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Companion blog to The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix.
February 19, 2010

Weekend calendar

Posted by : ambria

Do you have a few hours to spare this weekend? Now that Lent is upon us, parishes may have more options than ever.
Check your local parish bulletin or just show up at a nearby Catholic church tonight or any Friday night before Easter. Chances are, you can enjoy a fish or soup supper and some [...]


November 28, 2009

Double your gift giving for free

Posted by : ambria
Filed under : From the Staff, Local News

Now that the Christmas shopping season is officially underway, there are plenty of opportunities for you to increase your gift giving with little to no extra cost to you.

Buy scrip from a nearby parish or school to pay for your Christmas shopping. Buy gift cards from a local parish or Catholic school. Plenty of parishes [...]


May 9, 2009

Girls w-i-n in Spanish too

Posted by : ambria

Remember Jennica Dumond, the St. Thomas the Apostle eighth grader who won the diocesan spelling bee two years in a row?  She apparently set a trend for girls to excel in diocesan spelling bees.
At least a dozen of the 18 students who competed in the 13th annual Diocesan Spanish Spelling Bee at St. Mary-Basha School [...]


April 14, 2009

Student penny drive yields thousands

Posted by : ambria

Students at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Tempe concluded their Lenten penny drive last week. The drive was part of the school’s yearlong focus on the works of mercy. Administrators hoped that by asking the students to collect pennies, every student could not only participate, but participate often.
That they did. The school’s 500 students [...]


April 11, 2009

The Easter Vigil

Posted by : ambria

Parishes worldwide will be celebrating the Easter Vigil tonight and welcoming new members into the Church via baptism and confirmation. The lengthy liturgy reminds Catholics of salvation history using seven readings from the Old Testament and two from the New Testament. 
Students at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Tempe experienced a vigil-like atmosphere April [...]