Looking at a Masterpiece: The Agony in the Garden
Madeleine Stebbins From the Mar/Apr 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine Andrea Mantegna painted this circa 1457 as one of the panels of the altarpiece of San Zeno in Verona, Italy. It is now replaced by...
View ArticleThe Apostolic Visitation of Women’s Religious: An Opportunity for Growth,...
Msgr. Charles M. Mangan From the Mar/Apr 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine There has been considerable attention paid to the Apostolic Visitation of religious institutes of women in the United States....
View ArticleA Vocation for My Child?
Leon Suprenant From the Mar/Apr 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine “For an increase of vocations to the priesthood and the religious life, we pray to the Lord . . .” I’m sure many of us have heard this...
View ArticleMarriage and the Cross
Maura Colleen McKeegan From the Mar/Apr 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine By the time my husband Shaun and I made our wedding vows in 2003, we had heard the message loud and clear: Marriage is Under...
View ArticleRethinking Joy: Bundles of Joy
Emily Stimpson From the Mar/Apr 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine “Snow is no fun when you don’t have kids.” That’s what my five-year-old friend, Agnes, solemnly informed me of last week. And boy is...
View ArticleMaster Catechist: The Survival of the Catholic Family
Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., with Michael Mohr From the Mar/Apr 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine Servant of God, Father John A. Hardon, S.J., (1914-2000) was a priest of profound holiness, kindness, and...
View ArticleTalking with Archbishop Charles J. Chaput
CUF From the Mar/Apr 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine Many people seem to struggle with knowing their vocation with certainty until they are well-established in it. How do you deal with this...
View ArticleEdward Joseph Sells: Lay Witness Among Us
Sr. Anne Francis Klein, O.P. From the Mar/Apr 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine With a snap of his wrist he flicked the paintbrush across his tan leather boot. The gesture marked a job well done, a...
View ArticleBook Reviews – March/April 2011
Various Authors From the Mar/Apr 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine The Mass: The Glory, the Mystery, The Tradition by Cardinal Donald Wuerl and Mike Aquilina (Doubleday, 2011) In their first book...
View ArticleKnow Who You Are: The Importance of Vocation
Andreas Widmer From the Mar/Apr 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine When I entered the Swiss Guards, I was 20 years old and, like my fellow guards, in peak physical condition. But for as fit and...
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