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Companion blog to The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix.
October 25, 2009

Ending homelessness

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

Homelessness Awareness Week starts today. The Arizona Coalition to End Homelessness is hosting a series of events including an awareness walk Friday morning. St. Joseph the Worker is doing its part to end homelessness every day. Despite a challenging job market, St. Joseph the Worker has helped 220 people find full-time, sustainable employment during the [...]


October 25, 2009

Priesthood Sunday

Posted by : ambria

Today marks Priesthood Sunday. As the name suggests, today is a time to specially honor priests for their lifelong service to the Church. A host of groups sponsor the annual event including the USA Council of Serra International and catholic Scouting groups, who encourage local parishes to find their own ways of honoring their priests. [...]


October 23, 2009

School’s win streak sets national record

Posted by : ambria

Winning a golf match this week was nothing new for the Xavier College Preparatory team, but its Oct. 21 win was something special. It marked the team’s 145th straight win, including ties, exactly 13 years from the start of the win streak. Not only that, but the win marked the longest consecutive win streak by [...]


October 22, 2009

Veterans Day writing

Posted by : ambria

For the second straight year, a Catholic elementary school student has earned top honors in a local Veterans Day essay contest. Andrew Johnson, an eighth-grader at St. Timothy School in Mesa, placed first in the junior high school category of the annual contest sponsored by the Phoenix VA Health Care System. His reflective essay on [...]


October 21, 2009

Maggie’s Place updates

Posted by : ambria

With thousands of people joining in yesterday’s Pro-life Day of Silent Solidarity in defense of the aborted unborn, I figured a look at how life is for women whose crisis pregnancy ended with the birth, and for many, raising of their baby, would be appropriate. Luckily, my Maggie’s Place e-newsletter was waiting for me in [...]