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The Columbus Dispatch, a daily Ohio newspaper, began running a six-day special series on seminarian life Sunday. While I have only gotten through day one of the journey, it’s worth a read as reporter Todd Jones chronicles a local seminarian’s — now ordained priest’s — final year of formation at Pontifical College Josephinum where many [...]

A new Website from the U.S. Conference of Catholic will educate Catholics about the forthcoming English translation of the new Roman Missal. The site, www.usccb.org/romanmissal, launched Aug. 21, includes background material on the process of development of liturgical texts, sample texts from the Missal, a glossary of terms and answers to frequently asked questions. Content [...]

Every year as students head off to college we try to highlight local Catholic campus ministries, namely those at Arizona State University and Northern Arizona State University. See last year’s story. Since classes start Monday, the Newman centers at both schools are hosting Welcome Masses this weekend. Andrew and I are sharing the reporting duties. [...]

Seton Catholic Preparatory High School hosting 14th Annual Sentinel Classic Seton’s annual 3-on-3 Saturday, Sept. 12 with several divisions competing. Those include 3rd/4th grades co-ed, 5th/6th grades and 7th/8th grades, high school JV (9th/10th grades), high school varsity (9th/12th grades), adult and adult masters (over 38) for both male and female athletes. The cost is [...]

MESA — Shortly before students returned to Christ the King Catholic School and the daily recitation of the pledge of allegiance Aug. 12, their principal was honored for his patriotism. Teresa Fisher, the school’s athletic director and physical education teacher, alongside the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, presented Don Graff with the Patriot [...]