St. Anthony Messenger | May 2012 issue of St. Anthony Messenger magazine

Joplin, Missouri: One Year Later
Jeannette Cooperman

A tornado-ravaged city is being resurrected with the help of college students from across the country.

A Few Minutes With the Willitses
Interview by Judy Zarick

Reaching out to the 'digital sheep'

WEB+	The Catholics Next Door: Adventures in Imperfect Living The Catholics Next Door/New Evangelizers web site

A New Look at the Creed
Greg Friedman, OFM

What are we proclaiming at Mass each Sunday?

What's a Parent to Do?
Susan Vogt

Watching your adult child choose a mate and plan a wedding is rife with potential arguments. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

WEB+	Questions for reflection

Adventures in Tithing
Marilynn Judd

Surprising things happen when God is in charge.

The Many Lives of Chris Padgett
Christopher Heffron

Husband, father, convert, musician and youth minister, this Renaissance man is a rising figure in the Catholic world.

WEB+	Chris Padgett on Mary, the Mother of God Chris Padgett's website

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