8 Articles of Spiritual Enlightenment selected from the San Francisco Charismatics, a  publication of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Office of the Charismatic Renewal.  USA residents, if you would like to receive a free monthly hard copy, send us your snail-mail address.                                                         

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March 2000

  Finding God During Lent    The Lenten Season has a double character, namely to prepare both the catechumens and the faithful to celebrate the paschal mystery of Easter.  Learn how to prepare for a new Springtime with God.
  The New Christians  by Fr. Michael Quoist.  Are we witnessing the birth of a new kind of Christianity? Today's Christian will not live as did yesterday's.
  Straightforward Simplicity by Bishop Joseph McKinney.  Will it be the reign of Satan or the reign of God?  Who will join with Satan and become the "sophisticated arrogant" or with Christ as  people of straightforward simplicity?
  Our All American Girl ? by Rev. Joseph Landi, Editor.   Nel Armstrong of Paris, Texas, never won the Tour de France as did her grandson, Lance.  Nor was she voted one of the most important people of the decade as was her husband, Ray.  So why is she is our All American Girl?
  Together We Can! by Rev. J. Michael Miller, C.S.B.   In Evangelium Vitae, Pope John Paul II makes a great appeal for the greatest campaign in support of life.   He calls upon Family, Women, Educators and the Media to help.
  A Fair Trade?  You Decide.  by Rev.  John S. Rausch.  The call of the Christian blends balance, responsibility and creativity to turn free trade into fair trade.   For people of faith, unfettered free trade trips a moral switch.
  Our Longing for Unity     A message from from Pope John Paul II about Christian unity as a commitment we share as Catholics.
  Silence Is Golden There was a time when you were about to say something rude or harsh, your mother might warn to "hold your tongue."  Now it's "let it all hang out." Get control of your tongue.