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This week in The Criterion

December 17, 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

This is the last issue of The Criterion of the year. The next issue will be dated January 7, 2011.

Full Contents

Local stories:

Seminary enrollment, charter schools top local news stories of 2010
SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral and Saint Meinrad announce Christmas liturgies
The Incarnation: A myth that is also a fact
Readers share their favorite Christmas stories
- A different kind of Christmas last year is a treasured memory
- Father and son enjoyed helping Franciscan sisters decorate convent
- Honoring the Sabbath is greatest gift you can give yourself all year
- Late-night flower delivery brings special meaning to Christmas
- Longtime friends looked forward to celebrating Christmas together
- Father’s sudden death unites his grieving family in the Philippines
- Family’s Christmases were frugal, but filled with love and fun times
- Last Christmas spent with her father creates many special family memories for a lifetime
- Parish ‘caring tree’ helps make Christmas special for gift giver
- Christ’s gift of a moment of peace helps woman experience joy and love during Advent season
‘A gesture filled with a lot of love’: Family helps Greenfield parish prepare for Christmas for more than 50 years
What was in the news on Dec. 16, 1960?
Our Lady of the Greenwood parishioners celebrate their 15th annual Mass honoring feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Final Advent penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes in several deaneries
The Criterion and Catholic Center are closed from Dec. 23 to Jan. 2 for Christmas holiday

Regular local features:

Seeking the Face of the Lord: Live gratefully for God and each other this Christmas
Buscando la Cara del Señor: Viva esta Navidad con agradecimiento a Dios y al prójimo
Editorial: Let us follow pope’s lead and continue our Advent prayers for defense of all life
From the Editor Emeritus: Wisdom of the saints - St. Peter Canisius
Faithful Lines: Searching for the longest married couple in the U.S.
Faith and Family: Grace: The best Christmas present we could ever receive
Catholic Education Outreach: New plan helps better educate students
Letters to the Editor
- Is Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve a tradition of the past?
- We must pursue the truth on the wings of love, reader says
Events Calendar
- St. Vincent de Paul Society council to benefit from vehicle donations
- Ring in the New Year while on retreat
Obituaries
- General listing
My Journey to God: Advent Longing

Catholic News Service:

Haiti earthquake, Pope Benedict named top story, newsmaker of 2010
Vatican Christmas: It may be short on snow, but it is big in spirit and unique
Iraqi Embassy to the Vatican commemorates attack on Baghdad church
Vatican launches project to restore and digitize millions in photo archives
Pope to make four foreign trips, including visit to Spain for World Youth Day, in 2011
At Christmas, Mary can help us to find peace in anxious times
St. Joseph is the Church’s saint for all seasons and a model of faith
Love and truth, not violent revolution, bring positive change, pope says
Green Bay bishop becomes first in U.S. to approve Marian apparitions
Column: Thoughts on the Incarnation
The Sunday Readings: Fourth Sunday of Advent
Go Ask Your Father: Catholic churches in Rome, Jordan and Syria are oldest surviving buildings

FaithAlive!

Isaiah’s prophecy proclaims the hope of salvation
Discussion Point: Good news, joy found in Scriptures about Christmas

Items of Interest

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

Seminary enrollment, charter schools top local news stories of 2010
The 25-year high for enrollment at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in St. Meinrad, and the creation of two charter schools in Indianapolis were voted the top local news stories of 2010. Working in tandem with the custom of other news agencies, including Catholic News Service, The Criterion editorial staff votes each year for the top 10 stories that were published in our newspaper. (Page 2)
Read our news story

Readers share their favorite Christmas stories
The Criterion invited readers to submit a brief story about a special holiday memory for inclusion in our annual Christmas issue. This year, ten memories of faith and family were shared in our pages. Read all of them right now on our website. (Pages 12, 13 and 15)
Read the Christmas memories

What was in the news on Dec. 16, 1960?
This week, we continue to examine what was going on in the Church and the world 50 years ago as seen through the pages of The Criterion. Read our news story to discover some of the headlines found in the December 16, 1960, issue of The Criterion, as well as from our final issues of 1960. (Page 16)
Read our news story

Web-only features

Advent Resources
During the season of Advent, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis will have a special Web page at www.archindy.org/advent. The page contains various Advent resources, including links to the daily readings, reflections from Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, the Christmas schedules of the cathedral and Saint Meinrad, images of past Criterion Christmas Supplement covers and links of interest to other Advent Web sites.
Go to website

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: