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U.S. Catholic ∙ Vol. 75, No. 3 ∙ March 2010

SPECIAL ISSUE ON CATHOLIC EDUCATION

Will work for peace
Philosophy majors are probably most familiar with questions about their job prospects, but students in "peace and justice" programs at Catholic universities are a close second. Heather Grennan Gary explores how they are turning the search for peace into a paycheck.
WEB ONLY! Resources for peacemaking

Do you hear the cry of the poor?
A new generation of Catholics is connecting faith and life by studying the theology of last century's Latin America. In Expert Witness Fordham University professor Michael Lee explains how getting personal with the poor can lead to a new way of thinking about God.
WEB ONLY! Five Questions with Michael Lee

SOUNDING BOARD - COVER STORY

Homegrown clergy: The case for a new kind of priesthood
With Catholics the world over facing a sacrament shortage, retired Bishop Fritz Lobinger of South Africa proposes a radically traditional solution in Sounding Board: Ordain a local community's natural leaders. Readers consider the proposed "holy order" in Feedback.

FEATURES

Journey to the center of the church
Though the first Catholics north of the Rio Grande spoke Spanish, it's only now that their descendants are finding their rightful place at the U.S. church table. Moises Sandoval documents their remarkable journey.
Timeline of Hispanic Catholics in the U.S. Church

Romero Revisited
The martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero and his fellow workers for justice began a slow transformation of his native country. In words and images Tom Hocker gives us El Salvador's before and after-and notes the distance still to go.
WEB ONLY! Slideshow of Tom Hockers' photos from El Salvador over the past 30 years.

ESSAY/OPINION

Via dolorosa
Though her cross comes with a drip bag and her nails are needles, Janine Denomme sees in the stations of Jesus' suffering and death her way of sorrow.

A slow fast
Giving up two thirds of her meals for Lent may seem extreme, but Sister Sheryl Chen, O.C.S.O. finds in fasting a recipe for reconciliation and renewal.

Ratzinger on the record 
We continue to mark our 75th anniversary with words from our archives about the professor who would be pope.
WEB ONLY! Read the original 1973 interview with the then-Father Ratzinger.

DEPARTMENTS

Editors' Note
You May Be Right Letters
Signs of the Times News
Catholic Tastes
Culture in Context: Reviews
Glad You Asked: Did God cause the earthquake in Haiti?
At Home with Our Faith
Eye of the Beholder 
Jerry Bleem, O.F.M.

COLUMNS

The Examined Life - Bryan Cones
Certifably Catholic
Margin Notes - Kevin Clarke
More out of Africa
Culture in Context - Patrick McCormick
Fighting the blues
Testaments - Alice Camille
Sins of the father