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With July marking the start of the new fiscal year, and oftentimes, new pastoral assignments, it is the most common month for dioceses to establish new parishes. The Phoenix Diocese has 13 of its 92 parishes marking another year of service to local Catholics this month. May saw 11 parish birthdays and June had 10. [...]

PARISH FACTS: Established July 1, 1997 with the founding pastor, Fr. James Turner, still leading parishioners. Likely the only diocesan parish to still have its founding pastor at the helm. Parish waited three months for an elementary school to be finished so it could have a temporary spot for Mass. Roughly 200 families showed up. [...]

Two weeks ago, I took a quick drive up the 51 to attend the United Blood Services Valentines for Life luncheon at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa. The event honored blood drive coordinators for saving lives in 2009. My presence at the pre-Valentine’s Day event  — minus the temporary heart tattoo I’d [...]

Since the mainstream media (and many Phoenicians I’ve met this week) are still talking about last Sunday’s Super Bowl, I’m authorizing myself to bring up the Souper Bowl one more time. Read the previous entry first if you need a refresher. I just got a really nice picture from someone at St. Thomas More Parish [...]