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The redesigned March 19, 2009 issue of The Catholic Sun.

One of the first things you might notice about this issue is changes in design. The front page refer has changed drastically to accommodate new guidelines put out by the Post Office. After we had to lose the index from page 1, we decided to redesign page 2.

The staff box has been redesigned and we’re also now publishing headlines from major Web-only stories that just didn’t make it into the print edition. With a growing base of talented freelance writers, we continue to have quality stories you can only read on the Web.

But, I hope, the most exciting part of the issue has nothing to do with design. The issue is once again packed with local content: Ambria Hammel’s story on how the Charity and Development Appeal is helping people find jobs despite the sputtering economy; Andrew Junker’s story on Bishop-elect James S. Wall’s motto and crest; Joyce Coronel’s story on the hundreds of Catholics scheduled to enter the Church during the Easter Vigil. They were recognized by Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted during the Rite of Election.

Ambria’s update on the Catholics Come Home campaign is a good read, as is Andrew’s story on penance and almsgiving during Lent. You’ll find stories on recent groundbreakings, the Catholic Community Foundation and a Bourgade football player. In media, you’ll read Rebecca Bostic’s review of “Race to Witch Mountain” and Janice L. Semmel’s story about an award-winning documentary on Sr. Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN.

Andrew continues his “Marriage Matters” series and Bishop Olmsted teaches us what federal funding of embryonic stem cell research really means. Rob DeFrancesco’s editorial on the Church and the Web explains how new technology can help us keep our values in place. And more. You’ll see.