This week in The Criterion
April 3, 2009 issue
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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:
- 'God is blessing you': Emotions evident as St. Anne parishioners
break ground for new church in New Castle
- Defining choices mark lives of Spirit of Service winners
- Tables are available for Spirit of
Service Awards dinner on April 22
- Rehearsal dates set throughout archdiocese for 175th anniversary Mass choir
- Volunteers are needed to assist at 175th anniversary Mass at Lucas Oil Stadium
- Lenten makeovers:
St. Joseph and St. Anne parishioners restore and renovate church interiors
- Bill to restore wrongful death of unborn in civil suits withdrawn
- Catholic radio provides
weekly legislative updates
- Speaker encourages women to look at things through eyes of Jesus
- Holy Week liturgies set at SS. Peter
and Paul Cathedral, Saint Meinrad
- Archdiocesan parishes schedule annual Lenten penance services
- Official Appointments
Regular local features:
- Seeking the Face of the Lord: Be grateful during Holy Week and enter into its hope
- Buscando la Cara del Señor: Seamos agradecidos durante la Semana Santa y adentrémonos en su esperanza
- Editorial: Through ashes and tears of
joy, prophetic words bring
our faith home this Easter
- From the Editor Emeritus: Basic Catholicism - Only God could atone for sins
- Faithful Lines: As Lent wanes, continue to ‘offer up’ experiences
- It's All Good: Doing our best to offer a message of God’s hope
- Faith, Hope and Charity: It’s time for
a ‘Spiritual
Stimulus
Package’
- Letters to the Editor
- Reader: The Criterion is an advocate for
those who suffer because of poverty,
violence and injustice in our world
- Right to life must be wellspring from
which all human rights flow, reader says
- Events Calendar
- Seminar to address post-abortion syndrome
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Providence Sister Dorothy Laughlin was a teacher
- Providence Sister Helene Marie Kelly taught music
- My Journey to God: This Is My Body
Catholic News Service:
- Answering
God’s call to
religious life
is based on trust,
says pope
- Bishops: Catholic institutions’ use of Reiki therapy inappropriate
- St. Vincent de Paul Society helps Holy Land families
- Effort draws 92,000 inactive Catholics back to Church
- Head of Holy Cross order asks President Obama to
rethink position on abortion and other life issues
- Vatican orders apostolic visitation of institutions of Legionaries of Christ
- Column: A good Lent when our parish
got back to the basics with
Pope John Paul II’s help
- The Sunday Readings: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
- Question Corner: Church’s ban on joining Masons
does not include the Eastern Star
FaithAlive!
- Reflect on Christ’s Passion by meditating on Scripture
- Discussion Point: Contemplate Christ’s death on the cross
Items of Interest
Here are a few items that may be of particular interest to you -- and you can get them online right now!
'God is blessing you': Emotions evident as St. Anne parishioners break ground for new church in New Castle
Cold wind gusts and rain mixed with snow couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of St. Anne parishioners in New Castle on March 29 as they watched the long-awaited groundbreaking ceremony for their new $4.4 million church. Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein blessed the site of the former St. Anne Church, which was destroyed in an arson fire on Holy Saturday, April 7, 2007. (Page 1)
Read the story
Defining choices mark lives of Spirit of Service winners
Maxine Ferguson faced a simple choice, the kind of choice that can be revealing about the heart of a person. Similar choices also faced Lynne O’Day, Patty Schmalz, Jenna Knapp and members of the Sullivan family. The way they all responded to their respective choices goes a long way in explaining why they will be honored by the archdiocese on April 22 during a dinner that will benefit Catholic Charities Indianapolis. Read the stories of this year’s winners of the Spirit of Service Award. (Page 1)
Read the story | Tables are available for event
Lenten makeovers:
St. Joseph and St. Anne parishioners restore and renovate church interiors
Two country churches in Jennings County received beautiful Lenten makeovers in February and March thanks to the generosity and hard work of parishioners who helped restore and renovate the church interiors in only a few weeks. Members of St. Joseph and St. Anne parishes made their historic churches sparkle again just in time for Holy Week. (Page 9)
Read the story
Web-only features
Sign up to be a volunteer at the 175th anniversary Mass
The Archdiocese of Indianapolis still needs volunteers to help at the May 3 Mass celebrating the archdiocese’s 175th anniversary. About 350 people are needed to carry out a variety of ministries during the Mass to be celebrated at 3 p.m. at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, said Stephen James, director of the archdiocesan Office of Purchasing, who is coordinating the recruitment of volunteers.
More details here
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, April 1
Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95
(Response) Daniel 3:52-56
John 8:31-42
Thursday, April 2
Francis of Paola, hermit
Genesis 17:3-9
Psalm 105:4-9
John 8:51-59
Friday, April 3
Jeremiah 20:10-13
Psalm 18:2-7
John 10:31-42
Saturday, April 4
Isidore, bishop and doctor of the Church
Ezekiel 37:21-28
(Response) Jeremiah 31:10-13
John 11:45-56
Monday, April 6
Isaiah 42:1-7
Psalm 27:1-3, 13-14
John 12:1-11
Tuesday, April 7
Isaiah 49:1-6
Psalm 71:1-4a, 5-6ab, 15, 17
John 13:21-33, 36-38
Wednesday, April 8
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 69:8-10, 21bcd-22, 31, 33-34
Matthew 26:14-25
Thursday, April 9
Holy Thursday
Isaiah 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9
Psalm 89:21-22, 25, 27
Revelation 1:5-8
Luke 4:16-21
Holy Thursday evening
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14
Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16bc,
17-18
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
John 13:1-15
Friday, April 10
Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion
Isaiah 52:13-53:12
Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25
Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
John 18:1-19:42
Saturday, April 11
Holy Saturday night |
The Easter Vigil
Genesis 1:1-2:2
or Genesis 1:1, 26-31a
Psalm 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10, 12-14, 24, 35c
or Psalm 33:4-7, 12-13, 20, 22
Genesis 22:1-18
or Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18
Psalm 16:5, 8-11
Exodus 14:15-15:1
(Response) Exodus 15:1-6,
17-18
Isaiah 54:5-14
Psalm 30:2, 4-6, 11-12a, 13b
Isaiah 55:1-11
(Response) Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6
Baruch 3:9-15, 32-4:4
Psalm 19:8-11
Ezekiel 36:16-17a, 18-28
Psalms 42:3, 5bcd; 43:3-4
or, when baptism is celebrated,
(Response) Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6
or Psalm 51:12-15, 18-19
Romans 6:3-11
Psalm 118:1-2, 16ab-17, 22-23
Mark 16:1-7
Sunday, April 12
Easter Sunday
The Resurrection of the Lord
Acts 10:34a, 37-43
Psalm 118:1-2, 16ab-17, 22-23
Colossians 3:1-4
or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8
John 20:1-9
or Mark 16:1-7
or, at an afternoon or evening Mass,
Luke 24:13-35
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