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This week in The Criterion

June 11, 2010 issue

The latest edition of The Criterion has been printed and is on its way to subscribers! But with this e-newsletter, you'll get a preview of that issue -- and access to certain stories right now.

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:

A wonderful journey: Emotional farewell awaits sister who has always given her heart to children
Survey identifies good stewardship practices for parishes
Lumen Christi School names new headmaster
Sister Anna Rose Lueken retires after 40 years in education
Teacher treasures memories and mementos from 43 years at one school
Military chaplain traveled the world with the Air Force
Catholic News Around Indiana
Official Appointment

Regular local features:

Seeking the Face of the Lord: Poll affirms making ministry to young adults a priority
Buscando la Cara del Señor: Encuesta reafirma la necesidad de que el ministerio a los jóvenes adultos sea una prioridad
Editorial: Caring for God’s creation is a serious responsibility that all of us share
From the Editor Emeritus: Jesus’ parables - The sower and the seed
Cornucopia: God must have a really great sense of humor!
Twenty Something: Milestones and inch-stones - The reason we celebrate
Reflection: Pitcher’s sportsmanship embodies the wisdom and virtue of late Coach Wooden
Letters to the Editor
- Society of St. Vincent de Paul is seeking assistance for peak of planting season
- St. Paul Ladies Sodality offers heartfelt thanks for support
Events Calendar
- Sisters of Providence to host third annual Family Day
- Seminarian Benjamin Syberg to be interviewed on Catholic radio
Obituaries
- General listing
- Providence Sister Maureen Loonam began children’s summer camps
My Journey to God: Time

Catholic News Service:

Mother Teresa’s sainthood cause awaits ‘one more miracle,’ postulator says
Pope asks Catholics in Cyprus to be witnesses of God’s love
Pope presents Middle East synod document focused on peace, dialogue
Would Jesus have tweeted? Massachusetts parish leaders say yes
Martyred Polish priest beatified in Warsaw in front of 140,000
Men in black: Year for Priests highlights need for holy ministers
Americans included on visitation team of Irish Church
Outgoing Catholic University president to become coadjutor of Trenton Diocese
The Sunday Readings: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Question Corner: Code of Canon Law regulations govern the Catholic Church

FaithAlive!

Artists share in the creativity of God, can renew hope
Discussion Point: Music, art enhance the faith of Catholics

Items of Interest

Here are a few items that may be of particular interest to you -- and you can get them online right now!

Emotional farewell awaits sister who has always given her heart to children
Franciscan Sister Lavonne Long expects her farewell tribute to be emotional—for her and for many of the people who will come together at Father Thomas Scecina Memorial High School in Indianapolis to celebrate her 66 years of dedication to young people and Catholic education. And it seems especially fitting that she will be honored in the gymnasium where this petite woman with the huge smile could often be found in the stands cheering for the student-athletes she has admired and loved. (Page 1)
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Survey identifies good stewardship practices for parishes
“Once one chooses to become a disciple of Jesus Christ, stewardship is not an option.” With these words, Bishop John J. McRaith, the now-retired bishop of Owensboro, Ky., summarized the 1991 pastoral letter issued by the bishops of the United States titled “Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response.” Bishop McRaith was saying that stewardship should be an integral part of the life of faith. (Page 3)
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Web-only features

"Catholic New 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.
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National and world news you may have missed...

Capital building 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: