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God is not dead
March 30, 2012 By Father Earl Fernandes Friedrich Nietzsche claimed that “God is dead.” The notion that God is dead, or even the mere loss of a sense of God, has a profound impact on values in the world.
Catholic Family Fuel: Engaging children in the Catholic Mass
March 30, 2012 By Kenneth Gleason Getting children to pay attention at Mass is not easy these days. The Catholic Mass is primarily an adult experience, which does not easily engage the average 21st century child or adolescent.
Letters to the Editor: a grace, a disservice to American newspapers
March 29, 2012 By Stephen Trosley, Editor-in-Chief Letter writers use newspaper columns to share ideas, to criticize and endorse, to challenge others, to vent their righteous (and sometimes unjustified) anger and to just rant.
A letter from the Archbishop: How will you help Jesus in disguise?

March 29, 2012 Dear Friends in Christ, In late April, our archdiocese will take up the Catholic Relief Services collection.
God’s great love for the faithful
March 16, 2012 By Father Timothy P. Schehr Fourth Sunday of Lent: 2 Chronicles 36:14-23; Ephesians 2:4-10; John 3:14-21 Only once every three years do we hear from Chronicles on a Sunday. But the wait is certainly worthwhile. This first reading provides the perfect summary of God’s ways with the …
Sunday Scripture: The meaning of ‘God’s house’
March 9, 2012 By Father Timothy P. Schehr Third Sunday of Lent: Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25
Sunday Scripture: The triumph of the Transfiguration
March 2, 2012 By Timothy P. Schehr Second Sunday of Easter: Genesis 22:1-18; Romans 8:31-34; Mark 9:2-10
Catholic Family Fuel — Lent and Easter: fasting to feasting
March 1, 2012 By Mary Ehret Stations of the Cross. Covered statues and crucifix. Somber atmosphere. Wooden clackers. Give it up for Lent, which usually meant candy and sweets, or giving up hitting my sister.
What keeps me Catholic? Spiritual and religious
March 1, 2012 By Michael Daley By the time you read this it may have become just another pop culture phenomenon with its 15 minutes of fame long passed.
Antigone revisited
March 1, 2012 By Father Earl Fernandes Sophocles’ play “Antigone” opposes the wills of Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, and Creon, the King of Thebes. Creon had two sons: Eteocles, who was destined to reign, and Polyneices, who was exiled by Creon. Polyneices attacked the city. In the battle, the two …