< 1 min read Thanks everybody for coming to Lonnie’s service. This is some words from Lonnie’s mom. ‘Thank you for everything today. The service was beautiful and perfect for Lonnie’. Faye Collier
< 1 min read Memorial Mass for Lonnie Reiger on Monday, April 15 at Casa Maria at 10:00 am with Fr. Jose Luis Ferroni OCD. Our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and co-workers. Lonnie worked and lived at Casa Maria for more than 30 year, He was a hard worker and a great friend. Misa en Memoria de Lonnie Reiger el Lunes 15 de Abril en Casa Maria a las 10:00 am, con P. José Luis Ferroni OCD. Nuestras mas sinceras condolencias a sus familiares, amigos y compañeros de trabajo. Lonnie vivió y trabajo en Casa Maria por más de 30
< 1 min read It’s going to be outside so dress warmly. If you don’t have $5.00 come anyway, tell them you are from Casa Maria and they will let you in. ACOMPAÑENOS AL CLUB CONGRESS, EVENTO GRATIS SI DICES QUE ERES DE CASA MARIA Concierto donde grupos locales van a cantar canciones de Los Beatles. ¡Ven a disfrutar con Casa Maria!
4 min read El Robo del Siglo El Robo del Siglo Filas hasta de dos kilómetros de autos a la espera de cargar gasolina, cientos de gasolineras cerradas por falta de combustible, es el escenario en los últimos días en varios estados de México afectados por el desabasto de gasolina. El problema surgió después de el plan del nuevo gobierno para combatir las redes de robo de combustible creados en las últimas décadas, en las que según el gobierno de AMLO participan empleados de petróleo mexicano (PEMEX). Según datos oficiales el robo de combustible le provoca a el estado perdidas por alrededor
4 min read by Brian Flagg Kids in cages, kids separated from their parents, a hideous border wall, the hate whipped up around the issue of immigration… Anyone who cares about morality or religion or being a Catholic or Christian has to care about it. If you don’t believe me, ask Pope Francis, or read his new apostolic exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate “Rejoice and Be Glad”. There is no way around it, we have got to get to the roots of it all, which is the historical policies and practices of our own government. We can continue to decry the immoral practice of
2 min read by Brian Flagg The first of 3 sessions studying Pope Francis’ new apostolic exhortation ‘Rejoice and Be Glad’ took place last night at Guadalupe Capilla, in the heart of South Tucson (aka Barrio Libre). This project is co-sponsored by Casa Maria and Santa Cruz Catholic Church. Approximately 100 people attended. A good time was had by all. After listening to Padre Jose Luis from Santa Cruz expound the first 34 paragraphs of the book, followed by a lively discussion mostly in español, we all dined on a delicious barbecued turkey dinner prepared by Lorena Grijalva and her daughter Zoe. Padre Jose
< 1 min read por Brian Flagg El Obispo Weisenburger dijo que todos nosotros necesitamos despertarnos y luchar a terminar las injusticias contra familias de inmigrantes. El insistió que esta tema es mas que todo una tema sobre moralidad. BISHOP WEISENBURGER SPEAKS OUT! by Brian Flagg If you missed it you might want to check out Bishop Edward Weisenburger’s op-ed in the Daily Star, “Bishops Agree Family Separation Policy is Immoral” Wednesday, June 20, 2018. He gained some national notoriety last week at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting for suggesting that they possibly consider ‘canonical penalties’ for those most responsible for separating families
5 min read By Poncho Moro Poncho is a regular here at Casa Maria. Most immigrants flee their country in search of a better future for their families. They search for a social justice that can rarely be found. A social justice that has been neglected in their country of birth. In some cases, these people cross three or four countries to reach their destination in the U.S. and to obtain the so called “American Dream.” For some, the American Dream is often broken and is nothing but a false illusion. Some lose their lives in their search, some are beaten, raped, imprisoned
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< 1 min read Cesar Aguirre who lives and works hard on a daily basis at Casa Maria is an amazing rapper and makes his voice be heard by composing songs that expresses his feelings against injustice. Cesar has composed many mesmerizing songs that relate to every day struggles in the barrio. From everyone at Casa Maria, we wish you an amazing year filled with joy along with your beautiful family. Happy Birthday Cesar! Check out one of his many great songs, “Pink Sunrise”
Fighting for Justice, Liberty, & Peace in Barrio Libre
