Campus ministry comes full circle for BenU at Mesa’s new hire
Rob Curtis, who found his calling in lay ecclesial ministry as an intern at the All Saints Catholic Newman Center serving Arizona State University 15 years ago, is headed back to college as a campus minister.
Los fieles encuentran fortaleza en los sufrimientos de la Cuaresma
A pesar de su comienzo muy público en el Miércoles de Ceniza, la Cuaresma es un tiempo de preparación interior.
Year of Mercy takes root
Catholics know this year’s buzz word, but grasping the concept of mercy beyond the confessional can be tough.
Campaign connects Korean mission parishioners with greater diocese
Tucked away in West Chandler, St. Columba Kim is home to around 250 Korean Catholics in the Diocese of Phoenix.
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.
Silence overlooked as a method of communication today, say speakers
By Ed Wilkinson Catholic News Service
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS) -- In what appears to be a contradiction in terms, silence as a means of communication...
Panel provides hope for student success despite learning disability
Parents seeking a Catholic education for children with learning disabilities in the Diocese of Phoenix have support from a local grassroots organization. The Arizona Catholic Schools Disabilities Fund, founded two years ago by Lisa Colangelo Fischer, Ph.D., partners with Catholic schools to educate and support parents, teachers and staff by advocating inclusion of special needs students.
Mom says miracle in Sheen cause that saved her son a gift to whole...
PEORIA, Ill. (CNS) — As Bonnie Engstrom watched lifesaving measures being taken for her son, who had been born just moments before without a pulse or drawing breath, she asked for help from the person whose prayerful support she had sought throughout her pregnancy: Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.
Flagstaff Catholics find unique ways to grow in prayer
Whether it's adoration, public prayer in defense of life, Stations of the Cross or another type of prayer, Catholics use Lent to revamp their prayer habits.
Soldiers lay down weapons for rosaries as they pray, pay homage to Mary
It looked like any other military parade with bands playing, flags waving and thousands of men and women marching in colorful uniforms decorated with medals and ribbons. But instead of impressive displays of tanks and trucks, troops from dozens of nations fell in line behind religious banners, a large wooden cross and a rose-strewn statue of Mary.
