By PAUL DUCKRO, Ph.D. Father Eusebio Kino was a man who embodied both great compassion for the native peoples he served and great courage in encountering them. These two qualities stand out for me as a psychologist because it is these two qualities that make him a model for developing relationships across cultures. There are Read More
Rebates to parishes from funds raised in the Diocese of Tucson’s five-year capital campaign have topped $4 million. A report for the quarter ending June 30 shows that more than half of the $43,306,932 pledged – $23,611,182 – has been collected. Twenty percent of money donated at each parish is returned to that parish, and Read More
By SISTER LOIS J. PAHA With less than 120 days (at this printing) before the implementation of the English translation of the third edition of the Roman Missal, we have an opportunity to reflect on the nature of the liturgy, what it is we do when we pray together Sunday after Sunday and day after Read More
The Department of Health & Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families has awarded $400,000 to Pio Decimo Center, an agency of Catholic Community Services in Tucson. Among 25 new grants across the nation for the Assets for Independence (AFI) Program. Pio Decimo Center is the only new awardee in the State of Arizona. The Read More
As people abundantly blessed by God, we are called to be good stewards of His gifts to us by sharing our time, our talents and our treasure in service to others. The word we use to encompass our recognition of God’s blessings and our grateful response to Him is called stewardship. Many Catholics are unfamiliar Read More
Dios nos ha bendecido en abundancia y por eso es nuestro deber administrar bien los dones que Él nos dio compartiendo nuestro tiempo, talento y tesoro en el servicio al prójimo. La palabra que usamos para abarcar nuestro reconocimiento de las bendiciones de Dios y de nuestra respuesta agradecida es “corresponsabilidad”. A pesar de que Read More
A fine art exhibit featuring the works of vowed religious and ordained clergy serving in the Diocese of Tucson will be staged on Sept. 17 in the parish hall and placita at St. Augustine Cathedral in downtown Tucson. The exhibit, dubbed “Sonoran Spirit,” will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. Tents Read More
Two groups from the Diocese of Tucson will be traveling to Portugal and Spain later this month to take part in World Youth Day 2011, where Pope Benedict XVI will meet with hundreds of thousands of young Roman Catholics from around the world. The event will be held in Madrid on Aug. 18-21 and more Read More
Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas has made a number of additional priest appointments, saying that in doing so “I share with you the gratitude I have expressed to Father Matthew Williams, O.C.D., provincial, and the Western Province of the Discalced Carmelite Friars for their continuing ministry in our Diocese.” They are: Father Thomas Reeves, O.C.D., renewed Read More
The fifth annual Marriage Anniversary Celebration on Sept. 18 at St. Augustine Cathedral will be similar to the previous four – except this time newlyweds are invited to join in. Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas said he will celebrate the special Mass for married couples from throughout the Diocese of Tucson, including “newlywed couples who are Read More