Criterion E-Newsletter (February 24, 2012)

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February 24, 2012 issue

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Local stories:

'The ministry of presence': Chaplain’s apprentice uses out-of-the-box approach to connect with college students
Ad limina visit brings no news on new archbishop, affirms Bishop Coyne’s social media outreach
Scholarship Tax Credit clears Senate, faces hurdles in House
- Stay connected with the legislature through weekly I-CAN updates
What was in the news on Feb. 23, 1962? A plea for Catholics not to support the John Birch Society, and 10 new cardinals mark an all-time high
Lenten penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes
- Lenten activities available online
Gabriel Project ‘angels’ lauded for their commitment to life
How has faith affected your marriage?

Regular local features:

Editorial: Evangelization vs. secularism
From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical readings - The beginning of Exodus
Cornucopia: On the Lenten journey with present-day Apostles
Emmaus Walk: Me, a sinner? Confessions of a self-centered co-worker
Faith and Family: Form children in God’s glorious freedom
Be Our Guest: Religious conscience and the Obama administration
Letters to the Editor
- A call to defend our Church and not violate the tenets of our faith
- HHS issue is between government and all religious organizations, reader says
Events Calendar
- Chicago auxiliary bishop to present black history lecture on Feb. 28
- Grief ministry seminar on March 22 offers help for pastoral ministers
- ‘Voices Uniting to End Hunger’ conference is March 3 in Indianapolis
Obituaries
- General listing
- Providence Sister Petra Daschbach taught Latin and religion classes at Catholic high schools in several states for 41 years
My Journey to God: Instrumental by God’s Grace Alone

Catholic News Service:

Pope creates 22 new cardinals, including three from U.S., Canada
Bishops bring variety of concerns to Vatican on ad limina visit
Church leaders called to preserve tradition, pope tells new cardinals
Family is key to new generation rooted in Gospel, pope tells symposium audience
Former Anglican priests begin formation to be ordained Catholic priests
Future of Catholic health care seen in service to community, poor
Hearing examines contraceptive mandate’s impact on religious liberty
‘Faithful Citizenship’ gives Catholics a chance to seek the common good
Governor Christie vetoes same-sex marriage bill, wants issue put to voters
The Sunday Readings: First Sunday in Lent
Go Ask Your Father: All three persons of the Trinity are part of our prayer at Mass

FaithAlive!

Christ resisted Satan by being faithful to his human nature
Taking ‘desert time’ during Lenten season can bring us closer to Christ

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Ad limina visit brings no news on new archbishop, affirms Bishop Coyne’s social media outreach

Following his return from his ad limina visit with Pope Benedict XVI and other Vatican officials, Bishop Christopher J. Coyne said he didn’t receive any news about who the next archbishop of Indianapolis will be or when the pope will make the appointment. “As far as the next archbishop, I didn’t hear anything about who it may be or any kind of time frame,” Bishop Coyne said in an interview with The Criterion after his visit to Rome from Feb. 8-18. At the same time, the archdiocese has already established committees to prepare for the installation of the next archbishop when the appointment is made. (Page 1)
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Scholarship Tax Credit clears Senate, faces hurdles in House

Catholic families struggling to pay school tuition may see a light at the end of the tunnel if a bill providing additional entry points to the Scholarship Tax Credit (STC) program passes this year. “The good news is it passed the Senate. The bad news is it will be a struggle in the House,” said Glenn Tebbe, executive director of the Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC), who serves as the official spokesperson for the Catholic Church in Indiana on public policy matters. “We are supportive of helping income eligible non-public school families gain access to the tax credit scholarship for their children,” Tebbe said. (Page 5)
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Web-only features

The HHS Mandate and Religious Freedom

The U.S. Bishops and the faithful have spoken loudly in the past months over an attack on the religious freedom of the Church. Following a mandate from the federal government that compels many of our Catholic institutions to cover and pay for contraceptives (including those which cause abortions) and sterilization procedures, the bishops are leading the fight to protect religious freedom and to rescind the HHS mandate. Learn more about the HHS mandate on our special site, as well as what our Catholic leadership has to say about it and what you can do.
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