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by Anita Timpani Since March 2013 when Pope Francis was elected we have consistently seen/heard his name throughout the media… Jo Piazza, in her book, I​f Nuns Ruled the World: Ten Sisters on a Mission,​writes about ten nuns, most of which names you have never heard in the media. She profiles these nuns who haveContinue reading “A Book Recommendation: If Nuns Ruled the World: Ten Sisters on a Mission By Jo Piazza”

by Brian Flagg I feel bad because I was stupid enough to allow a reporter to take my words out of context and misrepresent me (“Early Reactions to Ronstadt Plan Positive” Arizona Daily Star, 7/27/2015, http://tucson.com/news/blogs/road_runner/early-reactions-to-ronstadt-plan-positive/article_bd1028a0-55ff-5c75-828e-9ed345103ec4.html) I should have known better. I should have been more disciplined. He quoted me to the effect that both plansContinue reading “THE GENTRIFIED DOWNTOWN AND THE RONSTADT TRANSIT CENTER // HAY CAMBIOS EN EL CENTRO DE CAMIONES RONSTADT”

by Barbie Urias My Comrade Brian Flagg sent me on the second week of July 2015 to an eight day retreat in Los Altos Hills, California, a Jesuit Retreat Center. The retreat was based on spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. The exercises are for prayer, reflection, and spiritual direction. I was able to attendContinue reading “AN EIGHT DAY RETREAT // UN RETIRO DE OCHO DIAS”

by Brian Flagg I know of no one who would argue that. Laura has lived and worked here at Casa Maria for the last 9 years, with her mom Librada, her grandpa the 94 year old comedian Antonio, and her youngest daughter Yanseli, the tennis star from Pima College. She works fast. She works hard.Continue reading “LAURA ALAMEDA, LA CHICA MAS TRABAJADORA EN TODO EL MUNDO”

by Brian Flagg A year ago I was in the midst of a 30 day silent retreat at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos, CA. This week Barbi Urias from Casa Maria is going to do an 8 day silent retreat there. One year later I’m still feeling like I’m on a path ofContinue reading “Richard Rohr helping me down the spiritual path … A reflection on his book A Lever and a Place to Stand”

by Brian Flagg In the middle of this recent attack on the transit budget orchestrated by the Mayor? the City Manager? and whomever else, I received an email from the renowned transit advocate Suzanne Schafer, entitled: “Where were we (and Karin Uhlich) on May 19?” It read: “That’s when the budget was presented and theContinue reading “We, the Tucson Bus Riders Union, Won’t get fooled again!”

by John Tancock, Project Leader for the Santa Catalina Social Awareness Ministry Volunteers from the Santa Catalina Catholic Parish have been working on various upgrades for the soup kitchen and house bathroom since early February. The church’s Social Awareness Ministry asked Brian Flagg if they could work on some improvements and Brian was enthusiastic forContinue reading “Santa Catalina Catholic Parish Spices Up the Casa Maria Soup Kitchen”

by Madeline Kiser The papers are full of news about water, our waning Colorado River, life-blood source for western states, and it’s hard to tell, reading, what our options are amidst the complex data. We know that the river is over-allocated, even without climate change. We know that it’s likely that a shortage on theContinue reading “It’s time that we all understand water politics by madeline kiser”