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This week in The Criterion

July 16, 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:

Online evangelists: Steering clear of digital dangers, priests use Internet to spread the Gospel
- Chicago priest is a pioneer of Internet evangelization
Wedding Announcements
Serra Club vocations essay: Priest inspires Roncalli student to find passion in life and follow it
Unusual focus enhances summer experience for homeless children
Catholic News Around Indiana

Regular local features:

Seeking the Face of the Lord: Parishes must welcome and embrace young adults
Buscando la Cara del Señor: Las parroquias deben dar la bienvenida y acoger a los jóvenes adultos
Editorial: Church and State in Cuba
From the Editor Emeritus: Jesus’ parables - Lost sheep and good shepherd
Faithful Lines: More about aging with dignity and relevance
The Green View: Water flow raises questions of morality
Catholic Evangelization: Proclaiming God’s care for all his children
Letters to the Editor
- Cult of self-esteem can only be overcome by the truth of God-esteem, reader says
Events Calendar
- St. Vincent Hospital to sponsor Stephen Ministry training
- Evangelization director Peg McEvoy to be interviewed on Catholic radio
Obituaries
- General listing
- Franciscan Sister Edith Soergel was a teacher and principal
My Journey to God: Whisper—A Morning Prayer

Catholic News Service:

Revised Vatican norms to cover priestly sex abuse and attempted women’s ordination
Released Cubans arrive in Spain after Church-brokered deal
In with the new: Vatican’s artistic landscape keeps on changing
Charities, periodicals fight postal rate hikes that could sink some
Priest leads group in cycling journey to raise poverty awareness
Archbishop Kurtz criticizes rulings against Defense of Marriage Ac
Quiet on the set: Prayer comes before filming for priest and crew
Drought in West Africa brings concerns, but there is still room for hope
Anglicans expect exodus after Church of England OKs women bishops
Head of Mexican bishops pledges support for President Calderon’s dialogue appeal
Column: Difficult pregnancies, precarious choices and the absolute value of innocent lives
The Sunday Readings: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Go Ask Your Father: Lay apostolates should seek the Church’s approval for affiliation

Items of Interest

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

Online evangelists: Steering clear of digital dangers, priests use Internet to spread the Gospel
“Pope Benedict to priests: For God’s sake, blog!” The New York Daily News ran this headline in its Jan. 23, 2010, issue above a Reuters article about what Pope Benedict XVI said in his message for the Vatican’s annual World Communications Day. A growing number of priests in the archdiocese are following the pope’s lead, and are using the Internet and other emerging communications technologies. At the same time, they recognize the limits and potential pitfalls of these media. (Page 1)
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Unusual focus enhances summer experience for homeless children
Their days have been filled with the joys of summer that every child should experience. The children at Holy Family Shelter in Indianapolis have splashed in the pool and run through sprinklers in the park, shouting and squealing in delight. These children from homeless families have laced on skates, dipped brushes in paint and dribbled across a basketball court. There have even been special classes in cooking and rocket-making as the shelter tapped into the summer camp that’s being run by the nearby Christamore House. (Page 15)
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Web-only features

Parish festival listing -- all summer long
Our parish festival listings were included in our annual Vacation/Travel Supplement in May, but we keep them up all summer, posting periodic corrections and additions. Got a spare weekend? Check our listings at any time via the link below to see where the fun will be each week.
Go to our parish festival listing

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: