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October 28, 2008

Need a break from the election coverage?

Posted by : andrew
Filed under : From the Staff

If you’re looking for a little break from this seemingly endless election cycle (just one more week!), then you could do worse than reading this great Los Angeles Times story about the nuns who run the Vatican switchboard. There are so many great parts to this story of the Sister Disciples of the Divine Master, [...]

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October 28, 2008

Still undecided?

Posted by : J.D. Long-García

A week out from Election Day, more and more voters are making up their minds about who they’ll vote for on Nov. 4. If you aren’t one of them, you might want to consult Catholic News Service for direction from the Church. Yet CNS’ Nancy Frazier O’Brien, in a story published yesterday, asks whether the [...]


October 27, 2008

‘Licensed for life’

Posted by : J.D. Long-García
Filed under : From the Staff, Local News

The Arizona Life Coalition is getting closer to making “Choose Life” license plates available to state motorists. They still need to demonstrate to the state that there’s strong support for the plates. If you’re interested in the plates, or at least in showing support, you can fill out a form online. The plates were noted [...]


October 27, 2008

‘Faithful Citizenship’ and the presidential election

Posted by : J.D. Long-García

What effect to the U.S. bishops’ teachings have on the Catholic in the pew? It’s a good question, I think. I know their teachings weigh heavily on the lives of Catholic Sun staff members. But, judging by the number of Catholics who don’t adhere to the Church teaching against contraception, that’s clearly not always the [...]


October 27, 2008

Brophy/St. Mary’s rivalry lives on

Posted by : ambria

  Despite the Brophy Broncos kicking the St. Mary’s Knights in its sixth consecutive football victory Friday night, rivalry among the 5A Catholic teams continues. Both schools held multiple spirit days last week to rally the students and the athletes. The Brophy men rallied on campus beginning at 6 a.m. Friday where they ran an [...]