Paul and helps countless volunteers, especially young children, embrace the idea of service.
Meet Dcn. Jeffrey Strom
Newly ordained Dcn. Jeffrey Strom did not think of becoming a deacon until in recent years, when in the course of a month three different people suggested the role to him. This caught his attention and he started taking steps toward this ordained ministry and the Lord kept opening doors.
Meet Dcn. Stephen Schmidt
From preaching on the front porch to at the pulpit, Dcn. Stephen Schmidt can see God’s hand in it all.
Diocese’s oldest parish dedicates rejuvenated space
A crowd of about 500 people waited outside Sacred Heart Parish in Prescott on Nov. 4 for a 5 p.m. rededication of their church.
