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: Bernie Capulong — Avondale man loses almost everything but discovers deeper faith in God
Six years ago, Bernie Capulong thought he had it all. Then came the crash of 2008. It was after he lost almost everything that God showed him life isn’t about money.
CATHOLICS MATTER: Rosemary Dougherty — Boundless energy to serve others, feed the hungry
Rosemary Dougherty credits her 12 years of Catholic education and the strong faith and family bonds nurtured in her first-generation Italian American home for helping her weather the storms of life.
CATHOLICS MATTER: Tom Perna — Devotion to Our Lady sparks ‘Mondays with Mary’
[dropcap type=”3″]T[/dropcap]om Perna loves school, but he wasn’t always like that. His blog posts, “Mondays with Mary,” teach Catholics about the Blessed Virgin Mary. A former high school theology teacher, Perna is director of adult evangelization at St. Mary Magdalene Parish in Gilbert. He has a B.A. in philosophy; Great Books certificate from the Ignatius […]
CATHOLICS MATTER: Craig Colson — Musician uses gift to draw people closer to God
Craig Colson has spent most of the last 20 years inside Catholic churches. It wasn’t always like that though. Growing up he dreaded going to church. Mostly, he said, it was the music he abhorred.
CATHOLICS MATTER: Bridgette Cosentino — Corporate exec turned stay-at-home mom manages parish
Growing up with a single mom on welfare in Brooklyn, Bridgette Cosentino’s childhood wasn’t easy. Though she was baptized Catholic and attended Catholic school, faith was not central to her life.
CATHOLICS MATTER: Carolyn Diercksmeier — Woman’s uncommon life story focused on mercy, service to others
She attended daily Mass all through grade school and high school and entered the religious life at 18. For years, she enjoyed teaching math to junior high students. As time went on, however, she found herself enveloped in deep depression, a sorrow she couldn’t shake.
CATHOLICS MATTER: Bob DeRosa — Retired firefighter performs rescues of a different sort
Bob DeRosa spent more than two decades as a New York City firefighter, rushing into people’s homes at their darkest hour. Since moving to Arizona and joining Holy Spirit parish 22 years ago, he’s found another way to rescue people.
CATHOLICS MATTER: Henry Cappello — Serving the poor and sharing the love of God
Henry Cappello travels to places most people will only see on the news. From the shambles of an earthquake-shattered Haiti to a tsunami-battered Indonesia and the devastation inflicted by Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, Cappello has seen human suffering up close.
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.
