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Despite the holiday weekend, there are a few events to note including high school football semifinals and a papal vigil for the unborn. Don’t forget TV highlights too including a profile of a French nun whose vision of Mary led to the creation of the first Miraculous Medal and vespers with the Pope to welcome [...]

Fourth graders at Ss. Simon and Jude School had a special guest read to them yesterday — one who took them on a statewide tour, so to speak. Arizona state senator Debbie McCune-Davis, who represents District 14, read Barbara Gowan’s “G is for Grand Canyon” picture book to Ss. Simon and Jude students. The 40-page [...]

Camille McCollum, a sixth grade at San Francisco de Asís School in Flagstaff, met a Holocaust survivor and invited her to share a history lesson with her class. Doris Martin recounted her experience for the class last week. A press release from the school shared the following: As a young girl living in Poland, the [...]

Selected highlights from Catholic News Service’s Media Review Office: “Quest for Solomon’s Mines” — Tue., Nov. 23, 8-9 p.m. EST (PBS). In a joint investigation with National Geographic, the “Nova” series looks at the legend of King Solomon and reveals the source of the great wealth that powered the first mighty biblical kingdoms (TV-G — [...]

In addition to the happenings on Sunbeams, our community events calendar, here’s what you can do this weekend around the Phoenix Diocese: CCHD collection — Nov. 20-21 at all parishes. Related article: CCHD underscores human dignity Golf Classic and raffle — Registration 7 a.m. Nov. 20 at ASU’s Karsten Golf Course in Tempe. Hosted by [...]