COVER STORY • CRS resumes relief operations in southern Haiti COVER STORY • Cardinal Dulles calls for `rebirth of apologetics' FEATURE ARTICLE • Protecting God's Children: Upcoming VIRTUS training sessions in the Diocese of Memphis FEATURE ARTICLE • Bishops use ads to apologize for sexual abuse FEATURE ARTICLE • St. Patrick, the Irish Influence By Dr. Joan Zurhellen, Diocesan Archivist FEATURE ARTICLE • Why do Catholics have Stations of the Cross? By Fr. Robert Marshall, Pastor, Sacred Heart-Humboldt, St. Matthew-Milan FEATURE ARTICLE • Answer `yes' if God is calling your name By Sr. Elwira Dziuk, S.S.p.S FEATURE ARTICLE • Bishops go on record in Senate in favor of traditional marriage LENTEN OBSERVANCES All Catholics are called to abstain from meat on all the Fridays of Lent. Likewise, we are obliged to fast and abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. The obligation is binding for all Catholics 14 years of age or older. The obligation to fast, limiting oneself to but one full meal and two lighter meals, is binding for all Catholics from age 18-59. Of course, illness releases one from these obligations. Alert: Database changes for diocese, parishes The Diocese of Memphis and its 47 parishes are currently undergoing an unprecedented census data conversion. As a result, a number of families may experience interruption in the weekly delivery of The West Tennessee Catholic. Please be patient with us as we work to ensure more accurate data at the diocesan and parish levels. If you have any problems, please call 373-1209.
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				In this church window depicting the Annunciation, the angel Gabriel appears before Mary to proclaim that she is to be the mother of Jesus. Mary responded to the angel's pronouncement: "I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word." The solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord is marked March 25. The window is from St. Mary's Church in Willmar, Minn. (CNS photo from Crosiers) DIOCESAN YOUTH CELEBRATE - Mary Grace Williams (seated) dances with Paul Walker, youth director at St. Louis Church (left), as Peggy Glaser, youth minister at St. Ann Church in Bartlett, and Dianne Dolan from St. Ann Church in Bartlett look on at the 2004 Diocesan Youth Celebration March 5 at Bishop Byrne High School. The annual event focused on the theme "And the Beads Go On." (Photo by Mr. C Photography)