This week in The Criterion
November 12, 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:
- Awards honor people who use Catholic school
values to make a difference in the world
- What was in the news on Nov. 11, 1960?
- Indianapolis Catholic Youth Conference 2010: Teenagers are
encouraged
to make the
right choices
in their lives
- Official Appointments
Regular local features:
- Seeking the Face of the Lord: The many myths that surround the immigration debate
- Buscando la Cara del Señor: La gran cantidad de mitos que rodean el debate migratorio
- Editorial: Youth gathering plants seeds for NCYC 2011 in Indianapolis
- From the Editor Emeritus: Wisdom of the saints - St. Albert the Great
- Cornucopia: It’s the Christian thing to do … and the Catholic thing, too
- Twenty Something: A vocation is no minor call
- Be Our Guest: Extraordinary ministers of holy Communion perform a valuable service
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters published this week
- Events Calendar
- 11th annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service is Nov. 23 at the cathedral
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Franciscan Sister Mary Mark Deters was a teacher, principal and administrator for 61 years
- Franciscan Sister Betty Gittins served the poor and ministered at Holy Cross Parish in Indianapolis
- My Journey to God: All the Saints
Catholic News Service:
- Bishops consider
historic agreement
with Reformed
churches on baptism
- Internal matters expected to dominate bishops’ public agenda this fall
- Vatican confirms request of five Anglican bishops to join Church
- Catholic policy agenda unchanged
by election results, panelists say
- Vatican urges protection of Christian minorities
- Supreme Court case takes aim at violent video games
- Individuals, art need transcendent values to be complete, pope says
- The Sunday Readings: Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Question Corner: Jesus was once alive then he died and is alive again in the heavenly kingdom
FaithAlive!
- Society has a special duty to care for homeless children
- Discussion Point: People want to help others who are homeless
Items of Interest
Here are a few items that may be of particular interest to you -- and you can get them online right now!
Indianapolis Catholic Youth Conference 2010: Teenagers are encouraged to make the right choices in their lives
Punctuating faith stories with his Cajun-style humor, the Catholic chaplain for the New Orleans Saints captivated 750 Indianapolis Catholic Youth Conference participants on Nov. 7 at Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis. Father R. Tony Ricard, the pastor of Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in New Orleans and author of several books, entertained teenagers with jokes and humorous stories during his keynote address on the “Pursuit of Glory.” (Pages 8-9)
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Awards honor people who use Catholic school values to make a difference in the world
On a night of celebration, two “small” moments—one of surprise and the other of spontaneous joy—combined to show the huge impact that Catholic education has on the lives of so many people. Both moments occurred during the Celebrating Catholic School Values: 2010 Scholarship and Career Achievement Awards Dinner on Nov. 3—the 15th annual event that has now raised nearly $4.5 million through the years to provide tuition assistance for disadvantaged students who want to attend archdiocesan schools. (Page 1)
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Web-only features
View full issues of The Criterion from 1960-64
Thanks to many hours of microfilm scanning in our archdiocesan archives you may now browse issues from our first years as a newspaper. See PDF versions from 1960, our inaugural year, or from the start of the Second Vatican Council in 1962, or browse through the 1963, the year in which both Pope John XXIII and U.S. President John F. Kennedy died. The year 1964 has recently been added as well.
Go to special 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, Nov. 10
Leo the Great, pope and doctor of the Church
Thursday, Nov. 11
Martin of Tours, bishop
Friday, Nov. 12
Josaphat, bishop and martyr
Saturday, Nov. 13
Frances Xavier Cabrini
Monday, Nov. 15
Albert the Great, bishop and doctor
Tuesday, Nov. 16
Margaret of Scotland
Gertrude, virgin
Wednesday, Nov. 17
Elizabeth of Hungary, religious
Thursday, Nov. 18
The Dedication of the Basilicas of St. Peter and St. Paul in Rome, Apostles
Rose Philippine Duchesne, virgin
Friday, Nov. 19
Saturday, Nov. 20
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