Bishop Dolan’s Seven Year Pastoral Plan
In October 2024, Bishop John Dolan announced his historic seven-year Pastoral Plan on evangelization. Inspired by Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of the Diocese of Phoenix, the plan began in January 2025 and leads up to December 2031— the 500th anniversary of Our Lady of Guadalupe appearing to St. Juan Diego on Tepeyac Hill in modern day Mexico City.
Year 2
2026 – El Camino Real
2026 – El Camino Real
“When we turn to Our Lady, we see that authentic evangelization is introducing [others] to Christ Jesus, the True Way — El Camino Real. ‘El Camino Real’ is traditionally translated as ‘The Royal Road’ and from a spiritual and theological perspective it can also mean ‘The True Way’ … Christ, the True Way, the King of kings, is personally inviting you and me to be partakers in His very nature and to walk the royal way with Him, the only path that leads to fullness of life.” – Bishop Dolan
“Are you not in the hollow of my mantle, in the crossing of my arms? Do you need something more? Let nothing else worry you or disturb you.”
— Our Lady of Guadalupe