It is with deep sadness we share the news of the death of Monsignor Michael O'Grady, Rector Emeritus of SS. Simon & Jude Cathedral.  Msgr. O'Grady passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Ireland. MORE...

The Loreto Sisters thank all who shared their love and support as they bid farewell to Sr. Gabrielle Marry, I.B.V.M. We are grateful to Bishop Olmsted for his prayers and support, and to Bishop Nevares, our parish priests & deacons, and other priests from throughout our Diocese who participated in the beautiful Vigil Service & Funeral Mass for Sr. Gabrielle. We are surrounded by a dedicated parish and school staff who helped us immensely with the planning from beginning to end. We feel so blessed to have such talented people who willingly and lovingly share their gifts with us. We also thank our parish and school community, our Mary Ward Companions, and the many friends who brought gifts of flowers or food or expressed their love in other ways, and we are grateful for all the donations to our Loreto Sisters Retirement Fund. For all those who supported us during this difficult time in our Loreto Sister community, a Mass of Thanksgiving will be offered for your intentions. May God Bless you all abundantly.

We are sad to inform you about the passing of our beloved Sister Gabby.  She passed away on Sunday night.  While we will miss her terribly, we take comfort in knowing that she has gone home to be with our Lord and that she is free from all her physical limitations and suffering. MORE...

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Preservation of the family, marriage and the unborn were the main themes of the annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Washington April 23. “Faith in the crucified and risen Christ shields us from two cold and deadly sins: arrogant presumption and cynical despair,” said Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix, the guest speaker. “Neither of which are appropriate in a Christian leader. The enemy of our souls does not care which we prefer.” Bishop Olmsted, who is a consultant to the pro-life committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the matter of legal abortion has defined his ministry, since he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1973, the year of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion on demand. “It is my pastoral duty to proclaim the Gospel of life and the protection in law of the most vulnerable among us. The love of Christ compels me.”

An Apostolic Exhortation to Husbands and Wives, Fathers and Mothers of the Diocese of Phoenix from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted READ MORE...