This week in The Criterion
April 30, 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:
- Families unite in faith during Easter Vigil liturgies
- Children in
two families help
their parents grow in faith
- Years of prayer result in husband’s baptism
- Catechumen learns about the faith, prayer and community in RCIA
- Archbishop Buechlein is recovering from stomach surgery
- Drug and alcohol awareness is theme of annual hoops fundraiser
- Townspeople’s efforts add another spire to the ‘Village of Spires’
- Welcome, new Catholics
- Tragedy, adventure and faith shape priesthood of Father John Meyer
- Debbie Miller answers God’s call to offer post-abortion reconciliation
Regular local features:
- Seeking the Face of the Lord: Pray for abuse victims and our faithful priests
- Buscando la Cara del Señor: Recen por las víctimas del abuso y por nuestros fieles sacerdotes
- Editorial: Retired priests continue to minister in many ways
- From the Editor Emeritus: Brief descriptions of 15 favorite psalms
- Faith and Family: Children can grow
close to Christ
in Communion
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters printed this week
- Events Calendar
- ‘Bring the Gospels to Life’ is May 21-22 in Columbus
- Archabbot Lambert Reilly
to discuss praying with
St. Teresa of Avila
- Tatiana to
present concert
on May 7 in
Richmond
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Franciscan Sister Loretta Feeney served as a teacher and principal
- My Journey to God: Easter Sky
Catholic News Service:
- Arizona governor signs much-criticized immigration bill into law
- Deep poverty can be reversed, Catholic Charities USA president says
- Column: God’s ways are different from
the ways of the world
- Column: A Connecticut mother’s friend - Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
- Column: Bringing Christ to the ‘dump people’ of Guatemala
- The Sunday Readings: Fifth Sunday of Easter
- Question Corner: Fasting and abstaining from meat help Catholics share in suffering of Jesus
FaithAlive!
- Bishops and priests are called to spiritual fatherhood
- Discussion Point: Priests value a close relationship with their bishop
Items of Interest
Here are a few items that may be of particular interest to you -- and you can get them online right now!
Children in two families help their parents grow in faith
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that parents have the “responsibility and privilege of evangelizing their children” (#2225). But what might be less known is that the Church teaches that children can return the favor and help their parents grow in holiness (#2227). Carolyn Scott experienced this gift as she and her 8-year-old daughter, Mallory, prepared to be received into the full communion of the Church on April 3 in the Easter Vigil Mass at St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Indianapolis. (Page 1)
Read our news story | New Catholics in the archdiocese
Townspeople’s efforts add another spire to the ‘Village of Spires’
Oldenburg is a town nestled among the hills that dot the landscape of southeastern Indiana. As you drive into town from the south along State Road 229, you first see it as you drive down one of those hills. What stands out in the view are the four spires that dot its skyline, known by many in the area as the “Village of Spires.” (Page 7)
Read our news story
Web-only features
Send Archbishop Buechlein a message of support
As the archbishop recovers from his April 22 surgery to remove a tumor in his stomach, you can use our website to send him a message of support or the promise of prayers. Click the link below to go to the form, or click on "surgery update" to see the latest news about Archbishop Buechlein that was published in this week's Criterion.
Go to our Web form | Surgery update
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, 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
Monday, May 3
Philip and James, Apostles
1 Corinthians 15:1-8
Psalm 19:2-5
John 14:6-14
Tuesday, May 4
Acts 14:19-28
Psalm 145:10-13b, 21
John 14:27-31a
Wednesday, May 5
Acts 15:1-6
Psalm 122:1-5
John 15:1-8
Thursday, May 6
Acts 15:7-21
Psalm 96:1-3, 10
John 15:9-11
Friday, May 7
Acts 15:22-31
Psalm 57:8-10, 12
John 15:12-17
Saturday, May 8
Acts 16:1-10
Psalm 100:1b-2, 3, 5
John 15:18-21
Readings homepage | Podcast (audio files)
