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The Good News
We are
initiating a new column on our web site that will bring to you the "good news"
from around the globe on organizations and people who are involved in making a
"good" difference in today's
world.
We all look for
something in today's news stories that will lift us up out of the quagmire of
the geo-political nightmare of rhetoric that continues to fill our headlines.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a headline so good, so wonderful that it causes you
to pause and really acknowledge the good in the world??
Hold
onto your hats folks, because here it is:
SPCA INTERNATIONAL
PRESENTS
OPERATION BAGHDAD PUPS:
No Buddy gets left behind.
www.spcai.org/baghdad-pups
 This
week our first spotlight is on the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
International who created the Operation Baghdad Pups program in order to
reunite service men and women with their animal companions from Iraq or
Afghanistan. Many feral dogs and cats roam the areas of war and many of them
have been befriended by an American soldier. A deep and abiding friendship
occurs and the animal companion becomes a part of the life of the soldier. So
much so, that separation seems unbearable. That is where the SPCA International
steps in. Started in 2007, this incredible program continues to handle the
logistics of getting pets from the war zone reunited with the service men and
women they were attached to, thereby fulfilling the motto, No Buddy gets left behind.
What
an awesome humane and humanitarian service this provides. Click on SPCA link
and read the inspirational stories that speak volumes to the human-animal
connection that goes beyond what we have been taught to understand. Be sure to also check out the touching YouTube video.
Animals
aren't our whole life, but they can make our lives whole!
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This week, Father Ron speaks to the heart of all who eat meat with a special request for them at Lent. What will you say?READ MORE... |
Susi's Commentary
All is Present to God at All Times
 To truly understand the title of this column is to understand that
all that
God has created, be it in the past, in
the present or to come
in the future,
ALL of it is present to the Creator at
this very moment.
God, Yahweh, Abba, Father, exists in the present moment and is
present to all that He has created now. He lives outside of time and is
eternally cognizant of the dynamics of everything in the created
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New "Share-a-Link" Page
Visit our new Steward's SHARE-A-LINK page where Stewards find interesting, informative and inspirational pages to share!
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Steward Alerts
Catholic author, Michael Brown, is holding retreats in St. Augustine, Florida, San Francisco, California and St. Louis, Missouri.
For more information on the St. Augustine retreat, CLICK HERE.
For more information on the San Francisco retreat, CLICK HERE.
For more information on the St. Louis retreat, CLICK HERE.
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Steward Activities
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Join the Florida Catholic Conference for Catholic Days at the
Florida Capitol
 Each spring, during the Regular Session of the Florida Legislature,
Catholics from throughout the state gather in Tallahassee to attend a
legislative briefing and meet with state lawmakers. A luncheon is held
on day two for Catholic Days participants, Florida's bishops and
legislators. We encourage our Florida stewards to attend.
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Stargazing
Interactive Hubble Space Telescope Site
 Perhaps the greatest tool of modern day Astronomy lies in the Hubble
Space Telescope. Circling the Earth every 97 minutes, this extreme tool
built 43-feet long back in 1990, sends back pictures from the deep cosmos
with great clarity. Acquaint yourself with it's inner workings and how it views
the universe at the National Geographic Site, Star Journey.
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FROM THE HOLY FATHER THIS WEEK
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| FEBRUARY'S HOLY & FEAST DAYS
1st-The Presentation of the Lord
11th-Our Lady of Lourdes
17th-Ash Wednesday
21st-First Sunday of Lent
28th-Second Sunday of Lent |
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| QUOTE OF THE WEEK
 "Obedience unites us so closely to God that in a way transforms us
into Him, so that we have no other will but His. If obedience is lacking; even
prayer cannot be pleasing to God."
~St. Thomas Aquinas
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| BUD'S BARKS!
At our home, things are rather casual. All of our non-dog friends
know to "dress down" when visiting and they know which chair "not" to sit
in.
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| FYI The Shroud of Turin, the burial cloth of Jesus will be once again brought
out in exposition April 10 - May 23, 2010, in Turin, Italy. Pope Benedict XVI
is scheduled to visit it in early May. READ MORE...
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