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The Poor Clare Sisters of Perpetual Adoration are kind enough to keep me posted on major milestones in their quest to build their adoration chapel in Tonopah. A full-fledged monastery will be built as funds permit.
Construction crews successfully placed the dome atop the Our Lady of Solitude Monastery on Thursday. They sent me some photos, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops:
WASHINGTON — Keep Faith is the theme for the 2010 Collection for the Church in Latin America, to be taken up the weekend of Jan. 23-24 in most parishes.
The proceeds of the Collection for the Church in Latin America are distributed to dioceses, parishes and other Catholic institutions [...]

There are a couple of opportunities this week for Phoenix-area Catholics who are interested in human dignity topics to learn more.

Jason Evert — A leading voice in the “new sexual revolution,” acclaimed author and full-time apologist with Catholic Answers, Jason Evert will talk about “Raising Pure Teens” at Xavier College Preparatory tonight at 6 p.m. [...]