Author and retired political science profesor Jim Clarke comes here every Monday and Thursday and washes the soup pots! A week ago he and his daughter Julie Brogna, also a Casa Maria supporter, went to see the UA Wildacts come back from a nine point deficit with 1:30 left in the game to defeat theContinue reading “JIM CLARKE, JULIE BROGNA & GABE YORK”
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THE HOLY FATHER WOULD AGREE WITH BUS RIDERS UNION ON A DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE FOR TRANSIT!
by Brian Flagg That’s what we need in this town – Without it, every year at budget time the bus riders (represented by Bus Riders Union), the bus drivers and mechanics (represented by Teamsters) have to go to wage war with the Democrats on the City Council. The worst case scenario for all of us,Continue reading “THE HOLY FATHER WOULD AGREE WITH BUS RIDERS UNION ON A DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE FOR TRANSIT!”
FRESH FROM THE CULTURE DEPARTMENT OF CASA MARIA
About six years ago I was inspired by my cousin, Young Natt, to pick up the pen and pad and write raps again. At the time I was my cousins manager/promoter and he asked me to fill in a verse for him on a song that he was recording about the mothers’ of his kids.Continue reading “FRESH FROM THE CULTURE DEPARTMENT OF CASA MARIA”
AMALIA TOVAR, LA GRAN SEÑORA DE CASA MARIA EN ACCIÓN
Not only can she make family bags, help Lonnie run the shower house and cook delicious meals for Brian and whomever is at the house , in addition to being the wife of Ricardon and la mama de Pancho, Chino, Zaira, y Pato, she makes a mean tortilla! Check this out. Enterate.
PAPA FRANCISCO, UN HOMBRE AUTENTICO
por Mari Fuentes Mari Fuentes es es una chica pura mexicana . Es originalmente de Arizpe, Sonora. Ella vive en Barrio Libre con su esposo y 3 hijos y es parte del equipo de Casa Maria. La visita del Papa a Mexico fue buena por que hablo de casi todos los problemas de miContinue reading “PAPA FRANCISCO, UN HOMBRE AUTENTICO”
POPE CONDEMNS THE DRUG TRADE’S ‘DEALERS OF DEATH’ IN MEXICO MASS said the headline in Monday’s Daily Star (2-5-16)
by Brian Flagg “In a final prayer, the Pope urged Mexicanos to make their country into a land of opportunity where there will be no need to emigrate in order to dream, no need to be exploited in order to work, no need to make the poverty and despair of many the opportunism ofContinue reading “POPE CONDEMNS THE DRUG TRADE’S ‘DEALERS OF DEATH’ IN MEXICO MASS said the headline in Monday’s Daily Star (2-5-16)”
ABANDONADO
To the naked eye, this place looks pretty functional and effective. Lots of gente are served daily (500 bag lunches and as many as 200 family food bags). The corporal works of mercy part of Casa Maria is operative. The other part of a Catholic Worker life is to practice daily the spiritual worksContinue reading “ABANDONADO”
GENTRIFICATION
This letter to the editor appeared in the Tucson Weekly the last week of January. Read the article here: http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/letter-to-the-editor/Content?oid=6024651 The brother says it all! May we all be inspired and steadfast in struggle so this does not happen in South Tucson… ______________________________ Esta carta del editor aparece en el Tucson Weekly la última semana deContinue reading “GENTRIFICATION”
Cuaresma (Lent) 2016
by Brian Flagg Padre Juan Elias is a most profound and soulful guy. For weeks now at our parish Santa Cruz Catholic, he has been using the Gospel readings to awaken us to the fact that we need to more deeply encounter Jesus and that very soon, Lent would be upon us. He has beenContinue reading “Cuaresma (Lent) 2016”
TUCSON BUS RIDER UNION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, February 9, 2016 3 p.m. City Hall The issue: Will the City renew the contract of their notorious union-busting bus management company? The Mayor invited the lawyer from that company, Transdev, to come from Phoenix to present at this meeting. Councilwomen Romero and Uhlich insisted that Farhad, commander in chief ofContinue reading “TUCSON BUS RIDER UNION”
Voces de Casa Maria 