Ordination
In June of 2022, now Bishop Emeritus Thomas Olmsted of the Diocese of Phoenix ordained several men to the priesthood at Ss. Simon and...
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A series on the stories, meanings, and symbolism behind each piece.
Unconditional Love IV
This Eucharist in the shape of a heart was inspired by a parishioner at St. Bernadette Roman Catholic Church in Scottsdale, AZ. This...
Unconditional Love III
This Eucharist in the shape of a heart was inspired by a parishioner at St. Bernadette Roman Catholic Church in Scottsdale, AZ. This...
Unconditional Love II
This Eucharist in the shape of a heart was inspired by a parishioner at St. Bernadette Roman Catholic Church in Scottsdale, AZ. This...
Unconditional Love I
This Eucharist in the shape of a heart was inspired by a parishioner at St. Bernadette Roman Catholic Church in Scottsdale, AZ. This...
Terror of Demons & Protectress of Humanity
With the ever-rising crisis in the world of true fatherhood and motherhood, and the growing confusion of what masculinity and femininity...
Heart Up, Feet Down
"Walk with your feet on earth, but in your heart, be in heaven." -St. John Bosco Though we are to be in this world, we must remember that...
Why is it Always Me?
"I know well that the greater and more beautiful the work is, the more terrible will be the storms that rage against it." -St. Faustina...
If She Had Just Let It Go
"It is better to be a child of God than king of the whole world." -St. Aloysius Gonzaga At the end of our lives, however much worldly...
Just You Wait
"The more we are afflicted in this world, the greater is our assurance in the next; the more we sorrow in the present, the greater will...
Inner Garden
"Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what...
It Will Pass
"I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us." -Romans 8:18 We...
No Harm Done
"You can kill us but you cannot do us any real harm." -St. Justin Martyr Death should not be seen as a terrifying incident that will one...
The Peacemakers
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." -Matthew 5:9 Finding ways that will counter violence and anger by...
Not in Vain
"Your tears were collected by the angels and were placed in a golden chalice, and you will find them when you present yourself before...
So Be It
"What will be the crown of those who, humble within and humiliated without, have imitated the humility of our Savior in all its...
It Will Hurt
"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love." -St. Teresa of Calcutta Suffering...
You're Not One of Us
"For all of you are children of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of darkness. Therefore, let us not sleep as...
Amor est Pulchritudo
"Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul." -St. Augustine Whatever dwells in our hearts will...
Divided We Fall
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." -St. Teresa of Calcutta All of humanity is truly...
Hold What You Will
"By their fruits you will know them." -Matthew 7:16 Through our deeds we showcase the fruits we hold in our hearts. As such, others will...
Vernal Heart
"It is always springtime in the heart that loves God." -St. John Vianney When the love of God is continually in our hearts, and we...
Pure Freedom
"The truth will set you free." -John 8:32 Attractive lies continually surround us, attempting to penetrate and influence our hearts and...
Ethereal Peace
"What peace pours over the soul once it soars above natural feelings!" -St. Thérèse of Lisieux Many times, we attempt to be better than...
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