COVER STORY • Pope: War must not turn into `religious catastrophe' COVER STORY • Lent and Forgiveness By Bishop J. Terry Steib, S.V.D., D.D. FEATURE ARTICLE • Catholic Day on the Hill brings hundreds together in Nashville By Pam Flynn FEATURE ARTICLE • Catholics are part of one Church in West Tennessee By West TN Catholic staff FEATURE ARTICLE • Retrouvaille is a lifeline for troubled marriages FEATURE ARTICLE • St. Matthew Manor: key part of Humboldt community By Dr. Joan Zurhellen, Diocesan Archivist FEATURE ARTICLE • Accepting the mercy of God By Fr. Robert Marshall, Pastor LENTEN OBSERVANCES All Catholics are called to abstain from meat on the Fridays of Lent. Likewise, we are obliged to fast and abstain from meat on Good Friday. The obligation is binding on 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 on all Catholics from age 18-59. Of course, illness releases one from these obligations. 2003 Bishop's Appeal Did you know? There are approximately 20,000 Catholic families in our diocese, which represents 4% of the population of West Tennessee. We need everyone! Let's all Participate! For information on this year's campaign please click HERE.			• This Far By Faith by Bishop J. Terry Steib, S.V.D., D.D. • From The Heart And Mind Of Father Bill • Papal News • Diocesan News • Parish News • Lectionary Readings • Education • A Message From Dr. Mary C. McDonald • Reflections On Sunday's Readings • Obituaries • VISION 2000 UPDATE • Spanish Mass Schedule • Catholic Community Calendar
					U.S. Marine chaplain Father Bill Devine blesses a soldier from the 7th Battalion during Mass at a camp 93 miles north of the Iraqi town of An Nasiriyah March 31. As U.S. and British forces continued the campaign to topple Saddam Hussein's regime, Pope John Paul II repeatedly prayed for peace and said the conflict must not be allowed to become a "religious catastrophe." (CNS photo from Reuters)