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Companion blog to The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix.
March 23, 2009

New monsignors for Phoenix

Posted by : J.D. Long-García

Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted joined the community in celebrating the priesthood of Msgrs. Thomas Hever, George Highberger and Antonio Sotelo during a March 19 investiture ceremony at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral. Look for coverage in the April 2 issue of The Catholic Sun and read our story published earlier this month. Here’s a video [...]


March 17, 2009

Keeping St. Patrick’s Day holy

Posted by : J.D. Long-García

By J.D. Long-García, The Catholic Sun Between sips of green beer and bites of shamrock-decorated cookies, some will remember that St. Patrick spent six years as a slave before he began his ministry. St. Patrick, who was born in Scotland, spent his days as a slave praying while he tended his master’s flocks in Ireland. [...]


December 17, 2008

The Knights are coming to town

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

Knights of Columbus plan congress, festival in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Aug. 6 -8, 2009 in Phoenix (Source: Knights of Columbus’ press release) The Knights of Columbus will hold its First International Marian Congress on Our Lady of Guadalupe from August 6-8, 2009, following the organization’s 127th annual convention in Phoenix. The Congress [...]


July 15, 2008

Pro-life documentary preview

Posted by : J.D. Long-García

This brief by Magdalin Leonardo appears on page 2 of the July 17, 2008 issue of The Catholic Sun. See the attached YouTube clip that previews the documentary. -JD   New pro-life documentary debuts Last month, nearly two dozen pro-life leaders and community volunteers from across the Valley gathered at the Phoenix offices of Arizona [...]