The Catholic Sun

Political seasons and politicians come and go, but for more than 700 years, the Red Mass has brought together lawyers, judges, public officials and community leaders to pray for the God’s strength and guidance.

The coming days are prime time to discern how individuals and families will support this year’s effort which supports daily outreach in more than 70 charitable apostolates. The 2018 Charity and Development Appeal kicks off Feb. 10-11 at parishes.

CarrieLynn Mascaro will be promoted to yet another role that demands her experience, dedication and passion for the most vulnerable.

Many folk legends are attached to this Irish abbess. However, one fact from her earliest biography in the seventh century remains unchallenged: She was superior of a double monastery — for nuns and monks — at Kildare in the years after St. Patrick’s death.

Born to a poor family in Italy, this patron saint of editors and laborers is considered one of the great social saints.

Pride almost killed him. Accepting help is prolonging his life and changing his outlook.

The Monday of Jan. 18, 2016 was not just your ordinary day in Phoenix. It is a day that will always be remembered as the day that Dafne Gutiérrez, a young blind Hispanic woman and mother of four children, got her vision restored to normal through the intercession of St. Sharbel.

A chilly overcast day did not deter the estimated 4,500 people gathered together Jan. 20 to celebrate life and raise awareness for the growing pro-life movement at the Arizona for Life March and Rally in downtown Phoenix.

Thomas so shocked his noble Italian family when he entered the Dominicans about 1244 that his brothers imprisoned him for a year.

In late December, as I returned home after an enthusiastic excursion to gather my last Christmas presents, the clicker to my parking garage door died. It looked like it was working; the little red light blinked just as it should when I pressed the “open” button.