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This week in The Criterion

February 6, 2009 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 mark of a champion: Young Greenwood figure skater believes in God’s special plan for her
Chicago priest helps archdiocesan pro-life efforts
Bill would correct regulation that hurts parish festivals
- Catholic radio provides weekly legislative updates
Series to help women at life-changing stage
Bishop Chatard and Marian College students speak out against abortion

Spring Marriage Supplement

Wedding Announcements
The great mystery of love: St. Paul offers positive yet challenging vision of marriage
Pre Cana and Tobit Weekend prepare couples for marriage
Arusi retreat celebrates Christian marriage
‘Leave room for the Holy Spirit’ in daily life

Regular local features:

Seeking the Face of the Lord: Embrace the truth of marriage and family life with love
Buscando la Cara del Señor: Acojamos con amor la verdad sobre el matrimonio y la vida familiar
Editorial: The Church values marriage and defends it in society
From the Editor Emeritus: Basic Catholicism - What the Church teaches
Faithful Lines: Love in our lives can be a many splendored thing
It's All Good: Successful marriages are work and include God
Faith, Hope and Charity: Hope in God is hope that endures
Be Our Guest: Operation Rice Bowl helps feed the hungry
Letters to the Editor
- Prayer to end abortion needed now more than ever
Events Calendar
Obituaries
- General listing
- Raymond F. Volz was the father of a diocesan priest
- Benedictine Sister Mary Cecile Deken served schools, parishes
My Journey to God: The Call

Catholic News Service:

Pope says Lenten fasting opens hearts to God, hands to the poor
Vatican orders research study of women religious communities in United States
Indian archbishop: Orissa government needs to stop tensions
Indian police file charges against 10 men for rape of Orissa nun
Bishop’s remarks on Holocaust strain Jewish-Catholic relations
The deeper one’s faith, the greater one’s generosity, cardinal says
In bad economy, schools’ Catholic identity seen as a draw for students
Brain death raises questions, from Minnesota to Washington to Vatican
Pope says love, not euthanasia, eases the suffering of the dying
The Sunday Readings: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Question Corner: Members of religious communities may choose to use baptismal name

FaithAlive!

Christian-Muslim Forum promotes love and harmony
Discussion Point: Religions share belief in God

Items of Interest

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

Spring Marriage Supplement
Our semi-annual marriage supplement features a photo collage from a recent wedding, a story reflecting on St. Paul and marriage, information about upcoming Pre Cana Conferences and Tobit Weekends, advice from a priest about how to ‘leave room for the Holy Spirit’ in daily life, and, as always, our listing of wedding announcements. Read all of this years stories by clicking on the link below! (Pages 9-12)
Go to the supplement

Bill would correct regulation that hurts parish festivals
Indiana’s economy is not the only area suffering a setback. Parish festivals have also suffered a setback due to tougher laws regulating charitable gaming aimed primarily at keeping professional gamblers out. Regulations promulgated by the Indiana Gaming Commission in the winter of 2008 state that if an individual works at a festival, the individual may not participate in any of the festival events. This rule negatively impacts a parish in a number of ways. (Page 3)
Read the story | Also: Catholic radio provides weekly legislative updates

Young Greenwood figure skater believes in God’s special plan for her
During her early teenage years, Katie Stamper never thought about God having a plan for her life. And if someone would have told her then that God’s plan for her would some day include putting on figure skates and competing in the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games, she would have most likely thought, “Me? Skating? On ice?! In a world competition?!! I don’t think so! (Page 1)
Read the story

Web-only features

Photo gallery: March for Life
Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein joined about 865 high school students, young adults and chaperones from throughout the archdiocese—including seven priests and 21 seminarians—on a pro-life pilgrimage to the nation’s capital for a Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and the 36th annual March for Life.
See the gallery | Read the story

National and world news you may have missed...

Capital building 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: