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May 11, 2012 issue

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Local stories:

  • A pledge to God, women and parents: Crusaders for Christ club at school teaches young men respect, manners and faith
  • New Catholics’ journeys of faith join the past to the present
  • Faith and practicality should guide aspirants with debt, religious superior says
  • Father Myles Smith was longtime pastor of St. John the Apostle Parish in Bloomington
  • Welcome, new Catholics
  • Meet our future deacons
    • Timothy Harte
    • Thomas Hill
  • Official Appointments

Regular local features:

  • Editorial: Not enough new Catholics
  • From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical readings - The First Letter of St. John
  • Cornucopia: Mama, Mom, Mother, Mutti, whatever you call her, she rules!
  • Twenty Something: Studio as sanctuary - A place of ‘delight and rest
  • Reflection: Thanks, Mom—and Dad—for your unwavering love and dedication
  • Letters to the Editor
    • No letters published this week
  • Events Calendar
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
    • Dominican Sister Claretta Heffner taught at Catholic schools in four states
  • My Journey to God: Morning Prayer

Catholic News Service:

  • Pope tells American colleges to strengthen Catholic identity
  • On ad limina trip, bishops talk about defense of traditional marriage
  • Student loan debate: Combined course in economics, political science
  • Helen Alvare receives Notre Dame’s Evangelium Vitae Medal
  • Cardinals’ dinner in Chicago raises $1 million for CUA scholarships
  • Nuns who experienced JPII miracle bring message of hope, victory
  • Column: Catholic education helps us to think about God’s constant presence
  • Column: A journey toward sainthood for Boys Town founder
  • The Sunday Readings: Sixth Sunday of Easter
  • Question Corner: Parish priest’s schedule is very busy, but rewarding in its varied ministries

FaithAlive!

  • Grace grows as time passes in a marriage
  • Kindness can carry a marriage through life’s journey

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New Catholics’ journeys of faith join the past to the present

ConfirmationNearly 1,000 people were received into the full communion of the Church in parishes across the archdiocese during Easter Vigils celebrated on April 7. Every one of the 959 individuals could tell a story of how God’s grace led them along their own unique path to embrace the Catholic faith and make it their own. In the end, they are stories from the past showing their power to touch hearts here and now. (Page 1)
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Crusaders for Christ club at school teaches young men respect, manners and faith

Boy holding door open for girl There are 37 members of the Crusaders for Christ Gentlemen’s Club at St. Michael School in Greenfield who make a pledge to honor God, women and their parents. Yet even though the they have tried to uphold those vows for most of the school year, there is still sometimes a seed of doubt in their minds as the adult moderator of the club—a retired veteran of the United States Air Force—gets to the part of the monthly lunch program where he reads notes from the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade girls about how well or how poorly any of the guys have lived up to that pledge. (Page 1)
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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.
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