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U.S. Catholic March 2006

Does it pay to work for the church?
Jesus said the laborers would be few, but he didn’t say how much they ought to be paid. Robert J. McClory calculates how much of an earthly reward lay folk who work in the fields of the Lord are reaping.

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UNICEF children Innocents lost
A world full of children left far behind

Good news in the mission field
For those who haven’t thought about missionaries for a while, they’re no longer out collecting “conversions,” says Father Josep Maria Abella, C.M.F. in an interview. In today’s multireligious world, mission and dialogue go hand in hand.


Lenten resources from U.S. Catholic
How I almost missed Good Friday
40 days to a new you pt.1
40 days to a new you pt.2
Three ways to get into spiritual shape this Lent
Lean into Lent

Spirituality Café:

Glad you asked:
Why are the “40 days of Lent” 46 days long?


Father Cyrus Banque, C.M.F.

What price justice?
Four years after a bloody transition to independence, the people of East Timor are struggling to balance justice and economic stability. In this photo story W. Evan Golder documents their difficult journey.

The real hero of Hotel Rwanda
The human family has closed its eyes to the suffering of Africa for far too long, says Paul Rusesasabagina in an interview with editors.

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Paul Rusesabagina campaigns to end genocide in Darfur: Watch his interview with the editors now or read it in the February issue of U.S. Catholic.


The Busy Christian's Guide to Catholic Social Teaching
Visit our popular online guide to 100 years of Catholic tradition, tracking the church's "best kept secret" from Rerum novarum to Centesimus annus.

Anne Burke receives the 2005 U.S. Catholic Award for Furthering the Cause of Women in the Church
Watch Judge Burke's acceptance speech (Quicktime 7 required).


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