Olympic ties to the diocese
Seems like every time I tune in to the Olympics or Olympic newscasts, I hear of some Arizona or Valley tie in. What may have been missing from those reports is the tie-in to local Catholics or Catholic schools. Consider yourself clued in: If you saw any of the distance running, you might have seen […]
Weekend calendar: Aug. 10-12
A few things and sales to keep in mind this weekend: Indulgence and Mass — 10 a.m. Aug. 11 at Our Lady of Solitude Chapel in Tonopah. Pray with the Poor Clare Sisters on the feast of St. Clare. E-mail Sr. Marie André for accurate directions: [email protected]. Read about special indulgence. Shopping sales — 10 […]
Give to schools with Target on Facebook
Attention Facebook users: If you don't already have a loyalty to a particular (Catholic) school, consider selecting a local Catholic school to support via a single click on Facebook. You can vote once a week through Sept. 8. For every 25 clicks a school receives, Target will send the campus a $25 gift card for […]
Weekend calendar: Aug. 3-5
Christian Art Show/benefit — 6-9 p.m. Aug. 3 at San Francisco de Asís School in Flagstaff. Music and entertainment in the chapel. Some of proceeds from Christian art sale and silent auction benefits building fund. Details. Ice cream benefit — 6-9 p.m. Aug. 3 at Mary Coyle's Ice Cream (7th Avenue/Missouri). The St. Mary's football […]
Front page of Frontdoors news
https://Bestbettafish.com/ Sr. Joan Fitzgerald made the cover of Frontdoors, a news magazine that “celebrates and perpetuates the legacy of philanthropy and community leadership,” according to its website. Slugged “Teaching points” on the cover, the eight-page spread talks about the history of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sr. Joan's 50 years at […]
Praying through rain
Some people, in Arizona especially, pray for rain. I've found myself praying for families in our diocese. And I have the weather to thank for the inspiration. First it was the nearly 2,500 families who call Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Lake Havasu City home. A mid-July rainstorm killed one man and turned […]
Skyline Productions moves into new studios, continues popular TV Mass outreach
Skyline Productions, which normally brings the weekly TV Mass from Phoenix’s cathedral into thousands of Arizona homes, instead welcomed viewers and supporters to its new abode. The July 26 open house at its new facility, 4914 E. McDowell Road in the Arcadia Corporate Business Park, was a chance to get behind the scenes of Skyline’s […]
For Olympic swimmer, ‘sense of humility’ key to all her accomplishments
NEW YORK (CNS) — When she qualified for the Olympic Games in June, swimmer Lia Neal, a rising senior at the Convent of the Sacred Heart School in Manhattan, said she felt like it was a dream. On July 28, she and her three teammates on the U.S. swimming team claimed a bronze medal in […]
Priest interviews Olympian
It's not often we get to see priests out in the field doing the job of a reporter. Here is an interview from an Australian priest doing just that. He has a lengthy uncut interview with an Olympian headed to London for the Modern pentathlon in the Summer Olympics. Now in its 100th year as […]
Weekend calendar: July 27-29
online trading academy video Some events to keep in mind . . . Float-In Movie Night: “Finding Nemo” — 7 p.m July 28 at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale. Pool opens at 6:15 p.m. Bring your favorite inflatable and watch from the pool or bring a towel and watch from the deck. Fee: $10 […]
