Catholics Matter 106: Rachel Campos-Duffy

Rachel Campos-Duffy joins us for another episode of Catholics Matter. She and Fr. Rob Clements discuss living out our Catholic faith within the culture that surrounds us, drawing on Campos-Duffy’s experiences with MTV.

Campos-Duffy was born in Tempe, Ariz., attended Seton Catholic High School in Chandler, and first gained fame in 1994 as a castmate on the MTV reality television series The Real World: San Francisco, before becoming a TV host and a recurring guest host on the ABC talk show The View.

She is the mother of six children, an author and married to Rep. Sean Patrick Duffy of Wisconsin.

Flagstaff priest on EWTN’s ‘Life on the Rock’ Fr. Matt Lowry, assistant director of Vocations and chaplain at Northern Arizona University, will be featured on EWTN’s “Life on the Rock” this evening at 5 p.m. Fr. Lowry will share about the Newman Center at NAU, highlighting their trip to World Youth Day this summer. Catch the encore at 10 p.m. or Tuesday, June 4, at 6 a.m. The show will also be online after 6 p.m. tonight.

Flagstaff priest on EWTN’s ‘Life on the Rock’

Fr. Matt Lowry, assistant director of Vocations and chaplain at Northern Arizona University, will be featured on EWTN’s “Life on the Rock” this evening at 5 p.m. Fr. Lowry will share about the Newman Center at NAU, highlighting their trip to World Youth Day this summer. Catch the encore at 10 p.m. or Tuesday, June 4, at 6 a.m. The show will also be online after 6 p.m. tonight.

USCCB president calls for aid to assist with Oklahoma tornado recovery efforts

The 2013 storm season has only just begun and already we have witnessed a tragedy in Oklahoma of unprecedented proportions. Relief efforts of many government and social aid agencies, including Catholic Charities USA, are already in action delivering emergency service to the affected areas.

On behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Timothy Dolan has requested a special appeal for the 2013 storms and disasters. In the Diocese of Phoenix, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted would like you to be aware of this request and respond in whatever way you see fit.   

The Church must serve as a primary source of healing and peace when tragedies such as this occur. Your prayers and financial assistance are very important. The funds collected for the special appeal for the 2013 storms and disasters will be used to support the efforts of the USCCB and Catholic Charities, the official domestic relief agency of the U.S. Catholic Church.

Those who wish to contribute can send financial aid to:

2013 Tornado and Disaster Recovery Collection
The Diocese of Phoenix
400 E. Monroe Street
Phoenix, AZ  85004

PLEASE NOTE: Memo portion of check should state “2013 Tornado Recovery”

Bishop Olmsted to Ordain Two New Priests for the Diocese of Phoenix The Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, will ordain two new priests at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 1, at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral, 6351 N. 27th Ave. All are welcome to attend the Mass of Ordination. “Upon their ordination, Fr. Axline and Fr. Perera will receive the grace to continue Christ’s work of healing, proclaiming God’s word and celebrating the Sacred Mysteries and redemption,” Bishop Olmsted said. “I am delighted that they will become spiritual fathers for the faithful of the Diocese of Phoenix. Like all good fathers, I know they will serve with compassion, rooted in the Gospel of the Lord Jesus.” Read the news release here.

Bishop Olmsted to Ordain Two New Priests for the Diocese of Phoenix

The Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, will ordain two new priests at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 1, at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral, 6351 N. 27th Ave. All are welcome to attend the Mass of Ordination.

“Upon their ordination, Fr. Axline and Fr. Perera will receive the grace to continue Christ’s work of healing, proclaiming God’s word and celebrating the Sacred Mysteries and redemption,” Bishop Olmsted said. “I am delighted that they will become spiritual fathers for the faithful of the Diocese of Phoenix. Like all good fathers, I know they will serve with compassion, rooted in the Gospel of the Lord Jesus.”

Read the news release here.

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Phoenix immigration leader Jose Robles dies

Our friend and co-worker Jose Robles passed away on Sunday evening after a courageous and faithful battle with cancer. Please keep him and his family in your prayer. The Arizona Republic published a very nice article about Jose’s service to the Church and community. 

Funeral arrangements are pending.

May he rest in peace.

The U.S. Bishops have called for a “Fortnight for Freedom,” a nationwide 14-day period of prayer, education and action in support of religious freedom, from June 21 to July 4. Our liturgical calendar celebrates a series of great martyrs who remained faithful in the face of persecution by political power — St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More, St. John the Baptist, Sts. Peter and Paul, and the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome. Culminating on Independence Day, this special period of prayer, study, catechesis, and public action emphasizes both our Christian and American heritage of liberty. Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted invites the public to pray for religious freedom at the following Masses: Saturday, June 22 – Feast of St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher Bishop Olmsted will celebrate the 11 a.m. Mass at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral for the Phoenix Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, 6351 N. 27th Ave., Phoenix. Sunday, June 23 – 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time Bishop Olmsted will celebrate the 9 a.m. televised Mass at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral. Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares will celebrate the 10:30 am Mass at Our Lady of the Lake Parish, 1975 Daytona Ave., Lake Havasu City. Monday, June 24 – Feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist Bishop Nevares will celebrate the Noon Mass at St. Mary’s Basilica, 231 N. 3rd St., Phoenix. Saturday, June 29 – Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul Bishop Olmsted will celebrate the 5 p.m. Mass at St. Paul Parish, 330 W. Coral Gables Dr., Phoenix. Bishop Nevares will celebrate the 5 p.m. Mass at Immaculate Conception Parish, 700 N. Bill Gray Road, Cottonwood. Sunday, June 30 – 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time Bishop Olmsted will celebrate the 10 a.m. Mass at St. Peter Indian Mission, 1500 N. St. Peter Road, Bapchule. Bishop Olmsted will celebrate the 5 p.m. Mass of Perpetual Vows at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, 2121 S. Rural Road, Tempe. Bishop Nevares will celebrate the 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. John Vianney Parish, 180 Soldier Pass Road, Sedona. Thursday, July 4 – Independence Day Bishop Nevares will celebrate the 8:30 a.m. Mass at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral followed by praying the rosary.

The U.S. Bishops have called for a “Fortnight for Freedom,” a nationwide 14-day period of prayer, education and action in support of religious freedom, from June 21 to July 4.

Our liturgical calendar celebrates a series of great martyrs who remained faithful in the face of persecution by political power — St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More, St. John the Baptist, Sts. Peter and Paul, and the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome. Culminating on Independence Day, this special period of prayer, study, catechesis, and public action emphasizes both our Christian and American heritage of liberty.

Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted invites the public to pray for religious freedom at the following Masses:

Saturday, June 22 – Feast of St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher

  • Bishop Olmsted will celebrate the 11 a.m. Mass at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral for the Phoenix Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, 6351 N. 27th Ave., Phoenix.

Sunday, June 23 – 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Monday, June 24 – Feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist

Saturday, June 29 – Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul

Sunday, June 30 – 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Thursday, July 4 – Independence Day

  • Bishop Nevares will celebrate the 8:30 a.m. Mass at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral followed by praying the rosary.

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Catholics Matter 105: Fr. Paul Sullivan

Fr. Paul Sullivan, Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Phoenix, joins Fr. Rob Clements to examine Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s pastoral letter, “Apostles of Mercy,” and the real-life application of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Bishop Olmsted: ‘Catholic and American?’ In his most recent column in The Catholic Sun, Bishop Olmsted asks: Can we still be Catholic and American? Sixty years ago when Catholics were pursuing higher education as never before, when vocations to the priesthood and religious life were at an all time high level, when Catholic hospitals and schools were expanding and flourishing at unprecedented rates, most Catholics in the United States were proud to be here; and very few anticipated the tensions that would erupt within American culture in the 1960s and the crises that would fray the fabric of the Catholic community after the Second Vatican Council. Now, over half a century later, many Catholics have at best ambivalent feelings about the relationship between Catholicism and America. So much has changed since the good old days of the ’50s. Consider, for example, the following: 45 years of legalized abortion has killed more than 50 million unborn children, the HHS mandates of the federal government seriously threaten religious liberty, and the powerful political and other societal forces gravely weaken the institution of marriage and with it serious threats to the well-being of children. Should Catholics still be excited about being American citizens?

Bishop Olmsted: ‘Catholic and American?’

In his most recent column in The Catholic Sun, Bishop Olmsted asks: Can we still be Catholic and American?

Sixty years ago when Catholics were pursuing higher education as never before, when vocations to the priesthood and religious life were at an all time high level, when Catholic hospitals and schools were expanding and flourishing at unprecedented rates, most Catholics in the United States were proud to be here; and very few anticipated the tensions that would erupt within American culture in the 1960s and the crises that would fray the fabric of the Catholic community after the Second Vatican Council.

Now, over half a century later, many Catholics have at best ambivalent feelings about the relationship between Catholicism and America. So much has changed since the good old days of the ’50s. Consider, for example, the following: 45 years of legalized abortion has killed more than 50 million unborn children, the HHS mandates of the federal government seriously threaten religious liberty, and the powerful political and other societal forces gravely weaken the institution of marriage and with it serious threats to the well-being of children. Should Catholics still be excited about being American citizens?

catholicsun.org

Catholics Matter 104: Rachel Campos-Duffy

Fr. Rob Clements welcomes Rachel Campos-Duffy to this episode of Catholics Matter. They discuss the role of faith, Catholic identity and culture, and the importance of the Latino community to the future of the Church.

Campos-Duffy was born in Tempe, Ariz., attended Seton Catholic High School in Chandler, and first gained fame in 1994 as a castmate on the MTV reality television series The Real World: San Francisco, before becoming a TV host and a recurring guest host on the ABC talk show The View.

She is the mother of six children, an author and married to Rep. Sean Patrick Duffy of Wisconsin.

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Catholics Matter 103: Mike Phelan

Mike Phelan joins Fr. Rob Clements on this episode of Catholics Matter to talk about the Sacrament of Marriage. Phelan is the director of the Marriage and Respect Life Office for the Diocese of Phoenix.

Phelan and Fr. Clements discuss the roots of marriage, the importance of wedding vows in good times and bad, and how it all fits together with today’s culture.