In this issue: Cardinal George: A tale of three cities: Dallas, Rome, Washington Observations by Tom Sheridan Longing for the Lord Prayer is one of those essential elements of our faith that we likely talk and write and think about more than we actually do.

Hot diggety dog!
School’s magic trick: turning hotdogs, pop into computers
Ron Berger never imagined hot dogs would play an important role in his career. Now the St. Lambert (Skokie) principal— spends several Saturday mornings each fall selling them at Northwestern University’s Ryan Field.

Berger discovered the somewhat unique money-making project for his school and decided to give it a try. Now he—with the help of a group of dedicated parents, alumni, junior high students and friends of the school—operate two hot dog stands during Northwestern’s home football games.

The revised Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People and the norms that go with it were released Nov. 4, about a week after Cardinal George and three other U.S. bishops worked out the changes with four Curia officials at the Vatican. The U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops will discuss and vote on the changes at its Nov. 11-14 meeting.