News from the Frontlines

September 21 is the United Nations World Day of Peace

By |August 29th, 2017|Categories: Uncategorized|

September 21, 2017  World Day of Peace  Thursday, 7 pm - 9 pm  Franciscan Renewal Center, 5801 E Lincoln Drive, Scottsdale   7pm: Interfaith Prayer & Music  8pm: Presentation of Nonviolence Leadership Certificates  8:15pm: Presentation [...]

PLASTIC FILM RECYCLING

By |August 22nd, 2017|Categories: Action, Advocacy, Education|

Notice how things slow down during the hot summer months in Arizona?  At the Franciscan Renewal Center many parishioners flee to cooler climates, and those who remain in Arizona sorely miss our collaborators who work [...]

Rally in downtown Phoenix next week

By |August 17th, 2017|Categories: Uncategorized|

We invite you to gather in downtown Phoenix next week to bear witness to the real, lived experience of those facing racism and injustice and to speak truth to power.  Recent events in Charlottesville and [...]

Virginia IPL Statement on the Events in Charlottesville

By |August 17th, 2017|Categories: Uncategorized|

Virginia Interfaith Power & Light's Board of Directors and members are heartbroken over the events we witnessed this past weekend in Charlottesville.  We are deeply troubled by the hatred and violence which led to the [...]

Short Answers to Hard Questions About Climate Change

By |July 19th, 2017|Categories: Uncategorized|

Short Answers to HardQuestions About Climate Change By JUSTIN GILLIS UPDATED July 6, 2017 Photo Credit: James Yang for The New York Times The issue can be overwhelming. The science is complicated. Predictions about the fate of [...]

LEED Certification for Our Lady of the Angels Church

By |July 9th, 2017|Categories: Uncategorized|

A new catholic church in Paradise Valley is in its final construction stage.  It's Our Lady of the Angels Church at the Franciscan Renewal Center, and the new building will replace the small chapel that has [...]