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Companion blog to The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix.
May 2, 2011

New design for (my) popular Catholic sites

Posted by : ambria

Have you found yourself re-acclimating yourself to your favorite Catholic website lately? I have. Some of my oft-viewed sites have changed their looks. Check them out if you haven’t lately. Catholic Charities Community Services (Arizona) — I was told about the re-design about a month ago, but haven’t gotten around to sharing the news. As [...]


April 4, 2011

Student art promotes faith, CTODP to the masses

Posted by : ambria

I’ve noticed in the last few days the impact student art can have on Catholics of any age. Two recent examples came to my attention: Evangelizaztion through parish bulletins — The cover of the bulletin at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Scottsdale featured Grace Sluga’s poster at right. It not only showcases student work, [...]


September 1, 2009

Tution tax credit in the news

Posted by : J.D. Long-García

In the last couple weeks, secular news outlets have been giving a lot of attention to tuition tax credits. The Arizona Republic reported on the Catholic Tuition Organization of the Diocese of Phoenix a couple times this month, and the East Valley Tribune has an in depth feature on tuition tax credits in general. Without [...]


April 29, 2009

CTODP thanks corporate donors

Posted by : J.D. Long-García
Filed under : From the Staff, Local News

I’m expecting we’ll do a comprehensive video from the Catholic Tuition Organization’s April 24 breakfast for corporate donors next week. (Paul Mulligan sat down with me for an interview after the breakfast). For now, here’s a short and cute installment. It’s of Trinity Good, a first-grader at St. Gregory School, who gave a brief speech [...]


December 2, 2008

CTODP celebrates $13.7 mil. in scholarships

Posted by : J.D. Long-García

The day before Thanksgiving, the Catholic Tuition Organization of the Diocese of Phoenix gave thanks for the $13.7 million in tuition assistance it provided for students this school year. The event included a check presentation to MaryBeth Mueller, the superintendent of Catholic schools. CTODP also presented their new video. The organization, thanks to state tax [...]