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Bishop John P. Dolan of Phoenix announces the creation of an Office of Mental Health Ministry Sept. 4, 2022, during the Diocese of Phoenix's first Mass of Remembrance for Suicide Victims at Ss. Simon & Jude Cathedral in Phoenix. (OSV News photo/Brett Meister, The Catholic Sun)

Bishop’s heroic crusade against America’s suicide epidemic is personal

‘When I’m able to talk about it, people come out of the woodwork to share’

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Read more about the article Mission begins by meeting Jesus in the Scriptures and Eucharist, pope says
Pope Francis leads Benediction during a prayer service on New Year's Eve in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this Dec. 31, 2019, file photo. The connection between the missionary call of every disciple and the gift of Jesus present in the Eucharist were at the center of the pope's message for World Mission Sunday, which will be celebrated Oct. 22. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Mission begins by meeting Jesus in the Scriptures and Eucharist, pope says

‘What the world needs is the love of God, to encounter Christ, and believe in him’

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Read more about the article St. Joseph School is magnet for alumni who become teachers
Nearly thirty-percent of the faculty and staff at St. Joseph School in Madison is made up of proud alumni from as far back as the class of 1973 to as recent as the class of 2013. Twelve teachers and one substitute teacher are part of the faculty. Pictured front row, from left, kindergarten teacher Alicia Hatchett, class of 1994; fifth-grade teacher Angie Douglas, class of 1990; pre-kindergarten aide Megan Huy, class of (?); third-grade teacher Olivia Nivison, class of 2013; 4-year-old pre-kindergarten teacher Ginger Dubose, class of 1982; and 2-year-old pre-kindergarten teacher Tara Smith, class of 1986. Back row, from left, third-grade teacher Christine Holcomb, class of 1988; first-grade teacher Jackie Sullenbarger, class of 1980; 2- and 3-year-old pre-kindergarten teacher Ashlea Stephens, class of 1991; fifth-grade teacher Lori Patton, class of 1997; substitute teacher Joseph Swisher, class of 2002; and 4-year-old pre-kindergarten aide Leta McCaslin; class of 1987. Not pictured is computer science, 3D printing and coding teacher Karen Sneed, class of 1977.

St. Joseph School is magnet for alumni who become teachers

‘St. Joseph is just a special place for so many people’

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