February 2014 • Volume 32 • Number 2 • www.archdiosf.org
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Bishops At The State Capital ...............................................2 Archbishop’s Letter: Ministry to the Inmate of Our Prisons and Jails ...........................................3 Men Under Construction .......................................................7 February Is Black History Month ..........................................9 Coach Sullivan is National Coach of the Year ...................17 PMD: Here To Serve ............................................................ 22 Serving The Multicultural People of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe
Thousands of Catholic Voices Roar
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The time is now. Can you hear us, world?
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housands of Catholics marched through the streets of Santa Fe, our state capital, during the January 2014 New Mexico State 30-Day Legislative Session. These mighty voices braved the winter weather as they roared in prayer, song and playful Catholic schoolyard banter cheering for the sanctity of life, school choice, investment in early childhood programs via New Mexico’s $13B school permanent fund, and immigration reform.
Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan, S.T.L., J.C.D., Archbishop of Santa Fe; Most Rev. James Wall, Bishop of Gallup; Most Rev. Oscar Cantú, S.T.D., Bishop of Las Cruces, Catholic School leadership, clergy, religious, students, parents and our ecumenical and interreligious brothers and sisters all hoping their voices would be heard and listened to by Governor Susana Martinez and the New Mexico State Legislators.