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Are you wearing green as you read this? Do you remember or know why? St. Patrick Parish in Scottsdale tipped me off to some articles to brush up on its patron saint. One reports on a St. Patrick’s Day Parade in North Carolina and some Catholic efforts to keep the saint’s name and bio alive. [...]

I’ve been thinking a bit lately about the vital role women religious have played in shaping communities throughout the country. My reasons are two-fold: I’m working on a story about an upcoming anniversary celebration. That’s led to me reading about the early Arizona days of the Daughters of Charity. I recently read on xt3 about [...]

  Looking for some ways to reflect and grow this Lent? Here are but a few online resources offering daily reflections: * The Lenten season — The USCCB site is chalk full of resources * xt3′s Lenten calendar — xt3 presents daily readings, podcasts and even humor  * A modern Lent — Food for the Poor offers daily Lenten devotions and challenges [...]

    Did you miss some or all of last week’s pro-life events in Tempe and want to do something to advance the cause? Maybe you were among the hundreds who attended the special Mass for the unborn Jan. 21, the demonstration and rally at Arizona State University Jan. 22 or the youth rally and [...]

Looking for another, more meaningful New Year’s resolution? Bob, McCarty, director of the National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry, said in an interview with xt3 recently, that he has a great love and admiration for Catholic young adults today “because this is the generation that is most called to serve.”   Xt3 linked the interview [...]