Casa Maria, Author at Casa Maria Soup Kitchen

ATTENTION all CASA MARIA Supporters:

Casa Maria November 1, 2014

2 min readYour presence is requested at the PIMA COUNTY BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Friday November, 7 at 9:00 AM At the RIVER PARK INN 350 S. Freeway If everything goes according to plan, Pima County voters will vote to approve $650 million worth of bond projects in November, 2015. The Bond Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Supervisors as to what projects should be funded. Brian Flagg from Casa Maria is a member of the Committee thanks to Supervisor Richard Elias appointing him. The Bond is very important because these days resources to better the community are harder than ever

The CANARY in the COAL Mine (with thanks to Tony Davis)

Casa Maria October 27, 2014

< 1 min readby Brian Flagg, Is this the most important story the Arizona Daily Star has published in recent years? (As wells dry up on the outskirts, hauling water becomes norm, by Tony Davis, 10/26/14) Could it be that Tony Davis is a prophet and at least in this one case The Star allowed him to write the truth about the lack of water in our beautiful but ever more populated Sonoran desert? Tony explained that “Wells are drying up all around the fringes of Tucson – the Tortolita foothills on the north, the Santa Rita Mountain foothills on the south, the

Happy Birthday LAURA!

Casa Maria October 20, 2014

2 min readToday October 20 is the birthday of the pillar and soul of Casa Maria, Laura Alameda! For those of you familiar with Casa Maria in a day to day kind of way, who works harder than Laura? She only made it through 6th grade in Nogales, Sonora and then went to work so her sister could continue in school. In recent years Laura, a single mother, has seen both her daughters graduate from Pueblo High School. The youngest one is not only a tennis star at Pima College, she has a job at the Panda Express! On Saturday night 10

Vote YES on PROP. 415!

Casa Maria October 16, 2014

4 min readThe homeless, the familias of our barrios and Casa Maria… We are all dog and cat lovers! Thanks to our good buddy and fellow South Tucsonan Dan Eckstrom for his guidance on this matter. In addition to doing the right thing for our 4 legged friends, this bond measure is important because its’ success paves the way for next year’s bond election. The 2015 bond election could provide much needed funds for such things as affordable housing, neighborhood reinvestment projects, open space, job training and improvements to local parks. We feel so strongly about this that we shelled out some

Still serving after all these years!

Casa Maria October 14, 2014

3 min readSiovhan Sheridan has a degree in Theology from Harvard University and is an immigration lawyer with the Claudia Arevalo Law Firm. She is going to lead one of the discussions at Casa Maria on “The Joy of the Gospel” by Pope Francis! Come join us! Still serving after all these years! by Siovhan Sheridan, I first came to Casa Maria when I was a teenager in high school. I was going to Salpointe Catholic High School, and I believe that I learned about Casa Maria through a volunteer project. I kept coming, because something called me to the service. I

READ THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL WITH CASA MARIA!

Casa Maria October 13, 2014

2 min readYo, fellow fans of Papa Francisco! Read and discuss and be energized by his Apostolic Exhortation, The Joy of the Gospel, with Casa Maria, on Thursdays, from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm, starting Thursday, Oct. 16. Lunch (hopefully better than a Casa Maria bag lunch!) will be provided. Here is the schedule: Thursday Oct.16 – The Introduction discussion led by Peggy Guerrero from the Jordan Ministry Team Thursday Oct.23 – Chapter 1: The Church’s Missionary Transformation discussion led by Rebecca Piña Cammarota from the Jordan Ministry Team Thursday Oct.30 – Chapter 2: Amid the Crisis of Communal Commitment discussion

END THE DESEGREGATION LAWSUIT NOW!

Casa Maria October 9, 2014

3 min readWe at Casa Maria, along with others, are seriously contemplating undertaking a campaign to defend our schools that would look like this: To: The Plaintiffs (especially Sylvia Campoy) and the lawyers (MALDEF and Ruben Salter) END THE DESEGREGATION LAWSUIT NOW! The federal judge says that Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) needs to comply with the de-segregation lawsuit. So last spring TUSD came forth with a plan that evaluated the progress made in regards to the integration of their magnet schools. The plan said that Ochoa and Robison Elementary, Utterback Middle, and Pueblo High have received “elimination warnings”, giving them one

PACIFIED NO, ON FIRE, YES!

Casa Maria October 6, 2014

2 min readDean Brackley by Brian Flagg, Some people might like to think that a 30 day silent retreat based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius might have a pacifying effect on me. Not so! That is because I read Dean Brackley’s book on the Exercises and learned about FALSE HUMILITY and MAGNANIMITY! I feel that doing the Spiritual Exercises gave me the tools to become a much more conscious hombre. This consciousness is based in knowing the God who created me and came to earth in human form in a much more profound and personal way. And so, that

Power to the Parents

Casa Maria September 26, 2014

6 min readby Cesar Aguirre, It is a quarter to six, Dr. Sanchez has arrived early. The room is still empty, the seats dotted with a few parents as we prepare ourselves for the meeting. I feel nervous, anxious, and worried. All the hard work we’ve done, talking to other parents and informing them on what is going on in our school, our district, and in public education across the country. Where is everybody? Why aren’t they here yet? I start to think about all the movements across the country I’ve been reading about. The walk-outs in Chicago. The Grassroots Educational Movement

Falling in Love

Casa Maria September 26, 2014

3 min readby Brian Flagg, Pedro Arrupe, SJ was the Superior General of the Jesuits from 1965 to 1983. He was famous for his insistence that proclaiming the Gospel meant promoting justice and entering into solidarity with the voiceless and the powerless. Under his leadership the Jesuits made great sacrifices for their beliefs and immense dedication to the poor and dispossessed. On 20 June 1977 the White Warriors Union death squad threatened to kill all of the 47 Jesuits serving in El Salvador unless they abandoned their work with the poor, and left the country within a month. After consulting with the

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ATTENTION all CASA MARIA Supporters:

The CANARY in the COAL Mine (with thanks to Tony Davis)

Happy Birthday LAURA!

Vote YES on PROP. 415!

Still serving after all these years!

READ THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL WITH CASA MARIA!

END THE DESEGREGATION LAWSUIT NOW!

PACIFIED NO, ON FIRE, YES!

Power to the Parents

Falling in Love

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