Archives - April 2016

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April 1, 2016

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• Priests renew promises, archbishop blesses oils at chrism Mass
• Servants’ heart is hallmark of this year’s Spirit of Service award recipients
  • Speedway’s Boles will be featured speaker at Spirit of Service Awards Dinner
• Archbishop Tobin praises new state restrictions on abortion signed into law
• Archbishop Tobin to lead pilgrimage to old California missions
• Grant helps first-grader brighten senior citizens’, shut-ins’ Easter
• What was in the news on April 1, 1966? Centuries of state domination over religious seen ended, and Jesuit magazine calls for discussion on priestly celibacy
• Official Appointment
• Rejoice in the Lord: Easter joy flows from experience of God’s mercy
  • Alégrense en el Señor: La misericordia de Dios es el origen de la alegría pascual
• Editorial: Those papal press conferences
• From the Editor Emeritus: Renaissance Church - Reforms of the Council of Trent
• It's All Good: How will we RSVP to God’s calls to accept and to extend mercy?
• Letters to the Editor
  • No letters were printed this week
• Events Calendar
  • Intercultural Ministry Awards Banquet set for April 23 in Indianapolis
  • Mass for Vocations set for April 17 at Our Lady of the Greenwood Church
  • April 23 retreat focuses on ‘Grieving Gracefully … Into a Future Full of Hope’
  • St. Patrick Parish in Terre Haute offering Catholics Returning Home program on April 14-May 19
• Obituaries
  • General listing
  • Providence Sister Amata Dugan ministered for decades in education, senior housing in Indiana
• My Journey to God: Spring Signs
• The Sunday Readings: Divine Mercy Sunday

April 8, 2016

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• Walking in the light of Christ: Faith, love and service guide teacher who receives archdiocese’s top educator honor
  • Finalists for teaching honor come from throughout the archdiocese
• ‘Such a flow of grace’ pervades at 2016 Indiana Catholic Women’s Conference
  • What women are saying about the Indiana Catholic Women’s Conference
• ‘Food Fast’ brings Clarksville youths ‘in tune with others’ suffering
• What was in the news on April 8, 1966? Mass revisions, a new bishop for Evansville and challenges on a new view of the Eucharist
• Rejoice in the Lord: Easter joy and the laughter of redemption
  • Alégrense en el Señor: La alegría pascual y la risa redentora
• Editorial: The Church thrives in troubled times
• From the Editor Emeritus: Renaissance Church - Some saints of the 16th century
• Cornucopia: There is a God, and deep inside we all recognize that
• Twenty Something: Comfort the shipwrecked -- Titanic priest a model of mercy
• Be Our Guest: Although she is not Catholic, retiring parish secretary says she has learned so much good about the faith and its people
• Letters to the Editor
  • Former Criterion editor’s quiet leadership gave newspaper strength and consistency
• Events Calendar
  • Franciscan Father Kurt Hartrich, former St. Roch Parish member, celebrates golden anniversary as priest on May 15
  • Golf outing on May 9 will support ‘A Promise to Keep’ program
  • Post-abortion healing prayer and study group to meet starting on April 11
• Obituaries
  • General listing
• My Journey to God: Christ’s Words on Mercy to St. Faustina, as taken from her diary
• The Sunday Readings: Third Sunday of Easter

April 15, 2016

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• ‘The father I always wanted’: Youth, Terre Haute Catholic Charities employee’s bond a story of mercy, faith
• Archdiocese announces new partnership with Notre Dame ACE Academies for 2016-17 school year
  • Superintendent discusses changes for schools joining ACE Academies
• 2014-15 accountability report for archdiocese is available online
• Little Sisters of the Poor receive Evangelium Vitae Medal
• Chatard theater director, teacher dies as chaperone on spring break
• What was in the news on April 15, 1966? Pope Paul calls for peace in Easter message, a birth control report should be finished by summer and local plans for dialogue
• ‘Celebrating 15 Decades of God’s Mercy’—Annunciation Parish turns 150
• Rejoice in the Lord: Our faith should bring us lasting joy
  • Alégrense en el Señor: Nuestra fe debe ser fuente de alegría duradera
• Editorial: Pope’s exhortation on marriage
• From the Editor Emeritus: Imperiled Church - England becomes Protestant
• That All May Be One: Uniting around paschal mystery could be a step toward unity
• Worship and Evangelization Outreach: Faithful citizenship -- A call to evangelize
• Reflection: Golfer showed ‘grace in the face of hardship’ in losing 2016 Masters
• Letters to the Editor
  • Mother Angelica’s greatest virtues included her wisdom and defense of the faith
• Events Calendar
  • Deadline for New Albany Deanery high school mission trip is April 29
  • Benedict Inn schedules ‘Heart of Wisdom’ women’s retreat on May 6-7
  • Health Ministry Speaker Series to address ‘The Stigma of Addiction’ on May 4
• Obituaries
  • General listing
• My Journey to God: Life’s Journey
• The Sunday Readings: Fourth Sunday of Easter

April 22, 2016

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• ‘It was a God moment’: Unexpected death helps lead family to forgiveness and reconciliation
• New Albany Parish seeks to build stronger families
• Rachel’s Vineyard retreats ‘allow God’s mercy to flow’ for women and men in need of post-abortion healing
  • Post-abortion healing ministries: ‘Extending God’s love and forgiveness’
• Greenfield parish supports ecumenical effort to help women with addictions
• What was in the news on April 22, 1966? Marian College expanding, the end of the Index of Forbidden Books, Mass in sign language, and ‘God is dead’
• Rejoice in the Lord: Christian love is self-sacrificing, open to all, forgiving
  • Alégrense en el Señor: El amor cristiano es abnegado, receptivo e indulgente
• Editorial: All are God’s children and should share in God’s gifts
• From the Editor Emeritus: Imperiled Church - Anti-Catholicism grows in England
• Cornucopia: Remember, sin is not only in the eye of the beholder
• Letters to the Editor
  • No letters were printed this week
• Events Calendar
  • Providence Sisters to host special Mother’s Day Brunch on May 8
  • New Albany Deanery Catholic Youth Ministries hosts 5K Friar Fun Run and Mile Walk on May 21
  • Protest at Planned Parenthood in Bloomington and Indianapolis April 23
  • Deadline to register for Brunch for former St. Agnes Academy alumnae is May 31
• Obituaries
  • General listing
• My Journey to God: He Notices
• The Sunday Readings: Fifth Sunday of Easter

April 29, 2016

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• ‘What life and love is all about’: A special love guides Bernie Price as she directs young people in sports and faith
• Nearly 900 students to graduate from three Catholic colleges in archdiocese
• Program honors youth mentors who say ‘yes to God’
• What was in the news on April 29, 1966? New local priests, division concerning ‘deicide’ charges, and the new concept of a council of priests
• Students help beautify, clean St. Patrick Cemetery
• Father Turiddu faces unique antagonist in latest novel
• Rejoice in the Lord: Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid
  • Alégrense en el Señor: No se turbe vuestro corazón, ni tenga miedo
• Editorial: What has happened to marriage?
• From the Editor Emeritus: Imperiled Church - Less than 1 percent in England
• Emmaus Walk: Theology 101 - Life lessons learned in a waiting room
• Faith and Family: God is a patient father as we learn his lessons
• Be Our Guest: Abortion is not health care, reader says
• Letters to the Editor
  • No letters were printed this week
• Events Calendar
  • St. Bartholomew Church hosts two special concerts on May 14 and July 9
  • Two events for Nathan Trapuzzano Memorial Foundation set for May 14-15
  • CYO Camp Rancho Framasa offers Family Camp on May 13-15, open house on May 14
  • Richmond Catholic Community Spring Festival set for April 30
• Obituaries
  • General listing
• My Journey to God: Safety Through Storms
• The Sunday Readings: Sixth Sunday of Easter