Sophia Winter 2008

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In This Issue

Pascha: The Season for Inner Transformation	3
The Resurrection of Jesus	4
Food for the Soul	5
Serving Local Shelters for Over Two Decades	6
A Centennial Celebration	7
A Christmas Gift Drive	9
Thank You, Beloved Pastor	9
Parish Marks Its 50th	10
A Joyful Community	13
A Reflection	14
A Blessed “Encounter” with the Lord	15
A Prayer Gathering	15
It is Between You and God	16
NAMY News	17
Melkite Bishop Salim Ghazal of Lebanon receivs international award	18
Repentance: A Transfiguring Experience	24
Longing for God	25
Why an Early Date of Pascha?	25
Archbishop Elias Zoghby’s Vision of Christian Unity	26
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem: Catechism and Christian Faith	30
The Holy Grail of Reprogramming: A New Era for Stem Cells?	31
St. Anthony Charity	33
Renew a Steadfast Spirit Within Me	34
Culture, the Catholic Church and Homosexuality	36
Mary’s Well	38
Mary’s Well in Arabic	39