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Highlights from this episode of American Catholic Radio include:

Stephanie Garza is the 2008 winner of the Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award, a prestigious award given annually by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. She was honored for the work she does with  immigrant parents in the Parents as Mentors Program for the Southwest Organizing Project, or SWOP.

Father Hilarion Kistner answers questions: How does the Church reconcile the Genesis creation accounts with scientific theories such as evolution?  Why does Jesus often tell those he has healed not to say anything about the healing?  Why does John the Baptist not seem to know Jesus in St. John's Gospel?  How were months and years counted in Jesus' time?  How could Lot be considered righteous when he was involved in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah?

This program’s Minute Meditation is from "Sweater Tag," written and read by Ursuline Sister Bridget Haase. [#18] For more from Sister Bridget vist her website wisdomwonder.com

Greg and Jennifer Willits, hosts of their own talk radio show called The Catholics Next Door, tackle the question, "What advice do you give couples preparing to get married?"

Since 2007, Ralph McCloud has served as head of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). In his position, he leads and coordinates on a national level CCHD's grant-making and the promotion and integration of CCHD's domestic anti-poverty work.
Mr. McCloud ran the peace and justice ministry in the Fort Worth Diocese and directed CCHD in that diocese between 1995 and 2007, also coordinating the diocese's African American ministries. He was also active in the civic community, being elected to four two-year terms to the Fort Worth City Council, and serving as Fort Worth's mayor pro-tem from 1999 to 2005. He was co-founder of the African-American Summit for Peace, Justice and Equality.