CATHOLICS MATTER: Leila Miller: Popular blogger teaches simple truths of Catholic faith
In the wee hours of the morning, while her husband and children peacefully slumber, Leila Miller sits bent over her computer, tapping out her latest blog post. LittleCatholicBubble.blogspot.com has thousands of followers all over the world, and not a few of them are atheists.
Donor’s grand piano enriches music program at Most Holy Trinity
A church hall sounded more like Carnegie Hall Jan. 23 when a renowned pianist and violist performed for students at Most Holy Trinity. The concert also marked the first performance featuring a newly donated grand piano.
Students celebrate Catholic Schools Week through prayer, witness
The annual Mass and rally are just two ways that Arizona’s 21,000 Catholic school students and the community participate in the national Catholic Schools Week celebration, which ran from Jan. 26 through Feb. 1. The week was filled with fun events, open houses, the Diocesan Spelling Bee and other activities for students, families and the community at large.
‘World Day of the Sick’ Mass Feb. 9 at OLPH Glendale
The Order of Malta sponsors the World Day of the Sick Mass each year. They also sponsor a pilgrimage to Lourdes for the sick each spring. Last year, an Order of Malta Phoenix couple met a woman who was healed from cancer in Lourdes.
Spellbinding competition yields champion at annual ‘bee’
With three returning competitors, an untold number of newcomers and at least two second-generation “bee” participants, outperforming the top spellers from 27 Catholic elementary...
Special tribunal finds priest guilty of offenses against the Sixth Commandment
A special tribunal has notified the Diocese of Phoenix that it has found Fr. John Spaulding guilty of sins against the Sixth Commandment with a minor, stemming from four accusations of sexual abuse against the priest.
Maggie’s Place opens new hub for moms, alumnae
Maggie's Place, a network of homes for pregnant women, doubled its office space by relocating to a permanent location Jan. 15
Pro-life speaker shows power of one during annual youth rally
Life matters. Defending it is something young people are called to do.
Pro-Life rally at Arizona Capitol emphasizes prayer
Pro-life supporters from all over the Valley gathered at Wesley Bolin Plaza Jan. 19 to protest the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion.
Young women religious reflect on their transformation
Younger women in religious life make up a mere sliver of the women in the religious-vocations picture. Being spread out among a host of different communities makes peer support even more difficult.
Giving Voice, a peer-led organization of women religious, is using regular retreats and networking to change that. The latest retreat, held Jan. 17-19 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery in west Phoenix, was aimed at women in their 20s and 30s.