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Hispanic leadership retreat

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Dine-to-Donate — Wednesday, March 12, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. at Famous Dave’s Restaurant, 7273 S. Plaza Center Dr., West Jordan. Hosted by the St. Joseph the Worker Council of the Knights of Columbus for Special Olympics of Utah. A portion of all pre-tax sales will be donated. Coupon available at utahknights.org/specialolympics.

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Parlez du Cafe

Happy Anniversary! The Most Rev. John C. Wester, bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, will celebrate the seventh anniversary of his installation to the Diocese on March 13; Father Martin Diaz, pastor of the Cathedral of the Madeleine, will celebrate the 36th anniversary of his priestly ordination on March 17; and Father Showriu Rayalu Kalva, administrator of Saint Helen Parish, will celebrate the 19th anniversary of his priestly ordination on March 10. >>>

Connie Wilson Shearwood

roosevelt — Connie Wilson Shearwood, 59, died Feb. 23, 2014. >>>

Cecilia Gonzales Lyons

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Lent prepares us to celebrate the Resurrection

This week we begin the holy season of Lent. Catholics and non-Catholics alike will notice that Lent has begun when they see us walking around on Wednesday with ashes on our foreheads and when they notice that our churches are more somber, with purple vestments and liturgies that are sparse and simple. Alleluias are now muted and church music is stark and even sad. >>>

La Cuaresma nos prepara para celebrar la Resurección

Esta semana comenzamos la temporada Santa de la Cuaresma. Tanto Católicos y como los No Católicos se darán cuenta de que la Cuaresma comenzó cuando esta semana nos vean caminando con las cenizas en nuestras frentes y cuando se den cuenta que nuestras Iglesias tienen menos luz utilizando vestimentas púrpuras y liturgias simples y dispersas. >>>

Marriage from a Catholic perspective

Just as Utah and the United States legal system grapple with the contentious issue of the legal definition of marriage, we in the Catholic Church face a similar struggle with our secular society, one that we cannot yield. While the Church’s teaching on marriage is firmly rooted in Scripture and is based on sound doctrine and sacred tradition, it also is true that God’s love for all his children – not just some – is another teaching that enjoys the same Scriptural, traditional and doctrinal foundations. >>>

Matrimonio desde una perspectiva Católica

Conforme los sistemas legales tanto de Utah como de los Estados Unidos debaten con el polémico tema de la definición legal del matrimonio, nosotros en la Iglesia Católica enfrentamos una lucha similar con la sociedad secular, una que nosotros no podemos ceder. >>>