blogtcs.com

Companion blog to The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix.
November 29, 2009

More on “los niños”

Posted by : ambria

Earlier this month I wrote about some Latin American children who recently visited Most Holy Trinity School and students from 9 other diocesan elementary and high schools on a thank you tour for supporting them. I posted a video report about their visit. A short time later, the St. John Bosco principal told me that her [...]


November 28, 2009

Double your gift giving for free

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

Now that the Christmas shopping season is officially underway, there are plenty of opportunities for you to increase your gift giving with little to no extra cost to you. Buy scrip from a nearby parish or school to pay for your Christmas shopping. Buy gift cards from a local parish or Catholic school. Plenty of [...]


November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving

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

I will attempt to take today off, but I wanted to wish you a happy and stress-free Thanksgiving. And may that set the tone for the rest of your days too. Life Teen blogger Greg Iwinski wrote a decent reflection on the holiday. Check it out and find out why this particular holiday had him [...]


November 25, 2009

Catholic bridal shop closing soon

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

Someone told me last week that a longtime Phoenix bridal shop — Catholic-owned — is closing Nov. 30. Bridals by Franca has been in business for more than 25 years. It can reportedly no longer afford to stay open, but that means good news for the customer: 50 percent off all in-store gowns through Saturday. [...]


November 25, 2009

Homeless memorial service

Posted by : ambria

The month of November is quickly coming to an end and with it, the end of the month which Catholics pray in a special way for the departed. Parishes throughout the diocese have displayed photos of the faithfully departed that relatives brought in and priests have remembered the names in the Book of Life in [...]