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This week in The Criterion

September 3, 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:

Tuning into God's call: Former radio personality finds new station in life at Catholic school
Summer youth volunteer effort helps Brown County residents
‘Hand of God’ leads to career change for Bishop Chatard technology director
School leader trades mile-high view for up-close look at faith-based education
Teachers, administrators to re-energize at upcoming conference
- Want to get more information or register for the conference?
‘Divine’ inspiration leads to completion of Eagle Scout project
Live Action founder is keynote speaker at annual Celebrate Life dinner on Sept. 28
Seventh annual Indiana Women’s Catholic Conference set for Sept. 18 at new location
‘Angels of Grace’ to honor women for outstanding community service

Regular local features:

Seeking the Face of the Lord: Set aside distractions and make prayer part of your daily routine
Buscando la Cara del Señor: Apártese de las distracciones y convierta la oración en parte de su rutina diaria
Editorial: The mosque in New York
From the Editor Emeritus: Jesus’ parables - Advice for dinner guests
Faithful Lines: Challenged by a friend - Never too old to learn
It's All Good: Remember that God is the ultimate security blanket
Faith, Hope and Charity: Heroes around the world
Be Our Guest: Heartfelt treasures came from Katrina experience
Letters to the Editor
- No letters printed this week
Events Calendar
Obituaries
- General listing
- Benedictine Brother Charles DeSutter was a monk of Saint Meinrad
My Journey to God: Mary and Martha and ‘Many Things’

Catholic News Service:

New ‘social contract’ needed in 21st-century economy, bishop says
Response to Eucharist must be gratitude for undeserved gift, pope tells former students
Gulf Coast slowly rebuilds five years after Hurricane Katrina
In message to nuns, pope says Mother Teresa models ‘Christian virtue’
Dress codes: Aide deciphers papal apparel for nonliturgical events
Pope Benedict XVI wears many hats
Alaska’s Catholics played key role in passage of parental notice law
Diverse group honors Blessed Teresa in New York
Book examines stories behind secular news reporting on abuse crisis
Cardinal encourages Catholics, Muslims to work together to overcome violence
Religious leaders urge Congress to keep religious hiring rights intact
The Sunday Readings: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Question Corner: Aspects of ‘churching of women’ are incorporated into baptism

Items of Interest

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

Tuning into God's call: Former radio personality finds new station in life at Catholic school
After 17 years working at one of the most popular country music radio stations in the country, Vicki Murphy felt called to use her talents to spread the message of Catholic education on behalf of Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. High School in Indianapolis. “Catholic schools are something I believe in with every fabric of my life,” says Murphy, 36, a member of St. Christopher Parish in Indianapolis. (Page 1)
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Summer youth volunteer effort helps Brown County residents
At the beginning of August, a group of eight teenagers from St. Agnes Parish in Nashville and 12 teenagers from St. Ann, St. Benedict and Sacred Heart of Jesus parishes in Terre Haute came together with their youth ministry leaders to help people in need in Brown County. Indiana Nazareth Farm is an annual service camp sponsored by St. Agnes Parish and the Terre Haute parishes. It is based on four cornerstones—community, prayer, simplicity and service. (Page 7)
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Web-only features

Front Page Image Compilations
We've taken the past five years of Criterion issues from our print edition and made separate compilations of front page images. You can look at 2005-09 and see every front page from that year put into one picture -- kind of a birds-eye view of the year in Catholic news in Indiana.
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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: