This week in The Criterion
April 23, 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:
- Celebrating a wonderful life: Father James Wilmoth honored for his
ministry and commitment to Catholic schools
- Colts player and wife encourage teenagers to make right choices in lif
- EWTN host offers help to parents at Catholic Radio Dinner
- Despite shaky economy, donations to Catholic Radio Indy are increasing
- Seven women religious communities sponsor ‘nun run’
- Want to learn more about the religious communities behind the ‘nun run’?
Regular local features:
- Seeking the Face of the Lord: Graces of sacraments give us hope in dark times
- Buscando la Cara del Señor: La gracia de los sacramentos nos brinda esperanza en las épocas difícile
- Editorial: Support the National Day of
Prayer in 2010 and beyond
- From the Editor Emeritus: Some of the other psalms in the Psalter
- Cornucopia: Unconditional love means love in every season
- Emmaus Walk: Seeing and believing during the uncertainty of our lives
- Be Our Guest: Catholics need to support bishops in national marriage initiative
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters printed this week
- Events Calendar
- Sisters of St. Benedict to sponsor summer camps in southern Indiana
- Obituaries
- My Journey to God: Sinful Man
Catholic News Service:
- Pope meets
abuse victims,
expresses shame
and sorrow for
their suffering
- Pope marks fifth anniversary, joining cardinals for lunch
- Archbishop Borders, retired archbishop and Indiana native, dies
- Catholic displaced during 1948 war lights torch for Israeli celebrations
- Pope urges Malta to hold fast to its Christian roots, values
- At five-year mark, pope’s teaching mission hits some obstacles
- U.S. foundation members deliver birthday cake to Holy Father
- New film biography of Archbishop Sheen released for parish screenings
- Jesuits say Haitians themselves give country best chance for recovery
- Column: My mom at age 90
- Column: Marks of great priests who deserve our thanks
- The Sunday Readings: Fourth Sunday of Easter
- Question Corner: Catholic Church has not approved apparitions in Medjugorje as valid
FaithAlive!
- Lay ecclesial ministry reshapes the face of the Church
- Discussion Point: Lay ministers fill many parish roles
Items of Interest
Here are a few items that may be of particular interest to you -- and you can get them online right now!
Colts player and wife encourage teenagers to make right choices in life
Christianity—not football—defines who he is as a person, Indianapolis Colts center Jeff Saturday told teenage peer mentors for the archdiocesan chastity education program on April 15 at the Archbishop O’Meara Catholic Center in Indianapolis. Saturday and his wife, Karen, were the keynote speakers for the "A Promise to Keep" annual volunteer recognition luncheon. (Page 3)
Read our news story
EWTN host offers help to parents at Catholic Radio Dinner
People involved in Catholic radio know from experience how it can be an effective tool of evangelization. Marcus Grodi has seen this during his 13 years as the host of “The Journey Home” program broadcast on the Eternal Word Television Network and EWTN’s radio service. Grodi was the main speaker at the sixth annual Catholic Radio Dinner, a fundraising event for WSPM, Catholic Radio Indy 89.1 FM, held on April 8 in Indianapolis, which was attended by nearly 250 people. (Page 7)
Read our news story
Web-only features
"Catholic News Around Indiana" online archive
The Catholic newspapers of the five dioceses of Indiana -- Evansville, Fort Wayne-South Bend, Gary, Indianapolis and Lafayette -- have agreed to share news stories with each other on a regular basis. Sometimes these new stories appear in the print edition of The Criterion, while many more appear on our website. Get all the stories in our "Catholic New Around Indiana" online archive.
Go to our Indiana Catholic news page
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 marks fifth anniversary, joining cardinals for lunch
- Abortion-related bills signed in Nebraska, vetoed in Kansas
- Pope urges Malta to hold fast to its Christian roots, values
- Pope meets abuse victims, expresses shame, sorrow for their suffering
- Young people ask pope for guidance in facing their fears, doubts
- Bishops take actions against nuns, CHA over stand on health reform
- Talk of nuclear disarmament gets serious in international arena
- Wisconsin federal judge rules National Day of Prayer unconstitutional
- Abuse scandal painful, but doing penance leads to grace, pope says
- U.N. panel discusses violence other, obstacles facing women who migrate
- Report for late New York cardinal's sainthood cause presented to pope
Daily Readings
Wednesday, April 21
Anselm, bishop and doctor
Acts 8:1b-8
Psalm 66:1-3a, 4-7a
John 6:35-40
Thursday, April 22
Acts 8:26-40
Psalm 66:8-9, 16-17, 20
John 6:44-51
Friday, April 23
George, martyr
Adalbert, bishop and martyr
Acts 9:1-20
Psalm 117:1bc, 2
John 6:52-59
Saturday, April 24
Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest and martyr
Acts 9:31-42
Psalm 116:12-17
John 6:60-69
Monday, April 26
Acts 11:1-18
Psalms 42:2-3; 43:3-4
John 10:1-10
Tuesday, April 27
Acts 11:19-26
Psalm 87:1b-7
John 10:22-30
Wednesday, April 28
Peter Chanel, priest and martyr
Louis Mary de Montfort, priest
Acts 12:24-13:5a
Psalm 67:2-3, 5-6, 8
John 12:44-50
Thursday, April 29
Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church
Acts 13:13-25
Psalm 89:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27
John 13:16-20
Friday, April 30
Acts 13:26-33
Psalm 2:6-11b
John 14:1-6
Saturday, May 1
Joseph the Worker
Acts 13:44-52
Psalm 98:1-4
John 14:7-14
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