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Companion blog to The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix.
May 6, 2011

Weekend calendar May 6-8

Posted by : ambria

Happy Mother’s Day to our Heavenly Mother, our earthly mothers and Maggie’s Place moms and alumnae. The house of hospitality for expectant women who are alone opened on Mother’s Day 2000. Don’t forget about the JPII exhibit, Poor Clares, Diversity Mass and more this weekend. For a look at how students at one school is [...]


May 4, 2010

Five years as ‘Desert Nuns’

Posted by : ambria

Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the Poor Clare Sisters of Perpetual Adoration’s journey west. They ventured from the motherhouse in Alabama At the invitation of Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted in order to establish a cloister in Phoenix. Here’s part of their blogpost marking the anniversary: Since our arrival, the Diocese of Phoenix has become [...]


April 19, 2010

Poor Clare update

Posted by : ambria

If you heard any promotions for the first annual Nun Run in recent months, you know that the Poor Clare Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Black Canyon City are raising money to build a permanent monastery in Tonopah. Their chapel has been under construction since September. A completion date for its exterior should be in [...]


March 23, 2010

Nun Run recap

Posted by : ambria

In case you missed the inaugural Nun Run this weekend, the Poor Clare Sisters sent me — and I would imagine a lot of their other supporters — a video recap. Nearly 500 people ran the 5k according to the race results. Another 195 continued on to finish the 10k. Women as young as 5 [...]


February 13, 2010

Monastery Update

Posted by : ambria

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 [...]