Theology professor, author and priest from the Diocese of Austin, Texas, Father Leon Strieder offered a different view of evangelization in his workshop “Evangelization Misunderstood.”
Catholic Schools Day About 150 students and parents from Catholic schools in the Diocese of Tucson attended the annual day at the state Capitol. Members of the Arizona Catholic Conference were meeting yesterday and today, and we bishops all were able to celebrate morning Mass at SS. Simon and Jude Cathedral in Phoenix in support of our students and teachers and all those who volunteer or work closely with the schools, including pastors with parishes that also have schools.
Rita Thiron, the executive director of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions said in her keynote, “God’s Message is Made Known in Word and Deed,” that bringing new inquirers into the Church has to be seen as a responsibility of the parish community, not simply the parish RCIA ministry or the pastor.
Editor's note: Beginning with this story, and the four to follow, the Catholic Outlook will recount some of the keynotes and workshops from the Southwest Liturgical Conference Study Week Jan. 15-18.
As the world mourned the loss of basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others killed in a tragic helicopter crash Jan. 26, ...
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia and has appointed Bishop Nelson J. Perez of Cleveland as his successor.
WASHINGTON — Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has issued the following statement to mark the observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 20, 2020.
Welcome Southwest Liturgical Conference! As many of you may know the 58th Annual Southwest Liturgical Conference Study Week begins here in our diocese this evening with a keynote presentation by Father Paul Turner on the topic of “Meet Yourself: Coming and Going.”
Happy New Year, again This is my first Update for 2020. Most Catholics, I hope, remember that while Jan. 1 marks the beginning of a new calendar year, liturgically, our new year began with the first week of Advent on Dec. 1. I hope both New Year occasions were happy for you all.
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, has issued a statement following the earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the reported aftermath of infrastructure and property damage.
Via Christi Father Richard Kusugh is the only priest in the La Paz Vicariate. This vicariate includes 4,000 square miles of small communities, large and small farms and approximately 20,601 people. Each Sunday, he celebrates Mass at the home base of Sacred Heart Parish in Parker.
Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako, responding to a U.S. drone attack in Baghdad that killed Iran's top general, said "wisdom is required to avoid the 'volcanic eruption' we are about to face."
Students at Salpointe Catholic High School won the Outstanding Youths in Philanthropy award and Catholic Foundation Board member Sergio Cardona received one of 43 2019 Spirit of Philanthropy awards from Southern Arizona Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.