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This week in The Criterion

July 30, 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:

'God gave me a second chance': Firefighter’s faith burns brighter after surviving near-fatal motorcycle crash
Indianapolis Franciscan’s vocation leads him to Africa, Rome
M. Desmond Ryan was former longtime executive director of Indiana Catholic Conference, served in public policy advocacy
Pilgrimage to St. Louis and national shrines (photo spread)
11 Providence sisters are honored for 70 years of ministry
Serra Club vocations essay: Priests, deacons and religious invite others to come and see Christ
Catholic News Around Indiana

Regular local features:

Seeking the Face of the Lord: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati is a model for young adults
Buscando la Cara del Señor: El beato Pier Giorgio Frassati es un modelo para los jóvenes adultos
Editorial: Church in the Middle East
From the Editor Emeritus: Jesus’ parables - Several parables about prayers
The Joyful Catholic: Like a little child, seek and find the face of God
Faith and Family: Fathers: Become more like the Father
Be Our Guest: Abortion returns to the health care reform debate
Letters to the Editor
- U.S. citizens are required to prove who they are nearly every day, reader says
Events Calendar
- Holy Trinity alumni plan class reunion on Sept. 25
Obituaries
- General listing
- Franciscan Sister Margaret Mary Hollingsworth was a teacher, nurse
- Daughter of Charity Josephine Tarquini served in Indianapolis
My Journey to God: A Lectio Reflection

Catholic News Service:

Study: Half of children poor at birth spend formative years in poverty
At Church’s center, there is more news than sex abuse
Catholic radio host prepares MP3 players for troops, wounded soldiers
Church’s work on disabilities helped with law marking 20th year
Daughter with disabilities took woman down unexpected path
Holy Father begins writing third and final volume in series on life of Jesus
Baltimore Archdiocese to send results of Father Peyton inquiry
Bishops’ conference issues guidelines for use of social networking sites
Papal charity donates $250,000 for Haitian school reconstruction
Catholic Charities president urges more federal relief in Gulf
Column: Cultivating courage when coping with pain and fear
The Sunday Readings: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Go Ask Your Father: Catholic relatives should encourage young man to marry in the Church

Items of Interest

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

Firefighter’s faith burns brighter after surviving near-fatal motorcycle crash
The horrifying moment shapes everything for Jake Carpenter. It’s the moment when he came to the brink of death, the moment that transformed his life. It stays with the 34-year-old Indianapolis firefighter when he battles a house fire or rushes to an emergency where a person’s life hangs in the balance. It also influences him as he volunteers to help the poor and other people in need, focusing on them with a warm approach that both welcomes others and hints that he has been through his own tough times. (Page 1)
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Indianapolis Franciscan’s vocation leads him to Africa, Rome
In 2009, Father Michael Perry, and Indianapolis native, was elected vicar general—the second in command—of the Order of Friars Minor, the Franciscan order of nearly 14,500 friars in 113 countries. Living in Rome, he also is the procurator general of the order, serving as a liaison for the Franciscans with the Vatican. Read our edited version of a conversation with Father Michael. (Page 11)
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Web-only features

Photo gallery: Memorial Mass for Blessed Teresa includes veneration of relics
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta’s humble and holy life of service to God and the poorest of his people was remembered and celebrated during a memorial Mass on July 14 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. Before and after the liturgy several relics—both first- and second-class—were displayed for veneration.
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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: