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April 6, 2018

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• Shared legacies of King, Kennedy show the ‘power of a single person’
  • Kennedy’s speech: A call for love, wisdom and compassion
  • St. Rita parishioner recalls interactions with late civil rights leader
• ‘God is the reason’: Pacers star soars through life with a joy and passion that drives his game, his faith
• NCEA honors Elcesser for work in promoting school choice
• Priests renew promises, oils blessed during annual chrism Mass
• Center offers pregnancy tests, ultrasounds and unconditional love
• Youth theater group in Greenwood to perform Pirates of Penzance
• From the Archives: Christmas volleyball tournament at St. Paul Parish, Tell City
• Christ the Cornerstone: Love and radical mercy are the fruits of Easter joy
  • Cristo, la piedra angular: El amor y la misericordia son los frutos de la alegría de la Pascua
• Editorial: Pope’s encounter with boy shows God’s love in our fractured world
• From the Editor Emeritus: Trying to find the Hasler Hotel in Rome: a comedy skit
• It's All Good: Remember, God loves us despite the messiness in our lives
• Be Our Guest: Colton Murray: A case for life
• Public Schedule of Archbishop Charles C. Thompson
• Letters to the Editor
  • Elders inspire faith, Criterion reader says
• Events Calendar
  • Applications for ‘Queen and Divine Mercy’ grant will be accepted through May 10
  • Philosophy professor to speak on prayer at Saint Meinrad’s Thomas Lecture
  • Catholics Returning Home to be offered at St. Mark Parish starting on April 17
  • St. Augustine Guild to host luncheon, style show and silent auction on May 2
  • New Albany Catholic Youth Ministries hosts overnight retreat for middle school students
• Obituaries
  • General listing
  • Conventual Franciscan Brother Bob Baxter served in retreat ministry and education
  • Franciscan Sister Millie Speed served as an educator, missionary to the Navajo
• My Journey to God: The Child/The Savior
• The Sunday Readings: Divine Mercy Sunday

April 13, 2018

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• Annual women’s conference proves good ‘for the health of the family’
  • Highlights from talks at Indiana Catholic Women’s Conference
  • Participants reflect on impact of Indiana Catholic Women’s Conference
• Solar panels offer unique model of stewardship
• New outreach, website helps address challenges of pornography
• ‘I found who I am’: St. Barnabas teen grows through mission experience
• From the Archives: Musicale at Holy Name Parish
• Christ the Cornerstone: Seeing and touching Jesus in the fullness of Easter joy
  • Cristo, la piedra angular: Ver y tocar a Jesús en la plenitud de la alegría de la Pascua
• Editorial: Listen to young people
• From the Editor Emeritus: Reminiscing about my first trip overseas in 1971
• Cornucopia: Hang on to the current fad—it just may be important
• Our Works of Charity: Gift of the resurrection enables us to pour out hope onto others
• Twenty Something: The art of slow living: when calligraphy becomes prayer
• Reflection: Who were those disciples on the road to Emmaus?
• Be Our Guest: Are we about the resurrection?
• Public Schedule of Archbishop Charles C. Thompson
• Letters to the Editor
  • No letters were printed this week
• Events Calendar
  • Disabilities awareness Mass planned for April 29 at St. Mark Church in Indy
  • Holy Cross to host drug awareness event and Narcan training on April 19
  • Great Lakes Gabriel Project to host two fundraising events in Indianapolis in April
  • Vox Sacra is auditioning for a bass singer
• Obituaries
  • General listing
• My Journey to God: Sound
• The Sunday Readings: Third Sunday of Easter

April 20, 2018

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• A journey of healing: Unlikely companions cross the Camino, traveling from brokenness to brotherhood
• Msgr. Stumpf to lead pilgrimage to shrines in France this fall
• Century-old Holy Trinity bells find new home at St. Malachy
• New culinary training program hopes to transform the lives of women
• From the Archives: New church construction in Mitchell
• Christ the Cornerstone: The Good Shepherd lays down his life for us
  • Cristo, la piedra angular: El Buen Pastor da la vida por nosotros
• The Face of Mercy: The Lord’s Prayer brings us closer to Holy Trinity
  • El rostro de la misericordia: El Padre Nuestro nos acerca más a la Santísima Trinidad
• Editorial: Does hell exist? What about heaven?
• From the Editor Emeritus: A harrowing plane ride to Buenos Aires back in 1974
• That All May Be One: 2018 Interfaith Ambassadors build bridges with dialogue
• Worship and Evangelization Outreach: ‘Be not afraid’ to evangelize, welcome those fallen away
• Investing with Faith: Let spring inspire your spirit as well as your senses
• Public Schedule of Archbishop Charles C. Thompson
• Letters to the Editor
  • No letters were printed this week
• Events Calendar
  • Right to Life of Indianapolis to host day of prayer and protest on April 28
  • Pilgrimages honoring the Blessed Mother to be held Sundays in May in St. Meinrad
  • K of C golf outing on May 14 to benefit Pregnancy Care Center in Lawrenceburg
  • Sidewalk Advocates of Indianapolis to host training seminar on May 5
  • Program matches seniors age 55 and older with volunteer opportunities
• Obituaries
  • General listing
• My Journey to God: Follow Me
• The Sunday Readings: Fourth Sunday of Easter

April 27, 2018

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• From the heart: Award-winning teacher sets the ‘God’ standard, hoping to help her students become saints
  • Finalists for teaching honor come from throughout the archdiocese
• Connected in the Spirit decisions for New Albany, Tell City deaneries are announced
  • Summary: Connected in the Spirit decisions for the New Albany and Tell City deaneries
  • Decree: Most Precious Blood of Jesus, New Middleton
  • Decree: St. Martin of Tours, Siberia
  • Decree: St. Peter, Elizabeth
• Faced with possible deportation, mother of two turns for support to the Church community she calls home
• More than 1,000 students to graduate from area Catholic colleges
• Oldenburg Academy dean recognized with national award in education
• CASA volunteers work to change lives of vulnerable children
• From the Archives: Parishioners at Sacred Heart in Jeffersonville
• Christ the Cornerstone: Christ is the vine, we are the branches, bearing fruit together
  • Cristo, la piedra angular: Cristo es la vid, nosotros los sarmientos y juntos damos fruto
• Editorial: Pope Francis tells us how to get to heaven
• From the Editor Emeritus: An adventure during our trip to Expo ’67 in Montreal
• Emmaus Walk: What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you?
• Faith and Family: Taking a trip to heaven on spring break
• Perspective: Monks’ weekend retreat helps recovering alcoholics find God
• Public Schedule of Archbishop Charles C. Thompson
• Letters to the Editor
  • Reader offers more reflections about disciples on road to Emmaus
• Events Calendar
  • Clayton Anderson concert to benefit Becky’s Place in Bedford on May 12
  • Indy parishes host pro-life events this May
  • Healing service with Father Blount planned at St. Nicholas in Ripley County on May 15
  • Bereavement ministry to host end-of-life conference in Indianapolis on May 8
  • 5K Friar Run and family run/walk planned at Mount St. Francis Center on May 12
• Obituaries
  • General listing
  • Little Sister of the Poor Sister Alexis Berchmans served aged poor for 74 years
• My Journey to God: Fist, or Open Hand
• The Sunday Readings: Fifth Sunday of Easter