Musical Instrument Museum awards teachers with free admission
The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) invites Arizona K-12 educators to explore more than 5,000 instruments and artifacts from every country in the world for free during July. Current Arizona teachers, school and district administrators, teacher’s aides, and homeschool educators will be granted complimentary admission with a school- or district-issued ID, or (for homeschool educators) an […]
Arizona bishops’ statement on SB 1070
The following statement was released yesterday by the Arizona Catholic Conference — signed by the five bishops of the State of Arizona — in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on SB 1070: Many business leaders, community leaders, and religious leaders in our State have indicated from the beginning that SB1070 is not good […]
Weekend calendar: June 22-24
Fortnight for Freedom — A two-week, nationwide period of prayer, education and action in support of religious freedom. Details. 8:30 a.m. June 22 at St. Thomas More Parish in Glendale. Mass with Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted. 9 a.m. June 24 at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral in Phoenix. Mass with Bishop Olmsted. Also carried live […]
Most Holy Trinity Knights earn trio of awards at state convention
Most Holy Trinity Knights of Columbus Council 7306 tied a council in Sierra Vista for highest honors during the Knights’ state convention in May. They each took home a pair of the state’s six highest honors. Most Holy Trinity earned recognition for Council of the Year and Grand Knight of the Year, both top honors. […]
Seton coach featured in local magazine’s ‘heroes’ section
Karen Self, Seton’s varsity coach for the girls’ basketball team, is featured in this month’s “Heroes” section of 202 magazine. The former Sun Devil standout just finished her 20th season with Seton’s Sentinels. Her time there has served the school well, the article reported. The girls have racked up 500 wins and six state championships […]
Weekend calendar: June 8-10
A few noteworthy events to attend or keep in prayer: Catholic women’s council — 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. June 9 at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral. Join for part or all of the annual meeting of the Phoenix Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. Open to all ladies of the diocese. Event includes a business meeting, Mass […]
Live Action under cover in Arizona
Live Action released undercover footage today showing two National Abortion Federation (NAF) clinics in Arizona agreeing to break state law and perform an illegal sex-selective abortion. Today’s video is the third release in Live Action’s “Gendercide” project, documenting Planned Parenthood and NAF’s support for sex-selective abortion in America.
Donate a gift card raffle
Donate a $10 gift card (valid at JC Penny, Payless Shoes, Target or Wal-Mart) to St. Joseph the Worker to help homeless clients secure meaningful employment and your donation could triple in rewards (event flyer): Reward #1 — Homeless and unemployed clients can buy interview clothes, work attire, tools or other material to make them […]
May headlines from our archives
Despite what my Dad told me this morning, the month of May is over. Sometimes, time just passes by before you know it. See what you think of these headlines from our 1987 archives (specifically, our May issues). Did 25 years fly by for you? From our May 14, 1987 issue: Most tickets for ASU […]
Homelessness in Phoenix documentary
It’s hard to be homeless in any part of the country. It’s particularly hard for those without permanent shelter in the Phoenix area this time of year. Learn more about the plight of the homeless in “The Road Back Home,” a new documentary filmed at Phoenix’s Human Services Campus. That’s the home of Lodestar Day […]
