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Art teacher Ginni Englebrecht gets 2004 Kohl Teacher Fellowship for weaving arts into curriculum of St. Joseph School, Green Bay

St. Peter the Fisherman, Two Rivers to break ground Mar. 26 for church, gathering space: New parish's move comes less than two years after final consolidation of four Catholic parishes

Lourdes High School, St. John Neumann Middle School in Oshkosh broke ground Mar. 23 on $4 million project

Patients in a vegetative state, even for years, must be given nutrition, hydration as long as their bodies can absorb it, pope says

South Dakota Senate kills, by one vote, measure to make abortion illegal in most cases

Eastern, Central Europe church leaders voice mixed reactions to The Passion of the Christ: Bishops in Mexico, Philippines praise movie

Fr. Ron Rolheiser -- Cross reveals meaning of Christ's descent into hell and how it can bring us peace

Msgr. Jim Lisante -- St. Teresa of Avila, who combined mystical and practical in life, compared spiritual development with tending a garden

Mary Rose Remington -- Don't miss or deny Lent this year, but let your conscience take you beyond surface of your busy life

Charlie Martin -- Starting with someone new after loss of earlier relationship

Fr. John Dietzen -- Answering questions about funeral Masses on Ash Wednesday and UFOs

Fr. Richard McBrien -- Looking at whether nonreligious are being discriminated against in America

Two Green Bay students honored for Catholic Woman's Month essays: Jesse Yang wrote about Sr. Carlotta Ullmer, OSF, Leah McHugh about her grandmother

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Diocese offers helping hands in many ways
Appeal supports a variety of services to parishes, others
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 EXTEND A HAND: Cathy Schumer and her daughter, Megan, prepare to make the Sign of the Cross at Holy Cross Church, Bay Settlement. The Green Bay Diocese, through the annual Bishop's Appeal helps parishes and individuals extend a helping hand at all age levels and needs. (Rick Evans photo) |
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Last in Bishop's Appeal series
By Patricia Kasten
Compass Associate Editor
A child comes into the world, caught by hands. It nurses, cradled by hands. It takes its first steps, as hands reach out to steady those steps.
In the same way, the diocesan offices reach out to people - through all stages of life - to comfort, reassure and encourage. And, when life draws to its end, the hands of priests, counselors, lay ministers and deacons offer comfort, peace and hope.
"There are critical intersections in people's lives, where we come in," said Karen Johnston, director of Catholic Charities. "It could be at the beginning of your life, or when you're trying to raise a child, or when you've lost a spouse."
From adoption and family planning advice, to engaged encounters and marriage support, to sacramental preparation, in schools and adult education workshops, from questions of faith
to issues of morality, there is scarcely a moment in life where someone from the diocese cannot "Offer a Helping Hand," the theme for this year's Bishop's Appeal. Full story ...
Sidebar: Bishop's Appeal
Sidebar: Topping $3 million

Catholic Charities given 2 grants
Funding will go to provide outreach services to Hispanic families in the Fox Valley
Politics, Lent occupy mission life (Lent)
Upheaval in Haiti and presidential elections touch Dominican people

Bishop's Appeal 2004
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Reflection on the Readings by Auxiliary Bishop Morneau --
March 28, 2004: Don't miss out on who you are today (Lent)

Explaining the Scripture by Fr. Richard Ver Bust --
March 28, 2004: Suffering creates a unity with Christ (Lent)

Editorial -- Who would benefit?
Proponents of same-sex marriage have not shown how it would be of help to society

Editorial -- Elected officials ignore duty
We expect officeholder to uphold, not defy laws

Foundations of Faith --
A good way for you and God to examine your day (Lent)
Examen prayer starts with an awareness of God's constant presence
Sidebar: A five step examen

Saint of the Day --
This hermit really got around (Lent)
Francis didn't heal king, but brought peace between France and Spain

Tom Rinkoski --
Letting our Christianity drive us (Lent)
As a nation, we are inextricably linked to our cars as transportation and living

Praying with Sunday's Scriptures (Lent)
Sidebar: Readings for the Week

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