In Our Own Words
Restoring a 100-Year-Old Grotto Back to Life
On summer days in the 1950s when Monica Domingo and Cornelia Garcia weren’t cooling off in the Gila River, they were helping the...Read more
How Pilgrimages Prepare Us for the Pilgrimage of Life to Heaven
Kathie Stine says it was Divine Providence that coordinated for her to go on a Holy Land Pilgrimage in early 2020 with the Franciscan...Read more
St. Anthony’s is a miracle: the dedication of a new church
Joyous anticipation filled the air at St. Anthony Mission in Sacaton, Arizona in the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC). This past Sunday, the community...Read more
Hope in the Face of Hardship: St. Anthony Mission
It was in January 2000 when St. Anthony Mission Church in Sacaton, AZ on the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) went up in flames....Read more
Become Part of the Mission at FriarQ
The parish hall at St. Bernard of Clairvaux in Scottsdale was packed on February 25, 2023, everyone clinging to the words of Sr. Martha...Read more
A Story of God's Healing: Restoring Hope at Healing Masses
Incense filled St. John the Baptist Mission Church in Laveen like prayers lifting to Heaven. The congregation had just received Jesus in the...Read more
A Story of God’s Provision: St. Peter Indian Mission Opens First High School on Gila River Reservation
St. Peter’s Indian Mission School in...Read more
