Cardinal Arinze emphasizes sacramental life in healthy marriages
Pointing out that Confession and the Eucharist were the two sacraments mentioned most often in Blessed Paul VI’s groundbreaking encyclical “Humanae Vitae,” Nigerian-born Cardinal Francis Arinze reflected on the role the sacramental life plays in marriages during his visit to the Diocese of Phoenix.
College students embark on summer mission trips to mingle with world’s poor
Service mission trips “open college students’ eyes to what’s really going on in the world and where we need to be taking action and how much we need to be taking action.”
Regina Cleri to provide housing option for retired priests
After decades of service to the Church, priests “retire,” sort of.
Profiles in Mission: Fr. Richard Felt
[As priests get older] it can be kind of lonely. You are used to being with people your whole life. There’s a special bond with other priests through the sacrament of Holy Orders, a sacramental brotherhood.
State of the Campaign for May 2018
As a young priest, retirement always seemed like it would never happen — age 70 seemed like the distant future. I remember thinking, “How do you retire from being a priest? Do you retire from being a grandfather or a father?”
Anointing with holy oil: Consecration and promise, from Moses to Jesus
In the Catholic tradition, to be confirmed is to be chosen — chosen by God to be a sign of His presence in the world.
CDA helps families integrate culture with faith
For Doan Pham, having a Catholic church where he and his wife can raise their children to maintain their Vietnamese heritage and culture is paramount.
Pope expresses concern about ‘spiral of violence’ in Holy Land
JERUSALEM (CNS) — As the world witnesses “another outburst of hatred and violence, which is once again bleeding all over the Holy Land,” the head of Jerusalem’s Latin Patriarchate called for prayers for peace.
Cardinal urges Canadian pro-lifers at march to ‘speak more loudly by silence’
OTTAWA, Ontario (CNS) — Heeding a call from Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins to “speak more loudly by silence,” Canada’s largest pro-life march reversed course May 10 after it was blocked for at least 20 minutes by a counterprotest.
First graduating class of Brophy’s Loyola Academy recognized at signing ceremony
The vision Brophy College Preparatory leaders and key community donors had for a vital middle school program are bearing its first concrete fruits. On May 19, they'll be the first in their families to be college-bound.
