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June 29, 2011

St. Paul (and Peter) feast day

Posted by : ambria
Filed under : Local News, Nation/World

Today marks the feast of Ss. Peter and Paul, the patron saints of Rome, as well as the 60th anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s priestly ordination. (Related blogpost on how the average Catholic can mark the occasion today through Friday). The pope celebrated Mass today with archbishops from 25 countries. Catholic News Service recapped the [...]


November 4, 2009

Celebration at St. Peter Mission School today

Posted by : ambria

BAPCHULE — Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted and former major leaguer Joe Garagiola will be among the special guests at St. Peter Mission School today. The bishop is offering a Mass for 200 students at the school and the Franciscan sisters who run it,  in honor of Garagiola’s 60th anniversary. Garagiola, for whom the school’s learning [...]


January 16, 2009

Rock ‘n Roll marathon this weekend

Posted by : ambria

  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. [...]


November 10, 2008

‘Where every child is a gift’

Posted by : J.D. Long-García

BAPCHULE, Ariz. — Students from St. Peter Mission School sang in thanksgiving for the Joe Garagiola Learning Center during its Nov. 2 blessing. In this video, the students sing “This Man is our Joe,” a take off of Woody Guthrie’s classic “This Land is Your Land,” only with different words. “Joe” is former major league [...]