Father Pat O'Donnell's images, like this "mountain madonnna," helped bring awareness of the home missions to the larger Church.

• Building Hope, Sharing Food, by Jean Bach
• Creator of Home Mission Images, by Father John S. Rausch
• Ministry Fits 'Like a Glove,' by John W. Davis
• Watering Seeds in Oklahoma, by Margaret Gabriel
• From the President: Sharing 'Jewels' Along the Way, by Father Dan Dorsey

 
Maryland volunteers like Heather Ruest helped make a summer Bible school in Arkansas possible.

• Called By Name, by Malea Hargett
• How to Treat Guest Workers, by Father John S. Rausch
• The Mysterious 'Regional Worker', by Father John S. Rausch
• Father Bishop Legacy Society, by Margaret Gabriel
• From the President: Building 'Nests' That Endure, by Father Dan Dorsey

 
Holly Edenfield, the newest Catholic at Glenmary's Metter, Ga., mission, has become their best evangelizer.

• Catholic Evangelizer, by Father Vic Subb
• Selecting New Territory, by Father John S. Rausch
• Father Tom Field: Building Church Around a Table, by Father Bob Dalton
• Father John Marquardt: Glenmary Loses Pioneer Priest, by Father Jim Kelly
• From the President: Dandelions and Glenmary, by Father Dan Dorsey

 
Eastern Kentucky residents join in Glenmary efforts to raise awareness of ecological abuses in mission areas.

• Caring for Creation, by Father John S. Rausch
• Choosing to Be Catholic, by Jean Bach
• Welcome to Western Arkansas, by Jean Bach
• Michigan Couple Moves to Kentucky to 'Make a Difference', by Margaret Gabriel
• From the President: Glenmary Called to Conversion, by Father Dan Dorsey

 
Children in Boswell, Okla., make sure Christmas isn't over Dec. 26—while making memories for a lifetime.

• Epiphany Play Completes Celebration of Christmas, by Jo Anne Flores Embleton
• Waiting for a Church, by Father Bob Dalton
• Remembering Father Ed Haggerty, by Father Tom Charters
• Quilts Pieced, Sewn With More Than Material and Thread, by Jean Bach
• Missioners in Action: Three missioners celebrate silver jubilees
• From the President: Enfleshing the Word, by Father Dan Dorsey

 
Kevin Flack of Glenmary's Metter, Ga., mission and the only active Catholic in his junior class, helped integrate his high-school prom.

• Integrating the Prom: 'The Right Thing to Do', by Margaret Gabriel
• Embraced by the Church, by Kathy O'Brien
• Michigan Parish Addicted to Outreach, by Jean Bach
• From the President: We Need Glenmary Missioners!, by Father Dan Dorsey

 
A statue of Father William Howard Bishop, Glenmary's founder, greets visitors to Glenmary's headquarters in Cincinnati.

• Memories of Glenmary's Founder Live On 50 Years After His Death
• Father Bob Berson: Servant Leader, by Father Wil Steinbacher
• Father Jim Wilmes: He Lived In the Presence of God , by Father John S. Rausch
• Bishop William Houck: A Bishop With the Soul of a Missionary, by Polly Duncan-Collum
• From the President: Three Reasons for Optimism About Glenmary's Future, by Father Dan Dorsey

 
An ecumenical Way of the Cross in Crossett, Ark., leads participants from tree to tree in the city park.

• From the Editor: Its Still the Same Challenge!, by Karen Hurley

• Journey With Jesus: An Ecumenical Way of the Cross, by Eleanor Henley. Photos by Phyllis Warner
• Carrying the Cross: A Life-Changing Experience for Hispanic Men, by Father Vic Subb
• Voices From the Grassroots: Gathering 2002 Keeps Alive Father Bishop's Dedication to People on the Margins. Story and photos by Susan Stevenot Sullivan.
• Sigifredo Bonilla: Missionary to the 'New South,' by Dennis O'Connor
• Brother George Sauer: A Remembrance, by Father Dan Dorsey
• From the President: Time Flies But Grace Lingers On, by Father Jerry Dorn
• Then and Now: Mapping Mission. To download this story, you need Acrobat Reader. If it is not installed on your computer, it is available for free download.

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