Visit the imprisoned: Terry Samaniego brings mercy, love of God to inmates
“Who died beside Jesus, one to the left and one to the right? Prisoners." "“The difference between you and me is that you got caught," a prison volunteer tells inmates.
Comfort the Afflicted: Patty Chesebrough shares her experience to help post-abortive women
Patty Chesebrough gazes inside the darkened church and stares up at a portrait of the late Fr. John Hanley, the priest who showed her God’s mercy in her darkest hour. It was 1990 and Chesebrough’s husband was pressuring her to have an abortion. She called her parish, St. Theresa at the time, and asked to speak with a priest.
Men in the Breach: Advocate Tony Rizzo prepares men for fatherhood
"We treated him with love throughout, even when he wasn’t loving back. That sticks. That is the breach and that is the way it works," Tony Rizzo said.
Feed the Hungry: Carolee O’Meara finds joy in volunteering at Paz de Cristo
Carolee O’Meara knows what it’s like to be poor. She also knows how it feels to receive mercy. “I’ve always had a heart for the poor,” O’Meara said as she deftly stashed cans of vegetables in food boxes at Paz de Cristo in Mesa. “Being raised in a home where there was poverty and where God was just there all the time leading me, even without the parental guidance, God was just always merciful to keep me close to Him.”
Five years a bishop — Q&A with Bishop Nevares
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On July 19, Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares celebrates his fifth anniversary serving in the Diocese of Phoenix. Bishop Nevares was ordained a priest...
Wake Up The World: Q&A with Fr. Tom Doyle, CSC
Holy Cross Father Tom Doyle grew up in a small town in Washington, the son of a country doctor and nurse in a family where priests were often welcome guests.
Wake up the World: Q&A with Fr. Bradley Peterson, O.Carm
Fr. Bradley Peterson is a priest of the Carmelite Order, founded 800 years ago on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land. He came to Arizona as a teenager and has been pastor of St. Agnes Parish since 2009. The central Phoenix church is home to some 1,600 families.
Wake up the World: Q & A with Sr. Mary Beata Im
Sr. Mary Beata Im is a sister of the Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate, based in Monroe, New York. She has been here since 2010, and is currently the director of religious education at Christ the King Parish in Mesa.
CATHOLICS MATTER: George Moore – Finding joy through prayer, serving the poor
Growing up in Michigan near St. Gabriel Parish, George Moore never had any doubts about his Catholic faith.
CATHOLICS MATTER: Adela Gaxiola – Hunger for God steers immigrant toward Eucharist
Growing up in Chihuahua, Mexico, Adela Gaxiola longed to go to church, but her father wouldn’t allow it. “When anyone in the family spoke of God, he would get angry,” she said.
