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A big weekend for the Phoenix Diocese. Its first auxiliary bishop will be ordained Monday, so there’s lots of set up for that. Beyond that historic event, there are a few other happenings to keep in mind: Our Lady of Guadalupe Home School Conference — July 16-17 at Diocesan Pastoral Center. Includes Mass with Bishop [...]

The Diocesan Pastoral Center will be closed July 5-9 for a scheduled furlough. It will re-open Monday, July 12. Meanwhile, if your schedule permits, check with the Arizona Diamondbacks to see if any individual tickets are left for Faith and Family Night July 9. Several parishes and other local Catholic groups will be there. The [...]

Pope Benedict XVI received a final version of the English translation of the complete Roman Missal today, according to Catholic News Service. The bound missal is the book of prayers used at Mass. The Vox Clara Committee, an international group of bishops established to advise the Vatican about the English translation, presented the pope with [...]

While there’s lots of talk these days about there being a lack of money for a host of businesses, families, activities and every day necessities, as a diocese, we’re seeing more green in another way. I attended our annual Trip Reduction Program today to fill out a survey on how many miles I commute to [...]

I was fascinated by something I learned in our staff meeting this morning. The top of our agenda — which we all take turns creating — had a brief bio of St. Jerome. I knew his feast day (today) was coming up after recently researching some stuff on the St. Jerome Parish Web site, but didn’t [...]