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Companion blog to The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix.
March 31, 2011

Weekend calendar: April 1-3

Posted by : ambria

There’s something going on this weekend for Catholics of every age: Lenten prayer opportunities, school benefits, women’s retreat, singles retreat, teen fashion show, a teaching on redemptive suffering and miscellaneous benefit events. Which way are you headed? Of Gods and Men — April 1 at Harkins’ Camelback 5. Get CNS’s take on the “brilliant dramatization” [...]


April 20, 2010

Catholic Charities

Posted by : ambria

There are a couple of notable events hosted by Catholic Charities Community Services in the Phoenix area and Yavapi County this week: Teen Maze: A Game of Real Life Consequences — You might have read about how North Star, a program of Catholic Charities, helps teens say yes to abstinence, no to drugs in this [...]


September 23, 2009

Jesuit border initiative visits Phoenix parish

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

By J.D. Long-García, The Catholic Sun Jesuit Father Peter Neely visited St. Paul Parish last month to spread the word about the Kino Border Initiative. “This message needs to get our to lots of parishes,” he said Sept. 20. “This is a Catholic program based on the dignity of the human person.” The Kino Border [...]


September 20, 2009

Jesuit priest to detail border efforts

Posted by : J.D. Long-García
Filed under : Local News

Catholics interested in the Church’s work with immigrants don’t have to go to the border to learn more — they can go to St. Paul Parish Sept. 20. That’s where Jesuit Father Pete Neely will discuss the vital work of the Kino Border Initiative, a collaborative effort serving the physical and spiritual needs of the [...]


June 25, 2009

National Shrine of the Apostle Paul

Posted by : ambria

If you’re looking to do some meaningful travel this summer, consider Minnesota.  Pope Benedict XVI and the U.S. Conference of Cathoilc Bishops just designated  the Cathedral of St. Paul in Minnesota as a shrine. Now known as the National Shrine of the Apostle Paul, the title recognizes the cathedral’s national importance. The archdiocese’s mother church [...]