This week in The Criterion

April 10, 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

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Full Contents

Local stories:

• Archbishop Buechlein responds to Notre Dame invitation to President Obama
• General Assembly considers child poverty commission
• Divine Mercy services are scheduled in archdiocese
• Retreat for caregivers is set for April 30 in Beech Grove
• Volunteers are needed to assist at 175th anniversary Mass at Lucas Oil Stadium

Easter Supplement

• A Roman soldier writes about the Resurrection
• Resurrection is not to be confused with resuscitation
• St. Paul’s letters refute mistaken notions of the Resurrection
• A ‘phone call’ from God and a faith-filled message for Easter Catholics
• Women were first witnesses of the resurrected Jesus
• The resurrected Jesus’ encounter with his Apostles is crucial element in our faith
• Self-sacrifice is key to Christian life, pope says on Palm Sunday
• Column: Our Lord has promised us a great harvest as Easter people
• Is the Easter Bunny a distraction from the true Easter story?
• For Missionary Benedictine Sisters, first the waiting then comes the joy!
• Jingle writers say their ‘Rosary Tapes’ encourage hope, prayer

Regular local features:

• Seeking the Face of the Lord: Witnesses of simple faith can be instruments of evangelization
• Buscando la Cara del Señor: Los testigos de una fe sencilla pueden ser instrumentos de evangelización
• Editorial: Jesus’ seven last words
• From the Editor Emeritus: Basic Catholicism - Belief in the Resurrection
• Cornucopia: Easter is the only hope for the human condition
• Twenty Something: No second thoughts: The Easter promise of a fresh start
• Letters to the Editor
  • President Obama’s invitation to speak at Notre Dame is a cause for great sadness
  • Has Notre Dame’s invitation to President Obama already set the Holy Spirit in motion?
  • Reader: I see no respect for life issues where President Obama is concerned
  • Memo to Notre Dame: If address must be given, no honorary degree for President Obama
  • Church must take a consistent stand on its positions based on teachings, reader says
• Events Calendar
• Obituaries
  • General listing
  • Providence Sister Marie Ellen Sullivan was a teacher and principal
• My Journey to God: Surrender

Catholic News Service:

• For Pope John Paul II, beatification process may be on final lap
• Pope offers condolences and prayers for victims of Italian earthquake
• Reaction to Notre Dame’s choice of Obama for commencement continues
• Ohio man’s miraculous recovery follows gift of rosary blessed by Pope John Paul II
• Column: The disease of ‘a thousand things to do’!
• The Sunday Readings: Feast of the Resurrection of the Lord / Easter
• Question Corner: ‘Irreformable’ papal statements reflect authority of the Church

FaithAlive!

• Easter is our compass for Christian life and mission
• Discussion Point: Scripture describes the Resurrection

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Items of Interest

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

General Assembly considers child poverty commission
Indiana has its share of child poverty—as high as 28 percent in some counties, according to U.S. Census information compiled by the Indiana Youth Institute. Why is the child poverty rate in Indiana so high? Lawmakers in the Indiana Senate overwhelmingly supported a bill to investigate the problem by creating a two-year government commission to study the issue, and make recommendations to combat the situation affecting Indiana’s children. (Page 8)
Read the story

Archbishop Buechlein responds to Notre Dame invitation to President Obama
Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein sent a letter to Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, president of the University of Notre  Dame, to express his disappointment and concern about the school’s invitation to President Barack Obama to speak at the university’s commencement on May 17. (Page 4)
Read the letter

Divine Mercy services are scheduled in archdiocese
Divine Mercy Sunday services are scheduled on April 19 at various parishes in the archdiocese. All the prayer services are open to the public. The late Pope John Paul II instituted the observance of Divine Mercy Sunday—which is based on the visions of St. Faustina Kowalska, who was a member of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy—on the first Sunday after Easter. (Page 6)
See the listing

 

Web-only features

Photo gallery from the Archdiocesan Chrism Mass
Laity, religious, seminarians, deacons and priests from all corners of the archdiocese filled SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis to overflowing on April 7 for the annual celebration of the chrism Mass during Holy Week. It was a liturgy marked by long processions of dozens of priests, the renewal of their commitment to priestly service, the blessing of oils to be used in several sacraments and distribution of the oils to representatives of parishes from all 11 archdiocesan deaneries.
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:

• Pope offers condolences to victims of Italian earthquake
• Franciscans ready to celebrate 800th anniversary of order's founding
• Members of new advisory council urged to make groups' voices heard
• Thousands of new or returning Catholics to join church in US in 2009
• For Pope John Paul II, beatification process may be on final lap
• Growing number of births to unwed mothers in US raises concerns
• Vatican says arrest of Chinese bishop is obstacle to dialogue
• Cardinal Mahony says 'enforcement-only' immigration policy not humane
• Student documentary spotlights effort to help poor with microlending
• Hundreds of migrants drown trying to reach Europe

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Daily Readings

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, 2008 | Reflection from Msgr. Owen Campion
• Feast of the Resurrection of the Lord / Easter
• Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43
• 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8
• John 20:1-9

Monday, April 13
Acts 2:14, 22-33
Psalm 16:1-2a, 5, 7-ll
Matthew 28:8-15

Tuesday, April 14
Acts 2:36-41
Psalm 33:4-5, 18-20, 22
John 20:11-18

Wednesday, April 15
Acts 3:1-10
Psalm 105:1-4, 6-9
Luke 24:13-35

Thursday, April 16
Acts 3:11-26
Psalm 8:2a, 5-9
Luke 24:35-48

Friday, April 17
Acts 4:1-12
Psalm 118:1-2, 4, 22-27a
John 21:1-14

Saturday, April 18
Acts 4:13-21
Psalm 118:1, 14-15, 16ab-21
Mark 16:9-15

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