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Students at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Tempe concluded their Lenten penny drive last week. The drive was part of the school’s yearlong focus on the works of mercy. Administrators hoped that by asking the students to collect pennies, every student could not only participate, but participate often. That they did. The school’s 500 [...]

Parishes worldwide will be celebrating the Easter Vigil tonight and welcoming new members into the Church via baptism and confirmation. The lengthy liturgy reminds Catholics of salvation history using seven readings from the Old Testament and two from the New Testament.  Students at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Tempe experienced a vigil-like atmosphere [...]

Don’t forget to pray the Stations of the Cross today at your local parish, participate in a reading of the Passion and venerate the cross. You can even pray the Stations of the Cross online.     Lent has come to an end and we’re now in the Triduum. Read how others embrace it. If [...]

  If you need something to do to kill time before Sunday’s big Cardinals game, how about cheering on some of the dozens of Catholic runners participating in the Rock ‘n Roll Marathon this Sunday. Read more about it here. Priests, one religious sister, teachers and parishioners from at least three parishes are confirmed running. [...]

      Students, faculty and administrators at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Tempe will never forget this Christmas. The school’s seventh and eighth graders provided each one of them with a handmade keepsake ornament before the Christmas break. The annual tradition started last year.