Lent: Silent prayer in a noisy digital world
We know there is something more than this material world in which we bumble around every day. Lent affords us 40 days to re-focus on that.
Crèches tell the Nativity story using materials, symbols of local culture
DAYTON, Ohio (CNS) — Each culture, if not every home, has its own unique rendition of the Nativity.
Historic New Orleans cathedral hauntingly quiet during private Mass
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — As sacristan Philip Alviar pulled the rope attached to the sacristy bell at exactly 12:05 p.m. March 17, he processed into the pristine and hauntingly quiet St. Louis Cathedral sanctuary, followed by Dcn. Richard Brady and Fr. Philip Landry.
Mesa parish loses long-serving deacon
Dcn. Tom Bolduc passed away Oct. 21 following a short illness and hospice care. He would have turned 69 Nov. 18.
Sri Lankan bombings impact U.S. parish with ties to seminarian there
The fallout from the Easter Sunday bombings in three Sri Lankan cities has reached a Philadelphia parish.
Cured Chicago mother: Newman events ‘experience of a thousand lifetimes’
Melissa Villalobos attended the Oct. 13 canonization ceremony, carried the offertory gifts to Pope Francis, read a prayer at a vigil and greeted pilgrims.
Catholic college launches social work program, related scholarship
The College of St. Scholastica is offering scholarships to the first cohort of the school’s new bachelor-level social work program. It debuts this fall in the Valley.
Papal commission for protection of minors meets in Rome
The commission is looking to create "an audit instrument," which would include an analysis of different models for monitoring the implementation of safeguarding guidelines to better help local churches
School celebrates 70 years serving as shining light in south Phoenix
Its student population stands at 230, but the school is well-known across Phoenix’s six-digit South Mountain community.
Sydney archbishop: Darkness of siege cannot overcome Christ’s light
Hell has touched Sydney, but the darkness let loose on a terrorized city cannot overcome the light of Christ, the city's archbishop said at a special Dec. 16 Mass after a lone gunman took 17 people hostage in a cafe, killing two before being shot by police.
