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Gonzaga University is the only Catholic college team in the true Final Four, but an observant Catholic could still accurately say that there are two Catholic school teams in another “final four” of sorts.

With 27 of State 48’s top elementary school spellers gathered in one room — in this case the KAET studios at Arizona State University’s downtown campus — there’s bound to be some stiff competition.

“A Man for All Seasons,” which tells the story of St. Thomas More’s final months of life, runs April 28-29 as the premiere show at St. Anne.

'Spirit' is an understatement in the latest Catholic school showcase.

Fr. Griffith's involvement in the “Serenity Retreat” movement was legendary as was his also instrumental bringing many other clergy and laity to sobriety and healing.

Beauty in art has the power to inspire and can bring people closer to the Divine Artist. That was the message that directors from chapters of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums heard when they attended their international conference in Phoenix March 3–5.

"Crosiers make clear why we live and, because of that, how to live," Fr. Louis Mraz once wrote. He emulated a faithful life in Indonesia and the Diocese of Phoenix.

Like most people who experience and recover from homelessness, Donald Brizedine is focused on the future.

Lent has 40 days with which to enter purposeful suffering and other spiritual disciplines. The end result creates a heart that’s better equipped to embrace the crosses of life like Simon of Cyrene, confident in recognizing the truths of the faith like Veronica or eager to spread it like St. Mary Magdalene did on Easter morning.

Catholic schools play an important role in the New Evangelization, wrote Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted in his new apostolic letter, Evangelizing through Catholic Schools, promulgated on March 3 of this year.