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In 2005, Mimi Condon saw an ad in The Catholic Sun recruiting foster parents.

Our pilgrimage is over. As I walked away from the bus and the 39 other pilgrims I had shared the past five days with, visiting religious, historical and cultural sites in Utah and northern Arizona, I felt a pang of disappointment.

The co-owners — a husband and wife duo — wanted the outside of their shop to reflect as much of their Catholic identity as the inside does. The community created the stations.

Society today has a “toxic” understanding of love, marriage, sex and the family as it relates to God and the gift of human sexuality.

ABOVE: A view from atop Sunset Point in Bryce Canyon National Park March 20. The spot is roughly 8,000 feet above sea level. (Jeff Grant/CATHOLIC SUN) KANAB, Utah — At the outset of our trip, we were told there would be variety and opportunity to experience God’s presence in different settings. One of the themes of this pilgrimage has been allowing the Lord to speak to us through His creation.

For Echo Sullivan, it is the faith of her late husband that’s guiding her into the Catholic Church. Sullivan was one of 600 catechumens who crowded Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral for the Rite of Election Feb. 18.

SALT LAKE CITY — Imagine for a moment your life begins at 5 a.m. with prayer, followed by scripture readings and music … all before breakfast.

Recipients are “the hands and feet of Christ. They do the Lord’s work every day, and that’s why they received the award, explained Pam Hammond, the foundation’s manager of programs and community outreach.

SALT LAKE CITY — It was a morning of beauty, wonder and majesty reflected in God’s creation as the 45 pilgrims on the Friends of the Cathedral Pilgrimage traveled to Zion National Park in southwest Utah.

The husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the legal father of Jesus according to Jewish law, Joseph is a model of humility and obedience to God’s will.