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This week in The Criterion

June 25, 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:

'Hope on the horizon': Bishop Bruté Days bears fruit by helping young men be open to the priesthood
Archdiocesan priests attend International Meeting of Priests
Trustees OK plan to build college of osteopathic medicine on campus
Bishop Chatard graduate hosts inaugural football camp
Serra Club vocations essay: Priests, deacons and religious are ‘fishers of men’
Catholic News Around Indiana

Regular local features:

Seeking the Face of the Lord: Pope invites us to help young people in their spiritual growth
Buscando la Cara del Señor: El Papa nos invita a contribuir al crecimiento espiritual de nuestros jóvenes
Editorial: Welcome the stranger
From the Editor Emeritus: Jesus’ parables - Buried treasure, pearls and nets
Cornucopia: Joy brings pleasure, but it is also our duty
Emmaus Walk: What I learned through the eyes of a child
Faith and Family: Seek out silence to nurture a deep relationship with God
Letters to the Editor
- No letters printed this week
Events Calendar
- Pilgrims to St. Louis to view “Vatican Splendors” exhibit
- 1960 Cathedral graduating class to have reunion
- David Siler to be interviewed on Catholic radio
Obituaries
- General listing
- Mary Roberta Welch was the mother of Father Michael Welch
- Providence Sister Rita Ann Roethele was an artist, educator
- Providence Sister Alma Louise Mescher was a college professor
- Franciscan Sister Joannes Pardo was the director of food service
My Journey to God: Lord, Help Me

Catholic News Service:

Pope appeals for end to ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan
Off the cuff: Media faces challenges when tracking pope’s impromptu comments
Cardinal DiNardo voices ‘grave concern’ over drug known to cause abortion
Florida ultrasound bill vetoed; other states looking at similar bills
Political response to oil spill as murky as the Gulf waters
BP oil spill in Gulf offers ‘lesson in humility,’ Vatican spokesman says
Smartphone applications integrate prayer life with technology
Holy Father appeals for fair treatment and respect for world’s refugees
Early evidence of devotion to Apostles found in Rome catacombs
Vatican foreign minister ends Cuba visit with meeting with Raul Castro
Column: Unexpected guests remind us that we share this planet with other creatures
The Sunday Readings: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Question Corner: Parish finance councils are governed by Church law and norms approved by bishop

FaithAlive!

Pornography’s corrupting influence spreads through media
Avoid complacency and denial to protect children from pornography

Items of Interest

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

Archdiocesan priests attend International Meeting of Priests
When Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass with some 15,000 priests from 90 countries around the world on June 11 in St. Peter’s Square in Rome, thus bringing the Year for Priests to a close, two priests from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis worshipped with him. Father Robert Hausladen and Father Robert Robeson made the trip to Italy to represent the Church in central and southern Indiana. (Page 1)
Read our news story

Bishop Chatard graduate hosts inaugural football camp
Ryan Baker, defensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins, will return to the Bishop Chatard football field--where he played in his youth--on June 26 to lead the inaugural Ryan Baker Football Camp. Nearly 250 fifth- to eighth-grade students are scheduled to take part in the camp—which is already closed to registration—and Baker has no doubt that their youthful eyes will be focused on him. Read our Q&A style interview with him. (Page 14)
Read our news story

Web-only features

Photo Gallery: Bishop Bruté Days bears fruit by helping young men be open to the priesthood
Check out 14 photos taken by our reporter at the fifth annual Bishop Bruté Days held on June 16-19 at the Future Farmers of America Leadership Center in southern Johnson County. The event, for young men in junior high and high school who are open to the possibility of the priesthood, includes daily Mass, confession, eucharistic adoration, devotions such as the rosary, presentations on the faith as well as outdoor activities such as team dodgeball and swimming.
See the photo gallery

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: