This week in The Criterion
October 30, 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:
- Caught up in the adventure: Trapeze program at St. Charles Borromeo School
in Bloomington offers lessons in faith and trust
- Mass celebrates canonization of St. Jeanne Jugan
- ‘Christ Our Hope’ outreach fosters person-to-person ministry
- Conventual Franciscan serves home parish in Terre Haute
- Current and former Boy Scouts invited to help parish troop celebrate 50 years
- Super Bowl champion encourages men to follow God’s plan for life
- In the ‘game of life,’ choose to live for Christ and others, priest says
- Our Lady of Lourdes Parish to celebrate 100 years on Nov. 8
- Bishop-designate Etienne reflects on episcopal appointment
- Colts’ Bill Polian is keynote speaker at Catholic School Values awards dinner
- Benedictine monk is inducted into Indiana Conservation Hall of Fame
Regular local features:
- Seeking the Face of the Lord: Feasts of All Saints and All Souls are an opportunity to pray for parents
- Buscando la Cara del Señor: Las fiestas de Todos los santos y de los Fieles difuntos nos brindan la oportunidad para rezar por nuestros padres
- Editorial: Anglicans becoming Catholics
- From the Editor Emeritus: Basic Catholicism - Abortion and Communion
- Faith and Family: Appreciate your
common
priesthood
in the Year for
Priests
- Letters to the Editor
- Archbishop Buechlein’s column provides
road map to everlasting life, couple says
- Events Calendar
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Charity Sister Louise French, who was born in
Indianapolis, was a college professor for 35 years
- My Journey to God: Finding Grace
Catholic News Service:
- African synod
closes with
message, Mass and
final proposals
- Parishioners, bishop reflect on New Jersey pastor slain in stabbing
- Column: I want to be a priest like that -
St. Damien de Veuster
- Column: Learning the power of making a stand in life
- Column: Establishing a homework routine can help families
- The Sunday Readings: Feast of All Saints
- Question Corner: God offers the gift of salvation
to everyone to accept or reject
FaithAlive!
- Priestly formation helps men discern their vocation
- Discussion Point: Today’s culture makes it difficult to hear God’s call
Items of Interest
Here are a few items that may be of particular interest to you -- and you can get them online right now!
Mass celebrates canonization of St. Jeanne Jugan
Joy was visible in the shining eyes and beautiful smiles of the Little Sisters of the Poor and the elderly residents of the St. Augustine Home for the Aged as they celebrated the Oct. 11 canonization of St. Jeanne Jugan during a Mass of Thanksgiving on Oct. 25 at St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Indianapolis. (Page 1)
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Super Bowl champion encourages men to follow God’s plan for life
The game is on, the clock is ticking and we are called to follow God’s plan for our lives. “God has called each of us to something big, something much bigger than ‘Monday Night Football,’ ” former New York Giants starting right guard Chris Godfrey told 950 participants during the fourth annual “Lions Breathing Fire—Cast Out Your Nets” Indiana Catholic Men’s Conference on Oct. 17 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. (Page 9)
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Web-only features
‘Christ Our Hope: Compassion in Community’ is new focus of annual archdiocesan stewardship appeal
“Christ Our Hope: Compassion in Community” is the new name for the annual archdiocesan stewardship appeal. After several months of research and conversations with parish leaders across the archdiocese, the new approach and name for the appeal were developed. They represent the first major change in the appeal in a decade. Archdiocesan Catholics will learn more about the appeal in coming weeks, but you can learn more now on our website.
Go to the website
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, Oct. 28
Simon, Apostle
Jude, Apostle
Ephesians 2:19-22
Psalm 19:2-5
Luke 6:12-16
Thursday, Oct. 29
Romans 8:31b-39
Psalm 109:21-22, 26-27, 30-31
Luke 13:31-35
Friday, Oct. 30
Romans 9:1-5
Psalm 147:12-15, 19-20
Luke 14:1-6
Saturday, Oct. 31
Romans 11:1-2a, 11-12, 25-29
Psalm 94:12-13a, 14-15, 17-18
Luke 14:1, 7-11
Monday, Nov. 2
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)
Wisdom 3:1-9
Psalm 23:1-6
Romans 5:5-11
or Romans 6:3-9
John 6:37-40
Tuesday, Nov. 3
Martin de Porres, religious
Romans 12:5-16a
Psalm 131:1-3
Luke 14:15-24
Wednesday, Nov. 4
Charles Borromeo, bishop
Romans 13:8-10
Psalm 112:1-2, 4-5, 9
Luke 14:25-33
Thursday, Nov. 5
Romans 14:7-12
Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14
Luke 15:1-10
Friday, Nov. 6
Romans 15:14-21
Psalm 98:1-4
Luke 16:1-8
Saturday, Nov. 7
Romans 16:3-9, 16, 22-27
Psalm 145:2-5, 10-11
Luke 16:9-15
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