This week in The Criterion
October 2, 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:
- Respect Life Month: Sea of crosses create ‘Cemetery of the Innocents’ to remind people of ongoing tragedy of abortion
- Archdiocese honors pro-life supporters for their work
- Archbishop presides at Mass of Blessing for new St. Ann Church
- Fundraiser in Indianapolis supports Church in Holy Land
- Mass to culminate 175th anniversary of Millhousen parish
- Catholic News Around Indiana
- Official Announcement
Regular local features:
- Seeking the Face of the Lord: Mission of our archdiocese is to proclaim Christ our hope
- Buscando la Cara del Señor: La misión de nuestra arquidiócesis es proclamar a Cristo como nuestra esperanza
- Editorial: Pray the rosary daily
- From the Editor Emeritus: Basic Catholicism - Spiritual and religious
- Faithful Lines: For Respect Life Month, meet Umbert the Unborn
- It's All Good: Whatever we are called to do, we can do it for God
- Faith, Hope and Charity: Make me a
channel of
your peace
- Be Our Guest: Respect for the dignity of human
person is at the heart of Culture
of Life Foundation’s mission
- Letters to the Editor
- Only Jesus can judge
Sen. Edward Kennedy’s life
- Curriculum helps
young people learn and
spread pro-life message
- Newspaper sets a tone
that promotes a double
standard, reader says
- Events Calendar
- St. Jude Parish will host ‘Called and Gifted’ workshop’ on Oct. 9-10
- ‘Healing of the Heart’ conference is Oct. 24
- Oldenburg Academy plans Alumni Homecoming Weekend on Oct. 9-11
- All-academy Mass and brunch is set for Nov. 1 in Indianapolis
- Obituaries
- My Journey to God: Two Funerals in Two Weeks
Catholic News Service:
- Charities workers
discuss ways to cut
U.S. poverty rate
in half by 2020
- Curtain’s up on Africa: Scripted synod, but maybe some improvisation
- Pope says he still cannot fully use his right wrist, but he can write
- Beatification of priest and
Knights of Columbus
founder takes another step forward
- Pope urges Czechs to regain values that inspired fight for freedom
- The Sunday Readings: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Question Corner: Annulment cases may be formal
or documentary petitions of nullity
FaithAlive!
- Maintaining family ties is challenging but beneficial
- Discussion Point: Extended families reach beyond blood relations
Items of Interest
Here are a few items that may be of particular interest to you -- and you can get them online right now!
Respect Life Month: Sea of crosses create ‘Cemetery of the Innocents’ to remind people of ongoing tragedy of abortion
Row after row after row after row of small, wooden crosses—4,000 crosses in all—stood in silent witness to the horrific tragedy of legalized abortion. They covered the grass in straight lines in front of and beside St. Michael the Archangel Church in Indianapolis, transforming the parish lawn into holy ground and sacred space. These stark, white crosses represent the number of unborn babies killed in abortions each day in the United States. (Page 1)
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Mass to culminate 175th anniversary of Millhousen parish
In the early 1800s, German immigrants who had settled in Cincinnati began moving into southeastern Indiana. As a result, many parishes were established in that part of the archdiocese during that time, including Immaculate Conception Parish in Millhousen in southern Decatur County, which recognizes 1834 as the year in which it was founded. That year marked both the founding of Millhousen as a town and the celebration of the first Mass there, where some 12 Catholic families lived. (Page 15)
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Web-only features
Photo gallery: Archbishop presides at Mass of Blessing for new St. Ann Church
Thanks to a lot of prayers, hard work and sacrifice, St. Ann parishioners saw their dream for a larger church become a reality on Sept. 26 when Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein presided at the Mass of Blessing a Church and Altar at the new parish address at 6350 Mooresville Road in Indianapolis. See photos from the Mass or read our news coverage of the event.
Go to the photo gallery | Read our story
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, Sept. 30
Jerome, priest and doctor of the Church
Nehemiah 2:1-8
Psalm 137:1-6
Luke 9:57-62
Thursday, Oct. 1
Therese of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor
Nehemiah 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12
Psalm 19:8-11
Luke 10:1-12
Friday, Oct. 2
The Guardian Angels
Baruch 1:15-22
Psalm 79:1-5, 8-9
Matthew 18:1-5, 10
Saturday, Oct. 3
Baruch 4:5-12, 27-29
Psalm 69:33-37
Luke 10:17-24
Monday, Oct. 5
Jonah 1:1-2:1, 11
(Response) Jonah 2:2-5, 8
Luke 10:25-37
Tuesday, Oct. 6
Bruno, priest
Marie-Rose Durocher, virgin
Jonah 3:1-10
Psalm 130:1-4, 7-8
Luke 10:38-42
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Our Lady of the Rosary
Jonah 4:1-11
Psalm 86:3-6, 9-10
Luke 11:1-4
Thursday, Oct. 8
Malachi 3:13-20b
Psalm 1:1-4, 6
Luke 11:5-13
Friday, Oct. 9
Denis, bishop and martyr
and his companions, martyrs
John Leonardi, priest
Joel 1:13-15; 2:1-2
Psalm 9:2-3, 6, 8-9, 16
Luke 11:15-26
Saturday, Oct. 10
Joel 4:12-21
Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12
Luke 11:27-28
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