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Local Catholics have baby on the side of freeway
Just scanning David and Craig’s twitter page (you know, David and Craig, from “The David and Craig Show”) and I came across this video. It’s a 3-TV spot about Candyce and Matt Smith, a local Catholic married couple, whose baby girl, Stella St. Clare, was born on the side of the freeway. (Candyce is a [...]
Election time: Readers divided over the Church’s role
The Catholic Sun’s blog has yet to become a place for discussion. But I came across this video from CatholicVote.org and I thought I’d post it here. Maybe it’s time. We’ve had a lot of feedback — positive and negative — on the Arizona Catholic Conference “Voter’s Guide.” Just yesterday, a very reasonable woman called [...]
Weekend calendar – Oct. 29-31
Some trivia questions to see how well you know your saints and the diocese’s 93 parishes: Which is the newest parish to dedicate its worship space? What was the latest parish featured in “Sacred Space” and is holding a 40th anniversary Mass tomorrow? Which celebrates a feast day Sunday? Looking for some parishes holding special [...]
Parishes offer safe Halloween celebrations
Here’s a rundown of some of the parish-based Halloween celebrations throughout the diocese. Some involve minimal fees. Others invite canned good donations for St. Vincent de Paul. A few are specifically for youth. Halloween Bash — 5 p.m. Oct. 30 at St. Agnes School. Free, Disney-themed event. Enter “It’s a Small World” and “The [...]
Student essays on ‘Defending freedom’ honored
Student writing, veterans and local Catholic schools continue to go hand in hand. For the third straight year that local schools have reported to The Catholic Sun, Catholic school students have placed top honors in the annual essay contest as part of the VA Veterans Day Parade festivities. This year, Christ the King students are [...]