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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 [...]


June 7, 2009

Youth minister bound for LifeTeen

Posted by : ambria

Catholic teenagers will join fellow parishioners in a farewell reception for Eric Porteous, outgoing coordinator of LifeTeen at St. Patrick Parish in Scottsdale tonight. Porteous accepted a position at LifeTeen headquarters in Mesa earlier this year and has been pulling double duty for several months. Check out his latest article. Porteous will essentially do nationally [...]


May 8, 2009

Papal visit to Holy Land

Posted by : ambria

Need a place to catch all of the papal action in the Holy Land? Both EWTN and CatholicTV will help you get there. The week-long journey begins today. Catch it on EWTN live (check the schedule) and enjoy the it a second time immediately following the live broadcast.  Catch the highlights of each day’s events [...]


April 23, 2009

Three parishes ‘cultivating hope’ for homeless seniors

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

  Scott Venable was in a bad place. The 57-year-old worked installing ventilation systems in big buildings for years until a heart injury left him jobless in 2000. After a heart-bypass surgery in 2002, he was officially listed as disabled and moved in with one of his daughters. When she lost her house shortly thereafter, [...]


February 12, 2009

Catholic TV

Posted by : ambria

For most of Arizona, Catholic television as we know it is only for an hour or so during the weekly televised Mass at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral. But Web surfers can catch much more than just the Mass online. I followed a link from the St. Patrick Parish blog this week to learn about [...]