In the upcoming print issue of The Criterion

The latest edition of The Criterion has been printed and is on its way to subscribers. Below is a list of stories that will be appearing in the issue, along with regular features like Archbishop Tobin's column, the editorial page and our events calendar.

Front pageOur October 28, 2016 issue

Local stories:

  • Cardinal-designate Tobin will say ‘thank you’ to archdiocese with Dec. 3 Mass and reception
  • Annual appeal supports retired archdiocesan priests
  • Parishes, pro-life organizations live out call during Year of Mercy
  • Men’s conference to feature three popular priest speakers
  • Official Appointments

Vocations Supplement

  • Six brothers enter more deeply into family, faith through the priesthood
  • Column: Vocations discerned through encountering Jesus in prayer, service
  • Sisters share a journey toward ‘the loving heart of God’
  • Postulant finds ‘kindred spirits’ among Sisters of Providence
  • Rule of St. Benedict leads sisters to live vocation of mercy
  • Seminarian grows in faith during hard times in vocational journey
  • Siblings in priesthood, religious life support each other in ministry
  • Brother priests offer advice to parents to foster vocations in the home
  • Deacon hears the call to ‘be Christ for those in need’
  • Conventual Franciscan friary in Terre Haute is ‘best of all worlds’

Regular local features:

  • Rejoice in the Lord: We must work hard to avoid war and promote peace
    • Alégrense en el Señor: Debemos esforzarnos arduamente para evitar la guerra y promover la paz
  • Editorial: History of ‘the Catholic vote’
  • From the Editor Emeritus: 20th-century Church - ‘Gaudium et Spes’ summed up Vatican II
  • Cornucopia: Scary stories are becoming all too real and scary in today’s world
  • Emmaus Walk: Don’t let your faith fail because God does really care for you
  • Faith and Family: Death is a birth into eternal life
  • Letters to the Editor
    • Rise above party politics, promote the common good, and vote for life, reader says
  • Events Calendar
    • Father Vincent Lampert offers healing service on Nov. 15 at cathedral
    • Sisters of Providence’s Taizé service on Nov. 8 to focus on silence
    • Rachel’s Vineyard retreat on Nov. 4-6 in Lafayette Diocese offers post-abortion healing
    • St. Louis de Montfort Parish hosting free Thanksgiving meal
    • Benedictine Sisters hosting Nov. 6 prayer service for peace
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
  • My Journey to God: Mercy

Catholic News Service:

  • Final resting place: Vatican releases updated instruction on burial, cremation
  • Pope expresses shock over cruelty waged against innocent Iraqis
  • Bishops to vote for USCCB president, vice president at general assembly
  • Knights of Columbus urges U.S. Catholics to pray novena ahead of election
  • Nuncio at border Mass prays for end to barriers that separate people
  • For expectant parents, miscarriage can be ‘loss of a dream’
  • Nebraska bishops urge Catholics, other voters to OK death penalty repeal
  • Dialogue is expression of mercy, pope says
  • What role are life issues playing in the presidential election?
  • Presidential nominees spar over abortion issue as final debate opens
  • Ecumenical papal trip: Touching the Christian heart of secular Sweden
  • Column: Monk’s Tale - The story of a successful university presidency
  • The Sunday Readings: Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
  • Question Corner: The Church is doing much to promote more vocations to the priesthood

FaithAlive!

  • The ‘Our Father’ is rooted in Jewish tradition of prayer
  • Versions of the ‘Our Father’ in New Testament have similarities, differences

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