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EWTN is airing a special on the theology of icons beginning tomorrow. Fr. Brendan McAnerny will study Eastern Church iconography and examine the distinct traits of this ancient and unique art in the 90-minute program, “Sacred Craft.”
It will air at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. Aug. 1 and 10 a.m. Aug. 6.
For a local take [...]

The Serra Club of Phoenix hosted its annual seminarian picnic July 26. Families of the future priests were also invited.
For the first time since the Bishop’s Crew formed late last year, its members — ages 14-20 — were able to lend their support to the effort. Tom Ehmann, an Eagle Scout and incoming Serra Club [...]

Debbie Bond, volunteer coordinator for the diocesan Healing Through the Body of Christ Cancer Ministry, died July 16. She was 42.
Faithful Catholic Sun readers may remember her name or a bit of her struggle with Stage IV breast cancer. She was featured in a 2007 article on cancer ministries and mentioned in a 2006 report [...]

So I made back safely from my pilgrimage to Mexico City. My baggage, though, just made it back today. It got left behind by the airline in Mexico City, so it had to take flights today. In my bag I’d packed my notes from the journey. I’m planning on posting a journal of sorts here [...]

Death is generally a difficult topic to approach because with pending death often comes stress and with death comes grief.
A 30-minute documentary from EWTN’s gallery collection explores how to make the inevitable — death — a bit more dignifiable in “Death with Dignity: A Closer Look at Euthanasia.” It airs tomorrow at 12 a.m. and [...]