This week in The Criterion
October 1, 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:
- Respect Life Month: Archdiocese honors pro-life
supporters for
their service
- St. Ambrose Parish in Seymour celebrates 150 years
- Golden Jubilee Mass is set for Oct. 17 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral
- Providence sisters celebrate 60-year jubilees
- Team shifts into high gear to collect bikes for the homeless
- Two women complete Ecclesial Lay Ministry formation program
- Catholic News Around Indiana
Regular local features:
- Seeking the Face of the Lord: Religious artwork and imagination help deepen our faith
- Buscando la Cara del Señor: Las obras de arte con motivos religiosos y la imaginación contribuyen a profundizar nuestra fe
- Editorial: Wanted - An educated laity
- From the Editor Emeritus: Wisdom of the saints - St. Therese of Lisieux
- Faithful Lines: How can we help ‘call back’ lapsed Catholics?
- It's All Good: Suffering can transform our hearts and give us wings
- Faith, Hope and Charity: 100 years of help and hope
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters published this week
- Events Calendar
- Father Rick Nagel to be interviewed on Catholic radio
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Providence Sister
Margaret Ann McNamara
served as a teacher, principal
and general councilor
- My Journey to God: Mary’s ‘Yes’
Catholic News Service:
- Charities head
marks 100 years
with call for ‘21st-century
solutions’
- Haitian bishops agree on broad-based program to oversee reconstruction of parishes and schools
- Patients at Catholic hospital supply placentas for stem-cell research
- In Respect Life message, Cardinal DiNardo
promotes world vigil for life on Nov. 27
- Archbishop says mass media today seems more hostile to Christian values
- Archbishop Wuerl to guide Anglican groups joining U.S. Catholic Church
- Mideast Catholic leaders hope synod calls attention to their problems
- Reading is great, pope tells children
- Notre Dame president names coordinator for university life initiatives
- Pope asks young people to learn from beatified Focolarina
- Column: Pope’s trip to Great Britain brings conversion, prayer and reconciliation
- The Sunday Readings: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Question Corner: It’s never too late to take instructions for full communion in the Church
FaithAlive!
- Strengthening marriages should be a priority for parishes
- Discussion Point: Marriage enrichment programs can help spouses
Items of Interest
Here are a few items that may be of particular interest to you -- and you can get them online right now!
Team shifts into high gear to collect bikes for the homeless
An 11-year-old boy and a 70-year-old woman form part of a team that has found an unusual way to help homeless people. Give them bicycles. In the past year, the donated bicycles have been used by homeless people to get to doctor’s appointments, ride to work and even attend classes at Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis. Now the team from Holy Cross Parish in Indianapolis is shifting into high gear to continue its drive to collect adult bikes in good condition. (Page 10)
Read our news story
Golden Jubilee Mass is set for Oct. 17 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral
Sixty-five years after that memorable Wednesday, Marion “Bud” and Mary Galbos will renew their marriage vows on a Sunday with other longtime married couples during the 27th annual archdiocesan Golden Jubilee Mass at 2 p.m. on Oct. 17 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein is scheduled to be the celebrant for the golden wedding anniversary liturgy for Catholic couples married for 50 years or longer. Jubilarian couples married for 60 or more years will be recognized during the Mass. (Page 8)
Read our news story
Web-only features
Browse our Online Archives by Topic
Beginning with our issues dated January 2008 and later, we have begun to organize listings of our news stories by eight popular or common topics. By going to our online archives, you can now look at collections of stories that are related to: Catholic Education, Family Life, Catholic Charities, Liturgy/Spiritual Life, Youth Ministry, Vocations, Pro-Life and Legislation/Indiana Catholic Conference.
Go to topical archives
National and world news you may have missed...
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:
Daily Readings
Wednesday, Sept. 29
Michael, archangel
Gabriel, archangel
Raphael, archangel
Thursday, Sept. 30
Jerome, priest and doctor of the Church
Friday, Oct. 1
Thérèse of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church
Saturday, Oct. 2
Guardian Angels
Monday, Oct. 4
Francis of Assisi, religious
Tuesday, Oct. 5
Wednesday, Oct. 6
Bruno, priest
Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher, virgin
Thursday, Oct. 7
Our Lady of the Rosary
Friday, Oct. 8
Saturday, Oct. 9
Denis, bishop and martyr
and his companions, martyrs
John Leonardi, priest
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