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A decent percentage of the 12,000 students who attend a Catholic school in the Phoenix Diocese play at least one sport. Athletes and their coaches have recently proven themselves to be leaders of the pack. Here is a look at their accomplishments this month alone: Athletes ESPN, USA Today and Max Preps ranked St. Mary’s [...]

It’s that time of year. Fido and Fluffy (or whatever trendy name dogs and cats are going by these days) are invited to church. Many parishes are holding a Blessing of the Animals this weekend. It’s in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. Check out your nearest Catholic church for times [...]

Pat Schuller is a “Courageous Dad” in more ways than one. The Most Holy Trinity parishioner is raising three young women (ages 14 to 24), serves as a Scottsdale firefighter and, starting Friday, officially  becomes deputy for the Arizona Knights of Columbus. He also works with young Catholic men through the Columbian Squires Circle 5000 [...]

A couple of us on staff noticed advertising for the All-Star Game this week and started talking about possible Catholic angles for a story when the game comes to Chase Field July 12. At least a few Catholic high school alumni are in the big leagues, but it’s way too early to know if they’ll [...]

Palm Sunday and Holy Week are upon us. Prepare for the readings that mark Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem with the “Sunday Sunday Sunday” podcast. There are other events to mark this weekend too. Details below. Plus, the Diocese of Phoenix posted a few new upcoming events to keep in mind. SVdP’s Ozanam Manor open house [...]