This week in The Criterion
July 25, 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
Full Contents
Local stories:
- The Holy Spirit at work:
World Youth Day pilgrims grow in faith in Sydney
- Archdiocese thanks Carmelites for 75 years of prayer
- New archdiocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator appointed
- Serra Club vocations essay: Priests, deacons and religious lead others to Christ
- 50 years of devotion
- Father Ripperger driven by love of the Church, people
- Father Munshower finds joy in being present to people
- Three Sisters of Providence profess vows
Regular local features:
- Seeking the Face of the Lord: Seventh Station is an opportunity to refresh our solidarity with the poor
- Buscando la Cara del Señor: La séptima estación representa una oportunidad para renovar nuestra
solidaridad con los pobres
- Editorial: Search for the good, the
true and the beautiful
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - Felix Varela
- Cornucopia: The family reunion as a learning experience
- Emmaus Walk: Summer baby-sitting lesson reaches heavenly realm
- Faith and Family: Living as a
child of God
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters published this week
- Events Calendar
- Elizabella Ball is
set for Aug. 22
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Divine Word Missionary Father
John LaBauve served at St. Rita
- My Journey to God: My Prayer
Catholic News Service:
- Pope tells youths
in Australia to
say ‘yes’ to Jesus
- Column: ‘Safe injection sites’ and
tackling IV drug abuse
- The Sunday Readings: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Question Corner: Catholics and Lutherans have
different beliefs about Eucharist
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!
The Holy Spirit at work:
World Youth Day pilgrims grow in faith in Sydney
See a double-page photo spread and read a story written by Katie Berger about the experience of our young pilgrims in Australia for World Youth Day: "What is it about an 81-year-old man that captivates youths from around the world, gathers hundreds of thousands of people along the streets upon his arrival and who can bring a crowd of a half million people to complete silence? The Holy Spirit at work." (Pages 1, 2, 8 and 9)
Read the story | Go to our blog
Serra Club vocations essay: Priests, deacons and religious lead others to Christ
This the second in a series featuring the winners of the 2008 Indianapolis Serra Club Vocations Essay Contest. Grace and her parents, Michael and Dana, Moore are members of St. Luke the Evangelist Parish in Indianapolis. Last spring, she completed the eighth grade at her parish’s school and is the eighth-grade division winner in the 2008 Indianapolis Serra Club Vocations Essay Contest. (Page 7)
Read the essay
New archdiocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator appointed
Jan Link has been appointed the Archdiocese of Indianapolis ’ new Victim Assistance Coordinator. Link succeeds Suzanne Yakimchick who retired last month. Link will coordinate the archdiocese’s response to provide emotional and spiritual support for victims of sexual abuse by clergy, religious, paid lay staff or volunteers in the parishes, schools and agencies of the Church in central and southern Indiana. (Page 3)
Read the story
Web-only features
World Youth Day blog
Ninety youths and chaperones have traveled around the world to Sydney, Australia, from July 9-24 to participate in World Youth Day 2008. Readers can follow their trip on our Web site. We have set up a special address and blog for the pilgrimage at www.archindy.org/wyd. Veteran freelance writer Katie Berger, a former youth minister and campus minister, is sending daily updates, photos and thoughts from youths throughout their pilgrimage.
Go to the blog
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:
Daily Readings
Wednesday, July 23
Bridget of Sweden, religious
Jeremiah 1:1, 4-10
Psalm 71:1-4a, 5-6b, 15, 17
Matthew 13:1-9
Thursday, July 24
Sharbel Makhluf, priest
Jeremiah 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13
Psalm 36:6-7b, 8-11
Matthew 13:10-17
Friday, July 25
James, Apostle
2 Corinthians 4:7-15
Psalm 126:1b, 2-6
Matthew 20:20-28
Saturday, July 26
Joachim and Anne, parents of
the Blessed Virgin Mary
Jeremiah 7:1-11
Psalm 84:3-6a, 8a, 11
Matthew 13:24-30
Monday, July 28
Jeremiah 13:1-11
(Response) Deuteronomy
32:18-21
Matthew 13:31-35
Tuesday, July 29
Martha
Jeremiah 14:17-22
Psalm 79:8-9, 11, 13
or 1 John 4:7-16
John 11:19-27
or Luke 10:38-42
Wednesday, July 30
Peter Chrysologus, bishop and
doctor
Jeremiah 15:10, 16-21
Psalm 59:2-4, 10-11, 17-18
Matthew 13:44-46
Thursday, July 31
Ignatius of Loyola, priest
Jeremiah 18:1-6
Psalm 146:1b-6b
Matthew 13:47-53
Friday, Aug. 1
Alphonsus Liguori, bishop and
doctor of the Church
Jeremiah 26:1-9
Psalm 69:5, 8-10, 14
Matthew 13:54-58
Saturday, Aug. 2
Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop
Peter Julian Eymard, priest
Jeremiah 26:11-16, 24
Psalm 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34
Matthew 14:1-12
Sunday, Aug. 3
Eighteenth Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Isaiah 55:1-3
Psalm 145:8-9, 15-18
Romans 8:35, 37-39
Matthew 14:13-21
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