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September 30, 2008

Staff meeting notes

Posted by : ambria

I was fascinated by something I learned in our staff meeting this morning. The top of our agenda — which we all take turns creating — had a brief bio of St. Jerome.
I knew his feast day (today) was coming up after recently researching some stuff on the St. Jerome Parish Web site, but didn’t know [...]


September 27, 2008

Issue preview: Oct. 2, 2008

Posted by : admin
Filed under : From the Staff, Local News

The Oct. 2, 2008, edition should be circulating by Tuesday, but if you’re dying to know what this extra special election issue has in store, here’s a quick and dirty preview:

Phoenix Diocese reaches reorganization milestone as newly incorporated entities convene for initial board meetings
October is Respect Life Month: Prayer, persuasion and funding aid pro-life cause
Education, it’s [...]

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September 26, 2008

Catholic? Single? You’re not alone

Posted by : ambria
Filed under : From the Staff

I’ve read in a few bulletins lately that the Catholic Singles Ministry is hosting a retreat at Mt. Claret over Halloween and the feasts of All Saints and All Souls. When I first read this announcement, I thought the retreat dates, Oct. 31-Nov. 2 sounded odd (no Halloween party?), but after reading the theme, it all [...]


September 24, 2008

No More Deaths: ‘Our system is broken’

Posted by : jd
Filed under : From the Staff, Local News

U.S. Magistrate Judge Bernardo P. Velasco issued his ruling against Daniel Millis Sept. 21. He’d been weighing a decision since a trial July 25.
“The verdict is in,” said Laura Ilardo of No More Deaths in an e-mail, “and is more evidence that our system is broken.”
The Arizona Daily Star reported that Millis had been facing [...]


September 22, 2008

About marriage

Posted by : jd
Filed under : From the Staff

About.com:Phoenix posted an interesting blog on Proposition 102,  which would amend the Arizona state constitution to strictly define a valid marriage as “only a union of one man and one woman.” Voters will decide on the proposition during the upcoming Nov. 4 elections.
The author of the post, Judy Hedding, asked readers whether they’d support or [...]