2 min read‘Jesus the Homeless’ in Rome by Brian Flagg, From reading the National Catholic Reporter for many years I have learned that Popes can write encyclicals and say many good things but who gets appointed Bishop or Cardinal is much more important. In the most recent NCR, John Allen described how on December 18, Pope Francis “delivered a bombshell in the form of a shake-up at the Vatican’s all-important Congregation for Bishops, the office that is responsible for recommending bishops’ appointments to the pope.”  Allen said that “All told, the overhaul arguably represents one of the more important reform moves by

4 min readCesar Aguirre, the pride of Casa Maria, really and truly is a Tucson hero.  He is a single dad that lives and works here at Casa Maria. In case you missed it, check out last weeks’ Tucson Weekly (December 19-25, 2003) www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/local-heroes/Content?oid=3929804 Every year they declare some people local hero’s. Usually The Weekly doesn’t cover life on the South side, but staff writer Mari Herreras did a great job describing the life and times of Cesar and his passion for quality public education. Here is the story en Español. Sentado en la parte de atrás de la cocina de Casa

3 min readpor Jimmy Ojeda En Diciembre de 1531 en el cerro de Tepeyac, actualmente la Ciudad de México, un indígena llamado Juan Diego contemplo la aparición de la Madre de Dios. Con la vestimenta y las características de una indígena doncella y dirigiéndose a Juan Diego en su lenguaje nata, ella le indico que él le dijera al obispo que construyera un santuario en ese lugar. Como seña, ella dejo su rostro en su manto- la milagrosa imagen de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. En las palabras del padre teólogo Virgil Elizondo, “su imagen y fascinante historia continúan atrayendo, consolando, sanado, fortaleciendo,