Keeping the Sabbath: Serrano’s now closed Sundays
For more than three decades, the Serrano family has operated its Mexican food restaurants in the East Valley. Now, after much prayer and discernment, they have decided to close on Sundays to honor the Sabbath.
Phoenix sister opens respite center for the homeless
A web of community and individual relationships have helped realize the dream of Sr. Adele O’Sullivan, MD, to open Phoenix’s first medical respite center...
Missionary priest enlivens eucharistic adoration at parishes
A two-day mission at St. Joan of Arc Parish that focused on perpetual adoration served to ignite a renewed desire to spend time with...
Cathedral’s new music director publishes second book
Following a nationwide search, Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral has hired local composer and author Adam Bartlett as its new music director. Bartlett began...
Friends, Facebook followers mourn death of young Catholic
Angela Faddis, a mother of two and aspiring writer, died Sept. 21 after a 15-month battle with Stage IV colon cancer. She was 32.
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HHS mandate fines would cripple work of the Church, close businesses
Thirty lawsuits are targeting a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services mandate that would require most religious employers to provide free contraceptive coverage.
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Phoenix Diocese kicks off Year of Faith
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted welcomed the Year of Faith Oct. 7, a time during which Pope Benedict XVI has called Catholics to a deeper...
US bishops, at synod, talk of spirit and practice of evangelization
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Charitable works, rites of passage and the cultural mixing produced by globalization all offer opportunities for bringing lapsed Catholics back...
St. Theresa students put principal in sticky state
Not having enough school funds can create a sticky situation. So can raising too much.
Just ask Maureen Fyan, principal at St. Theresa, 5001 E....
Crosiers celebrate Citizenship Day
More than 100 years ago, three Crosiers traveled to to Minnesota with dutch immigrants. The Crosier Fathers and Brothers have served Catholics in the...