This week in The Criterion

June 20, 2008 issue

The latest edition of The Criterion has been printed and is on its way to subscribers! But with this e-newsletter, you'll get a preview of that issue -- and access to certain stories right now.

The contents of this newsletter are:

• A listing of the full contents of the print edition
• Items of Interest
• Web-only Features
• National and World News you may have missed
• Links to the daily readings

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Full Contents

Local stories:

• Living her dream: Cathedral’s Samantha Peszek primed to make Olympic gymnastics team
• Archbishop Buechlein’s cancer is in remission
• Archbishop announces assignments for new deacons and director
• Bishop Simon Bruté was ordained a priest 200 years ago this month
  • Bishop Bruté’s beatification cause progresses slowly
• Parishes, agencies help flood victims across the archdiocese
  • How you can help flood victims
• Myths and facts about immigration: Why don’t they just get the documents? Why do they break the law?
• Criterion staff honored for excellence in journalism
• A prayerful presence: June 21 Mass and open house to celebrate Carmelites’ ministry before move
• Seminary leader sees distinctiveness, need for unity in ministries

Regular local features:

• Seeking the Face of the Lord: Jesus and his cross offer a message of encouragement
• Buscando la Cara del Señor: Jesús y su cruz ofrecen un mensaje de aliento
• Editorial: Keeping our promises
• From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - Eusebio Francisco Kino
• The Joyful Catholic: You are made new in God’s garden of life
• Faithful Lines: Population institute’s interesting census awareness
• Be Our Guest: New deacons will be committed to service
• Letters to the Editor
  • No letters published this week
• Events Calendar
• Obituaries
  • General listing
• My Journey to God: Days like Mirrors

Catholic News Service:

• Unresolved liturgy debate, stem cells, abuse are key topics for bishops
• Cardinal Foley reflects about friend Tim Russert
• Cardinal: Congress helps Catholics examine life’s purpose
• Column: Social justice in theory and in action
• The Sunday Readings: Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
• Question Corner: Catholic marriage must be celebrated as a sacred event

FaithAlive!

• The Eucharist is a free gift of God to his people
• Discussion Point: We know Christ through the Eucharist

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Items of Interest

Here are a couple of items that may be of particular interest to you -- and you can get them online right now!

Archbishop Buechlein’s cancer is in remission
The archbishop shares his progress in a letter: "Both the oncologist and the radiologist are confident that I am in full remission. Now it remains for me to regain my strength and energy during the summer and to allow time to overcome other side effects of the treatments. I trust that I will be able to resume my regular routine in August." (Page 1)
Read the letter

A prayerful presence: June 21 Mass and open house to celebrate Carmelites’ ministry before move
Life becomes a prayer. That is the essence of Carmelite spirituality, which is helping nine nuns of the Monastery of the Resurrection in Indianapolis as they prepare to move to their new home on the motherhouse grounds of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis in Oldenburg on June 30. (Page 11)
Read the story

Parishes, agencies help flood victims across the archdiocese
Parishes across central and southern Indiana and archdiocesan agencies continue to respond to the ongoing needs of thousands of households affected by the flood that ravaged many communities on June 6-7. (Pages 3 and 9)
Read the story | How you can help

Living her dream: Cathedral’s Samantha Peszek primed to make Olympic gymnastics team
Most of us never get the opportunity—or the challenge—to pursue our lifelong dream in a crowded stadium with a national television audience watching our every move. So you can understand why 16-year-old Samantha Peszek will follow her usual ritual of saying a prayer before she begins competing in the women’s finals of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Philadelphia on June 20 and 22. (Page 1)
Read the story

 

Web-only features

Bonus story and photo gallery about the Indianapolis Carmelites
Learn more about the Carmelites who are preparing to move from Indianapolis to Oldenburg. From the story: "As Sister Jean Alice walked on the quiet monastery grounds, she reflected on the nuns’ 75 years of contemplative prayer and service to God at the castle-like monastery with six huge stone turrets reminiscent of medieval times. ... An occasional bird call broke the stillness on the scenic grounds near a small stone hermitage as Sister Jean Alice talked about the emotional days ahead for the nuns, who are busy packing most of the community’s belongings."
Read the story | See the photo gallery

 

National and world news you may have missed...

Here's a sampling of some news stories that ran on our website this past week or so that you may have missed. Click the headline to see the story:

• At congress, African and Asian cardinals discuss church life
• Unresolved liturgy debate, stem cells, abuse key topics for bishops
• Religious, rights groups applaud Supreme Court in habeas corpus case
• Pope would like Tridentine Mass in each parish, Vatican official says
• Lambeth Conference: Time of reckoning for ecumenical dialogue
• Russert remembered for his fondness for church, faithfulness
• Midwest parishes escape floods, but some parishioners not as lucky
• Synod working document seeks creative response to hunger for Bible
• Baltimore archbishop sets requirements for Legionaries of Christ
• Pope says living exemplary life is key to re-evangelization
• Panelists discuss how news media look at poverty issues
• Rev. John Reumann, key figure in Lutheran-Catholic dialogue, dies

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Daily Readings

Wednesday, June 18
2 Kings 2:1, 6-14
Psalm 31:20-21, 24
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

Thursday, June 19
Romuald, abbot
Sirach 48:1-14
Psalm 97:1-7
Matthew 6:7-15

Friday, June 20
2 Kings 11:1-4, 9-18, 20
Psalm 132:11-14, 17-18
Matthew 6:19-23

Saturday, June 21
Aloysius Gonzaga, religious
2 Chronicles 24:17-25
Psalm 89:4-5, 29-34
Matthew 6:24-34

• Sunday, June 22 | Reflection from Msgr. Owen Campion
• Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
• Jeremiah 20:10-13
• Romans 5:12-15
• Matthew 10:26-33

Monday, June 23
2 Kings 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18
Psalm 60:3-4, 12-13
Matthew 7:1-5
Vigil Mass of the Nativity of
John the Baptist
Jeremiah 1:4-10
Psalm 71:1-4a, 5-6b, 15ab, 17
1 Peter 1:8-12
Luke 1:5-17

Tuesday, June 24
The Nativity of John the Baptist
Isaiah 49:1-6
Psalm 139:1b-3, 13-15
Acts 13:22-26
Luke 1:57-66, 80

Wednesday, June 25
2 Kings 22:8-13; 23:1-3
Psalm 119:33-37, 40
Matthew 7:15-20

Thursday, June 26
2 Kings 24:8-17
Psalm 79:1b-5, 8-9
Matthew 7:21-29

Friday, June 27
Cyril of Alexandria, bishop
and doctor
2 Kings 25:1-12
Psalm 137:1-6
Matthew 8:1-4

Saturday, June 28
Irenaeus, bishop and martyr
Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19
Psalm 74:1b-7, 20-21
Matthew 8:5-17
Vigil Mass of SS. Peter and
Paul, Apostles
Acts 3:1-10
Psalm 19:2-5
Galatians 1:11-20
John 21:15-19

Sunday, June 29
Peter and Paul, Apostles
Acts 12:1-11
Psalm 34:2-9
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18
Matthew 16:13-19

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