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March 2008 Volume XVII Issue 6
The St. Augustine Catholic is the official magazine of the Diocese of Saint Augustine,
which embraces 17 counties spanning northeast and north central Florida from the
Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. The diocese covers 11,032 square miles and
serves more than 164,000 registered Catholics.
features
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what you’ll get
out of this issue
Special
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Trusting God’s Plan The Nazis took over Connie’s family home leaving
them with nothing. Read how this Italian girl survived World War II and
learned to forgive. – Bob Horning
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A Journey of Faith Last fall 19 men and women embarked on a lifechanging
pilgrimage to Jamaica. They traveled to the Caribbean island
to help the poor and returned richly blessed by the people they went to serve.
– Father Tony Palazzolo
On the Cover: Descent from the Cross – 1611-1612 by Peter Paul Rubens
(1577-1640/Flemish)
Susie Nguyen
4 editor’s notes
Christ Our Hope – Kathleen Bagg-Morgan
5 saint of the month
St. Catherine of Sweden – Katie Hicks
6 bishop’s message
The Holy Shroud: A record of his love
– Bishop Victor Galeone
7 from the archives
Preserving the Parish Registers
– Michael Gannon, Ph.D.
8 in the know with Father Joe
Do people go right to Heaven or do they have to
wait? – Father Joseph Krupp
9 catholic world news – Zenit/CNS
10 theology 101 Reconciliation: Part 1 of
an 8 part series on the sacraments – Rita Thiron
12 your marriage matters Finding
happiness when one partner is depressed
– Tom and Jo Ann Fogle
13 parenting journey Preserving your
family history – Dr. Cathleen McGreal
14 spiritual fitness What to do when you
can’t find God in prayer – Father Bill Ashbaugh
22 parish profile Holy Family, Jacksonville
– Shannon Scruby-Henderson
24 culture Making frames of faith
– Michelle Sessions DiFranco
26 around the diocese
30 calendar of events
31 Annual Catholic Foundation Report
St. Augustine Catholic March 2008