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ANGEL’S ARMY

Casa Maria January 15, 2015

6 min readThanks much to long time Casa Maria supporter KATHY LYNN who included this piece she wrote along with a Christmas donation. She said that it was loosely based on her family’s experience of helping out here at Casa Maria. I found it to be inspirational. She even won a prize in a writing contest with this! Brian Flagg, ___________________________ Angel’s Army By Kathy Lynn, Zombies. That’s what some of the volunteers called them. Most of the people who came to the soup kitchen were just down on their luck. They had jobs and families and homes but not enough money

BRAVO TO TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT H. T. SANCHEZ

Casa Maria January 6, 2015

< 1 min readby Brian Flagg, BRAVO to TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Superintendent H. T. SANCHEZ for showing leadership in the face of racist attacks from the likes of former State School Superintendent John Huppenthal. In defense of the children of Tucson, he calmly and reasonably continues to assert that Federal law trumps State law. Check it out: http://tucson.com/news/local/education/tusd-chief-poised-to-fight-for-culturally-relevant-classes/article_d44351b4-5f00-5b55-b7db-cb101278ec0b.html

RECOGNIZE ENDURING SCARS OF SLAVERY’S SHACKLES

Casa Maria December 29, 2014

< 1 min readThis article puts Ferguson and racial tension in America 2015 in its appropriate context? Know your history! This was taken from the editorial page of the Arizona Daily Star (Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014) http://tucson.com/news/opinion/column/farrow-recognize-enduring-scars-of-slavery-s-shackles/article_86270181-2bbe-5f4b-a5f0-78a308754e63.html Anne Farrow is the author of “The Logbooks: Connecticut’s Slave Ships and Human Memory” and co-author of “Complicity: How the North Promoted, Prolonged, and Profited from Slavery.”

George Miller – Rest in Peace

Casa Maria December 26, 2014

< 1 min read by Brian Flagg, Former Mayor George Miller died Christmas morning. He was 92. He was proof that you could be a politician and still be a good person. He spent 14 years as a city councilman and eight years as mayor. He retired in 1999. He was a pro-business Mayor and was buddies with many important business leaders. But he always stuck up for poor people, including and especially the homeless. It became his legacy, something he became known for, and it never hurt him politically. He was always a pleasure to deal with. He was never pretentious. You

BLESSED CHRISTMAS!

Casa Maria December 24, 2014

< 1 min readCheck out this beautiful card we got from Bishop Kicanas… Casa Maria wishes you all a

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

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