Casa Maria, Author at Casa Maria Soup Kitchen

MARIAS’ MAGNIFICAT, MY FAVORITE BIBLE PASSAGE, IS TODAY’S GOSPEL READING!

Casa Maria December 22, 2014

3 min readby Brian Flagg, The Magnificat (Luke 1, 46-56) And Mary said: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my spirit exults in God my savior; because he has looked upon his lowly handmaid. Yes, from this day forward all generations will call me blessed, for the Almighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name, and his mercy reaches from age to age for those who fear him. He has shown the power of his arm, he has routed the proud of heart. He has pulled down princes from their thrones and exalted the lowly. The

John the Baptist, Jesus, the Paulists and the Holy Father

Casa Maria December 17, 2014

3 min readby Brian Flagg, Here is one more reason I am a super-blessed vato. Since I became a disciple of Jesus when I was 22, I have come to believe that the keys to life, the keys to the Kingdom, can be found in the Holy Scriptures, especially the 4 gospels. Many years ago I started to subscribe to a little book put out by the Paulists called Pan de la Palabra. It has the readings for the daily mass, puro en Español, along with a very insightful short commentary on the readings. Hopefully this discipline is good for my soul

The impact of trade and immigration

Casa Maria December 15, 2014

< 1 min readby Brian Flagg, My feeling is that Arizona Daily Star syndicated columnist Esther Cepeda is almost never progressive, helpful or big picture oriented. However, on Friday, December 12 the feast day of La Virgen de Guadalupe, La Reina de las Americas, she laid out the truth about the root cause of immigration (NAFTA, CAFTA and the proposed TPP trade pact). We at Casa Maria feel that NAFTA etc is the most important thing to know about immigration. And it seems like the thing least talked about in the debate on immigration. Check it out: http://tucson.com/ap/commentary/the-impact-of-trade-and-immigration/article_52355caf-4104-593c-8d47-5214d4ab0e5d.html

COUNCIL VOTES 5-2 TO NOT RAISE BUS FARES OR MAKE SERIOUS CUTS IN THE BUS ROUTES

Casa Maria December 10, 2014

< 1 min readWe Thank God for Councilwoman Karin Uhlich, Regina Romero, Paul Cunningham, Richard Fimbres and Shirley Scott for standing tall in the face of opposition to bus riders living in poverty, our award winning bus system and the planet earth for a true Transit constituency, the Tucson Bus Riders Union. Special thanks to Karen for explaining to the Mayor that sticking up for transit is not enslavement to the status quo and that the days of trying to use Transit as a whipping boy in regards to City budget problems must end.

SUPPORT BUS RIDERS – SUPPORT PLANET EARTH

Casa Maria December 8, 2014

2 min readAttend the City Council Meeting Tuesday Dec 9th at 2:00pm at City Hall 255 W. Alameda The Issue: Route Cuts and Fare Increases SUPPORT BUS RIDERS – SUPPORT PLANET EARTH by Brian Flagg, The all Democratic City Council needs to follow the recommendations of their own Transit Task Force. For the sake of bus riders, many whom live in poverty, and the environment, they need to take a long term approach to the health of our transit system. The Task Force is taking the lead of Councilwoman Karen Uhlich in advising them to do nothing in the short term

IN DEFENSE OF AUGIE ROMERO

Casa Maria December 4, 2014

2 min readby Cesar Aguirre On the second page of today’s Daily Star (12/2/14) the headline reads, “State reviewing TUSD on Mexican American Studies”. This is because Augustine Romero was baited into an argument over whether or not Mexican American Studies had returned to TUSD in the form of a federally required Culturally Relevant Curriculum (CRC) that is being implemented because of a 40 year old desegregation lawsuit. Augustine Romero is the new principal at Pueblo High school and from where we sit, on the south side of Tucson, we see a man who is passionate about educational justice, who fights for

To: Mayor Rothschild and Councilman Kozachik… Go after Oregon Ironworks with the same tenacity that you go after the BUS RIDERS!

Casa Maria December 3, 2014

< 1 min readby Brian Flagg, At the December 9th City Council meeting getting money from Transit will again be the issue – the bureaucrats claim they need approximately $500,000 infused into the system to cover last year’s transit budget short fall ?- We have a solution to their budget problem. Councilman Kozachik pointed out (AZ Daily Star 2/2/14) that the City could go after Oregon Ironworks for the $2.9 million they owe the City in late fees regarding their delivery of the street car. So why not?

Thanks to the Council; Sent to the Daily Star

Casa Maria November 25, 2014

< 1 min readI give thanks that in Tucson we have five City Council members (Uhlich, Romero, Fimbres, Cunningham and Scott) who for years have demonstrated compassion for bus riders by consistently voting to not raise fares, cut routes or otherwise harm a very good transit system. Brian Flagg (520) 624-0312

RAPPIN CASA MARIA STYLE!

Casa Maria November 24, 2014

3 min readCome hear Cesar Aguirre Rap at the Benefit Concert for Casa Maria! Tuesday Nov. 25th, at 7p.m. at Club Congress, 311 E. Congress Street. $7 donation or free if you don’t have it. by Cesar Aguirre, I have always been a very passionate person. One of my greatest passions is music. I was raised around musicians. Both sides of my family are very talented. I can still remember listening to my Tata strumming his guitar in the living room or pulling out his amp and microphone so I could MC while he played Tiger Rag on his accordion. I had

CASA MARIA THANKSGIVING BENEFIT 2014

Casa Maria November 20, 2014

< 1 min readThanks to local guitar hero Richard Hopkins for organizing the XII annual Rock and Roll Show to benefit Casa Maria next Tuesday night at Club Congress! This one promises to be one of the best! See leaflet: On Saturday, November 22, Rich will play a CD release party at Club Congress. Here are some glowing words about him from today’s Arizona Daily Star: For nearly 30 years, Rich Hopkins has been a staple of Tucson’s music scene, an example of the type of quality musician the city can produce. Hopkins is a consummate songwriter and will prove it at a

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