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Dinner fundraiser tonight
It’s usually more fun when your meal has a theme. Make tonight’s theme “baby” food. That’s because Chili’s — the home of the baby-back ribs — is hosting a fundraiser to help pregnant women and moms with babies. For every restaurant patron who presents the special “Give Back Night” flyer with their order tonight, 10 [...]
Café Justo
Earlier this summer, I traveled to the border with a group from All Saints Catholic Newman Center. We went to Agua Prieta, Mexico to see some of the work being done for deported immigrants. But perhaps even more interesting was Café Justo coffee roaster located in that city. Café Justo is a coffee grower cooperative [...]
Health in Catholic schools
We often hear about the health of our schools — fiancially or academically speaking — but school officials are also paying closer attention this year to the health of the students within those schools. A few days after Cissy Frakes, one of two assistant superintendents for the Phoenix Diocese, addressed local principals about campus health [...]
Discerning the call
Last Sunday, Ambria Hammel covered the Welcome Back Mass at All Saints Catholic Newman Center in Tempe. I happened to be attending, so afterward, she asked me to interview Megan Holcomb, a former Arizona State University student who’s joining the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. Holcomb attended the Newman Center for the [...]
St. Mary’s alum faces alma mater tonight
Athletic games are always more fun when there’s something bigger at stake than the final score — like bragging rights. And that’s what either St. Mary’s High School or one of its alumni will earn tonight. The Knights of St. Mary’s kick off their football season against 2008 state champion, the Hamilton Huskies at 7 [...]