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Companion blog to The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix.
January 29, 2010

Cheer on local spiritlines at state meet

Posted by : ambria

State championship titles are up for grabs tomorrow and  cheerleaders from four diocesan high schools are competing. If you won’t be near Tim’s Toyota Center in Prescott tomorrow, check out the competition live online.
Here is when our Catholic school students are expected to perform according to AIA’s schedule:

8 a.m. Notre Dame Preparatory (4A Division II) [...]


January 29, 2010

Weekend calendar

Posted by : ambria

It seems like there’s a lot going on in the Phoenix Diocese this weekend. I’ll include a short list below and then, if you’re interested and available, read after the jump for event details:
FRIDAY—

“Curtains” musical, a Tony Award-nominated murder mystery, debuts in an Arizona school tonight and runs through Feb. 6.

SATURDAY–

Annual retreat, Phoenix Diocesan Council [...]


January 27, 2010

Bob Brown now permanent face at Catholic Charities

Posted by : ambria

Early last month, we broke the news that Catholic Charities Community Services, which serves central and northern Arizona, named Bob Brown as the interim CEO. The organization needed a new leader because Paul Martodam, who headed the organization for years, decided to move to a cooler climate.
We just got news that Bob Brown is here [...]


January 27, 2010

Catholic Sisters in America

Posted by : ambria

I’ve been thinking a bit lately about the vital role women religious have played in shaping communities throughout the country. My reasons are two-fold:

I’m working on a story about an upcoming anniversary celebration. That’s led to me reading about the early Arizona days of the Daughters of Charity.
I recently read on xt3 about a fascinating [...]


January 26, 2010

Youth ministers on a mission

Posted by : ambria

Alyssa Reinke, coordinator of youth ministry at Christ the King Parish in Mesa, is one of 12 youth ministers from throughout the country on a mission this week.
It’s the third annual Missionary Immersion Trip for Youth Ministers coordinated by Life Teen. The idea is for youth ministers to experience a mission trip–in Reinke’s case, her [...]