This week in The Criterion
January 22, 2010 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:
- Parishes look to bolster mission efforts in Haiti
- Catholic values will mark medical school at Marian University
- Marriage amendment proposed in Indiana Senate
- St. Mary Parish in Richmond celebrates 150 years of faith
2009 Accountability Report
- From the Archbishop to the People of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis
- Summary of Financial Status
- Chief Financial Officer’s Report
Regular local features:
- Seeking the Face of the Lord: Opening charter schools will help children in need
- Buscando la Cara del Señor: La apertura de escuelas públicas experimentales ayudará a los niños necesitados
- Editorial: Anglican-Catholic unity?
- From the Editor Emeritus: Charity in Truth - Development and life issues
- Faithful Lines: Gentlemen - God created you in wondrous ways
- Catholic Evangelization Outreach: How can you share the Good News of our faith?
- The Green View: New hope and momentum in the cause for going green
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters were printed this week
- Events Calendar
- Rachel’s Vineyard retreats are scheduled in March, July
- JustFaith Ministries founder to speak at Bloomington parish
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Franciscan Sister Olivia Marie Stier was a teacher and principal
- Providence Sister Adele Mann was a teacher and hospital chaplain
- Providence Sister Rosemary Powers served as a teacher and principal
- My Journey to God: In the Presence of God
Catholic News Service:
- Bishop Rhoades installed as ninth bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend
- Pope honors memory of Holocaust victims at Rome synagogue
- Agencies boost effort to help Haitians affected by quake
- Column: Haitians set inspiring example
- Column: Passing on the faith and helping others live in God’s joy
- The Sunday Readings: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Question Corner: Blessing by priest can precede baby’s adoption and baptism
FaithAlive!
- Take Matthew’s Gospel seriously by caring for least among us
- The Gospel of Matthew reminds us to trust God, be faithful and serve others
- Discussion Point: Matthew’s Gospel emphasizes 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!
Parishes look to bolster mission efforts in Haiti
In the wake of the massive Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, parishes across the archdiocese that have done mission work there made initial plans to assist in the relief work in the impoverished island nation. The archdiocese as a whole is providing aid through second collections taken up in every parish on the weekends of Jan. 16-17 and Jan. 23-24. The money donated in these collections will be given to Catholic Relief Services, which is coordinating support from Church agencies around the world. (Pages 1, 16)
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Catholic values will mark medical school at Marian University
In the midst of a historic day for Marian University in Indianapolis, President Daniel Elsener wanted to make sure that the true essence of starting a medical school wasn’t lost in the fanfare. Sure, he was thrilled to announce that the university has received a $30 million pledge—the largest ever in the school’s history—to start Indiana’s first college of osteopathic medicine. (Page 1)
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Web-only features
CRS distributes food from Haitian warehouses, Dominican Republic
From Catholic News Service: Although getting basic supplies such as food and water to the hundreds of thousands left homeless by Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake has been a Herculean task, aid workers were finding ways around traffic blockades, crowds of people and the country's lack of infrastructure. Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services, which is coordinating the church's relief and recovery efforts in Haiti, was able to get a jump-start on distributing aid because it already had warehouses filled with supplies in Haiti set up after the 2008 hurricanes in the region
Learn how to donate to Catholic Relief Services
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, Jan. 20
Fabian, pope and martyr
Sebastian, martyr
1 Samuel 17:32-33, 37, 40-51
Psalm 144:1b, 2, 9-10
Mark 3:1-6
Thursday, Jan. 21
Agnes, virgin and martyr
1 Samuel 18:6-9; 19:1-7
Psalm 56:2-3, 9-13
Mark 3:7-12
Friday, Jan. 22
Vincent, deacon and martyr
1 Samuel 24:3-21
Psalm 57:2-4, 6, 11
Mark 3:13-19
Saturday, Jan. 23
2 Samuel 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27
Psalm 80:2-3, 5-7
Mark 3:20-21
Monday, Jan. 25
The Conversion of Paul, Apostle
Acts 22:3-16
or Acts 9:1-22
Psalm 117:1bc, 2
Mark 16:15-18
Tuesday, Jan. 26
Timothy, bishop
Titus, bishop
2 Timothy 1:1-8
or Titus 1:1-5
Psalm 96:1-3, 7-8a, 10
Mark 3:31-35
Wednesday, Jan. 27
Angela Merici, virgin
2 Samuel 7:4-17
Psalm 89:4-5, 27-30
Mark 4:1-20
Thursday, Jan. 28
Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor of the Church
2 Samuel 7:18-19, 24-29
Psalm 132:1-5, 11-14
Mark 4:21-25
Friday, Jan. 29
2 Samuel 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17
Psalm 51:3-7, 10-11
Mark 4:26-34
Saturday, Jan. 30
2 Samuel 12:1-7a, 10-17
Psalm 51:12-17
Mark 4:35-41
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