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St. Mary’s baseball jersey gone but not forgotten
Spring training ends today in the Valley. Pitchers and catchers have been here since early-to-mid February with the rest of the team wrapping up a long month of practice games. One of those athletes, now based in Los Angeles, had good reason to visit St. Mary’s High School — his alma mater — along with [...]
Happy Earth Day
Every April I try to keep my eyes peeled for eco-friendly parishes, schools, groups and ministries. The hope is to put a Catholic twist on Earth Day and remind readers that taking care of the planet is a year-round job. In 2007, I highlighted local Catholics who recycle — paper, ink cartridges and plastic [...]
Rock ‘n Roll marathon this weekend
If you need something to do to kill time before Sunday’s big Cardinals game, how about cheering on some of the dozens of Catholic runners participating in the Rock ‘n Roll Marathon this Sunday. Read more about it here. Priests, one religious sister, teachers and parishioners from at least three parishes are confirmed running. [...]
More red, white and blue
Why was red, white and blue rampant on the St. Gregory School campus yesterday? Besides the obvious reason — the kids voting program — Dirk Johnson, punter for the Arizona Cardinals, spent an hour reading to students in preschool through fourth grade. Thus the blue — within the students’ uniforms — mingled with Johnson’s red [...]
Kids’ vote counts too
Well, sort of. As of 3:30 p.m., nearly 194,000 students at 1,165 schools throughout the state cast their ballot for president, a range of propositions and for their Congressmen. That included first through eighth-graders at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Tempe and St. Gregory School in Phoenix who participated in the annual Kids [...]