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April 27, 2012 issue
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Local stories:
- Living life as a prayer: Benedictine sister to celebrate 100 years of living a joy-filled life through her vocation
- Meet our future deacons
- Bradley Anderson
- Michael Braun
- Final first Communion class at St. Ann Church receives ‘greatest gift’
- Archdiocese of Indianapolis begins search for new chief financial officer
- RSVP volunteer program helps people change lives
- What was in the news on April 27, 1962? The early days of lay teachers in Catholic schools, and a question about using the birth control pill
- Teenagers give up spring break to help Henryville tornado victims
Regular local features:
- Editorial: Vatican seeks to reform leadership group for women’s religious orders
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical readings - Beasts in the Book of Revelation
- Cornucopia: Funerals can demonstrate grace-filled lives
- Emmaus Walk: Alleluia! Christ is risen … and so are we!
- Faith and Family: The parent-child relationship teaches us about God’s mercy
- Letters to the Editor
- Bishops’ encouragement to flock, courage is necessary, reader says
- Events Calendar
- RCIA workshop is June 9 at St. Agnes Parish in Nashville
- Obituaries
- General listing
- My Journey to God: Shades of Green
Catholic News Service:
- Catholics are urged to invite inactive members to practice faith once again
- Citing doctrinal problems, Vatican announces reforms of association of women’s religious congregations
- Reform of U.S. nuns group an opportunity for dialogue, archbishop says
- USCCB appeals ruling that Constitution forbids religious accommodation
- Bishop’s Hitler, Stalin references in homily stir controversy
- Letters to Congress: USCCB opposes proposed cuts in services to poor
- Pope names new cardinals to Vatican congregations and councils
- Cleveland bishop will reopen 12 parishes in line with Vatican decrees
- Religious liberty takes center stage at Catholic prayer breakfast
- Catholic communicators must obey Church teaching, U.S. cardinal says
- Lutheran congregations join with Catholics to defend religious liberty
- Column: Black and white or gray?
- The Sunday Readings: Fourth Sunday of Easter
- Question Corner: Extraordinary ministers of holy Communion bring the Eucharist to homebound people
FaithAlive!
- Marriage maintenance in good times helps in difficult times
- Unity in marriage is aided when each spouse finds fulfillment in life
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Benedictine sister to celebrate 100 years of living a joy-filled life through her vocation
Her strong spirit soared early, sparked by growing up on a farm in southern Indiana and riding a long distance to the nearest Catholic school in a horse-drawn wagon. At 15, she left home to become a Benedictine sister, certain in her choice even as her father told her, “You’ll be home in two weeks.” For 50 years, Sister Mary Sylvester Will taught at several schools throughout the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, unwavering in her commitment to share her faith, her knowledge and her love with her students. (Page 1)
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Meet our future deacons
On June 23, the second class of permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis will be ordained at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. There are 16 men from across central and southern Indiana who will be ordained. This week’s issue of The Criterion begins a series of profiles of these men that will be published in the weeks leading up to that important day. (Page 2)
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Web-only features
Photo gallery: Final first Communion class at St. Ann Church receives ‘greatest gift’
Twelve children received the Eucharist for the first time during a vibrant liturgy with joyous music as their families and parishioners watched with pride on April 22 at St. Ann Church in Terre Haute. The Mass was a time for rejoicing as a new generation of Catholics began to participate in the sacrament of the Eucharist.
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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.
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- Court considers state/federal lines of authority in immigration law
- Self-regulating markets don't serve common good, Vatican official says
- Religious leaders worry there could be war between Sudan, South Sudan
- Dialogue between Catholic leaders, Girl Scouts addresses criticisms
- Reform of US nuns group an opportunity for dialogue, archbishop says
- Sex tourism, organ trafficking must be stopped, pope says
- Secularism in America: Growing American movement raises concerns
- US bishop reiterates call to end Cuba embargo; gets support in Miami
- Letters to Congress: USCCB opposes proposed cuts in services to poor
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