Suzanne Hammons

Gallup Catholic School: Open House; Student wins award

Suzanne HammonsMarch 11, 2013

Gallup Catholic School Student Recognized for Volunteer Service Gallup, New Mexico - Ruthie Mulvaney, 10, of Gallup has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a President's Volunteer Service Award. "The Prudential Spirit of Commu... Read More...

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Letter to the Editor: Benedict and the Conclave

Suzanne HammonsFebruary 27, 2013

Pope Benedict gives his last public Angelus Feb. 24. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi Normally I do not weigh in on world events and the ebb and flow of revolving orbits. Since the "abdication" of Pope Benedict XVI I have felt a gnawing need to stand u... Read More...

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Year of Faith: February

Suzanne HammonsFebruary 25, 2013

Saint of the Month St. Rose Phillippine Duchesne St. Rose Philippine Duchesne was a passionate young woman with a heart for missionary work. She joined the Visitation nuns at the age of 19, but a few years later, convents were shut down during th... Read More...

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United Food Bank Works with Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Overgaard

Suzanne HammonsFebruary 22, 2013

By Fr. John Sauter United Food Bank is a private non-profit organization that provides food to more than 250 social service agencies across 25,000 square miles in Arizona . The nation’s leading independent evaluator of non-profit organizations,... Read More...

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Obituaries for Fr. Flann O’Neil, Deacon Robert Racicot, and Sr. Joselda Smolen

Suzanne HammonsFebruary 4, 2013

Fr. Flann O'Neil, OFM (1924 - 2013) Michael Dwyer O'Neil was born the son of Michael Augustine O'Neil and Rose Gertrude (Dwyer) on September 17, 1924 in Springfield, Ohio, where he grew up. Flann made his first profession of vows on August 16, 1944... Read More...

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Julibarians Celebrate Years of Service

Suzanne HammonsFebruary 4, 2013

Sr. Maria Angelina Medina Sister Maria Angelina Medina, who is celebrating 40 years as a religious, is a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, whose foundress, St. Marianne Cope of Molokai, was named the first American F... Read More...

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Pro-Life Rally (gallery)

Suzanne HammonsJanuary 22, 2013

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Hundreds Gather for Pro-Life Rally in Santa Fe

Suzanne HammonsJanuary 22, 2013

SANTA FE – On January 16, hundreds of people from around New Mexico gathered for the 6th annual Sanctity of Life Awareness and Unity Day. The day of pro-life activism was sponsored by Project Defending Life, a New Mexico-based Catholic group which ... Read More...

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Journey to Rome: The Canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha

Suzanne HammonsDecember 20, 2012

On October 21, 2012, a group of over eighty people from the Diocese of Gallup stood shoulder to shoulder in St. Peter’s Square with thousands of other pilgrims from around the world. Some were dressed in the native clothing of their Navajo, Hopi,... Read More...

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“Arise, O Sleeper”: First Annual Conference Brings Hundreds of Youth

Suzanne HammonsDecember 12, 2012

Dan Anguis is a jovial, energetic man who quickly moves from booth to booth as the sounds of instruments tuning streams from the auditorium not twenty feet away. The doors of the Farmington Civic Center have just opened, and crowds of teens, all wear... Read More...

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