This week in The Criterion
November 13, 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:
- Importance of endowments in tough economy emphasized
at Catholic Community Foundation’s annual meeting
- Interfaith Thanksgiving Service set for Nov. 24 at cathedral
- Society’s members see the face of Christ in the poor
- ‘Pink out’ shows daughter’s love for mom battling cancer
- Teenage artist challenges viewers with pro-life artwork
- French ambassador joins pilgrims for first St. Mother Theodore Guérin Fest
- Catholic News Around Indiana
- Readers are invited to share
favorite Christmas memories
Regular local features:
- Seeking the Face of the Lord: Bishops and priests proclaim Christ as our hope in the world
- Buscando la Cara del Señor: Los obispos y los sacerdotes proclaman a Cristo como nuestra esperanza en el mundo
- Editorial: Next week’s bishops’ meeting
- From the Editor Emeritus: Basic Catholicism - Sexual morality
- Cornucopia: Do signs of the times predict our future?
- Twenty Something: Wild-rice wisdom -
Letting up and
slowing down
- Letters to the Editor
- Medical profession dedicated to ‘doing no harm’ must not be silent
on abortion issue, reader says
- Events Calendar
- Healing Hidden Hurts to celebrate
10th anniversary at Mass on Nov. 15
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Providence Sister Ellen Marie Stafford
ministered as a teacher for 38 years
- My Journey to God: A Lesson I Learned from Leaves
Catholic News Service:
- America’s
church: ‘Nation’s parish’ celebrates 50 years
as place of prayer
and pilgrimage
- Cardinal praises
vote for health
care reform with
federal ban on
abortion funding
- Papal document on former Anglicans maintains some Anglican traditions
- Gorbachev was key to fall of Berlin Wall, former papal aide says
- Pope John Paul’s legacy continues to touch people, cardinal says
- CCHD collection focuses on helping families struggling in bad economy
- Column: Making it possible to invite
the hungry to the feast
- Column: Four kinds of friends you need in your life
- The Sunday Readings: Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Question Corner: ‘Dry Mass’ refers to liturgy with only
Scripture readings and Communion
FaithAlive!
- ‘Charity in Truth’ focuses on Church’s social teaching
- Discussion Point: Charity is sharing God’s love
Items of Interest
Here are a few items that may be of particular interest to you -- and you can get them online right now!
Importance of endowments in tough economy emphasized at Catholic Community Foundation’s annual meeting
Members of the Catholic Community Foundation (CCF), which manages 368 endowments that support parishes, schools, agencies and other ministries across the archdiocese, had their annual meeting on Nov. 4 at the Archbishop O’Meara Catholic Center in Indianapolis. The gathering occurred in the midst of a continuing economic downturn that has had a significant impact on the CCF’s assets. (Page 1)
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‘Pink out’ shows daughter’s love for mom battling cancer
Alyssa O’Malia has always known how much her mother, Debi O’Malia, has meant to her. She has just struggled sometimes in showing her mom the depth of her love. So when her mom was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, the 17-year-old junior at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis wanted to find a way to let her mom know how much she cared, and how she plans to be there for her. (Page 8)
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Readers are invited to share
favorite Christmas memories
Christmas memories are fun to remember and share with others. The Criterion invites readers to submit a brief story about a special holiday memory for possible inclusion in our annual Christmas issue, which will be published on Dec. 18. Your favorite Christmas story may be written about a humorous or serious topic related to your faith, family or friends. (Page 8)
Learn how to send in your memory
Web-only features
Photo gallery: St. Paul Parish in Tell City celebrates 150th anniversary during historic time
On Oct. 19, members of the southern Indiana parish learned that their pastor, Father Paul D. Etienne, who is also a son of the parish, had been appointed the new bishop of Cheyenne, Wyo. Less than two weeks later, on Nov. 1, the parishioners gathered at the parish’s church with their pastor, other priests who have previously ministered there and Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein to celebrate the parish’s anniversary during a festive Mass on the Solemnity of All Saints.
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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, Nov. 11
Martin of Tours, bishop
Wisdom 6:1-11
Psalm 82:3-4, 6-7
Luke 17:11-19
Thursday, Nov. 12
Josaphat, bishop and martyr
Wisdom 7:22b-8:1
Psalm 119:89-91, 130, 135, 175
Luke 17:20-25
Friday, Nov. 13
Frances Xavier Cabrini, virgin
Wisdom 13:1-9
Psalm 19:2-5
Luke 17:26-37
Saturday, Nov. 14
Wisdom 18:14-16; 19:6-9
Psalm 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43
Luke 18:1-8
Monday, Nov. 16
Margaret of Scotland
Gertrude, virgin
1 Maccabees 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63
Psalm 119:53, 61, 134, 150, 155, 158
Luke 18:35-43
Tuesday, Nov. 17
Elizabeth of Hungary
2 Maccabees 6:18-31
Psalm 3:2-7
Luke 19:1-10
Wednesday, Nov. 18
The Dedication of the Basilicas of St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles
Rose Philippine Duchesne, virgin
2 Maccabees 7:1, 20-31
Psalm 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15
Luke 19:11-28
Thursday, Nov. 19
1 Maccabees 2:15-29
Psalm 50:1-2, 5-6, 14-15
Luke 19:41-44
Friday, Nov. 20
1 Maccabees 4:36-37, 52-59
(Response) 1 Chronicles 29:
10-12
Luke 19:45-48
Saturday, Nov. 21
The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1 Maccabees 6:1-13
Psalm 9:2-4, 6, 16, 19
Luke 20:27-40
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