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Howard) <br>&nbsp; <br>Too Quick to Confess <br>When Lent Was for Real <br>&nbsp; <br>Conversation and Conversion <br>Letter: Lent (Bishop Loverde) <br>HHS Contraceptive Mandate (Message from the Diocese of Arlington) <br>&nbsp; <br>Look Wisely Over Your Shoulder <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <br>Be It Resolved& <br>Letter: New Years 2012 (Father Howard) </td> <!----------------------TO HERE------------------------------------> <tr><td><img SRC="../images/spacer.gif" height=15 width=15></td></tr> <tr><td><img SRC="../images/spacer.gif" height=15 width=15></td></tr> <tr><td COLSPAN="4"><center><img SRC="../images/onetable.gif" ALT="One Table - Many Peoples" BORDER=0 height=297 width=300></center></td></tr> <tr><td COLSPAN="4"><p><hr align="center" width="90%"> <p><center><i>Comments, questions, or suggestions? Email <a href="mailto:The_WEBster@ctrcc.org">The WEBster</a>.</center><br><br></td></tr> </table> </body></html>