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May 25, 2012 issue
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Local stories:
- 'Immersed in the beauty of God': Deacon Jerry Byrd looks forward to embracing the glory of the priesthood
- Race for Vocations participants eager to share their faith
- Mears accepts position with NCEA, will treasure archdiocesan school memories
- Miter Society membership continues strong growth
- What was in the news on May 25, 1962? Good news about ongoing religious vocations in the U.S. and Canada
- CYO honors dedicated volunteers for their legacy of faith
- CYO recognition highlights work of both adults and young people
- Meet our future deacons
- James Miller
- Ronald Pirau
- Parishioners at St. Mary Church celebrate unique May crowning
- What do you love about parish festivals? The Criterion invites readers to tell us
Vacation / Travel Supplement:
- Parish Festival Listings
- Lake Michigan’s Manitou Islands: Indian legend adds to mystery of unique hiking experience
- Restaurant road trip: Bonaparte’s Retreat serves tasty French and American cuisine
- Sacred Pittsburgh: Churches help preserve history of unique Pennsylvania city
- Scenic Sicily: Mediterranean island even has a volcano
- Dominican Republic: Beauty abounds in this Caribbean island nation
- Visit Virginia: Colonial sites preserve artifacts from nation’s early years
Regular local features:
- Editorial: Redefining marriage is impossible
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical readings - Beginning the Book of Job
- Cornucopia: Remembering what Memorial Day is all about
- Emmaus Walk: Leaping lizards, how did we get to this point in life?
- Faith and Family: Grace makes wedding day love grow deeper
- Be Our Guest: Marian University responds to Pope Benedict’s call to strengthen Catholic identity
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters published this week
- Events Calendar
- Religious freedom rally set for June 8
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Providence Sister Regina Wallace taught at Providence University in Taichung, Taiwan
- My Journey to God: A Precious Child
Catholic News Service:
- Federal lawsuits by Catholic dioceses and groups seek to stop HHS mandate
- Archbishop Lori installed as head of Baltimore Archdiocese
- List of 43 plaintiffs in 12 lawsuits against HHS mandate
- ‘Accommodation’ offers no fundamental change, USCCB attorneys say
- Masses to open, close fortnight for freedom
- Pope exhorts U.S. bishops to build Church unity
- Column: Powerlessness or the hidden power in our suffering?
- The Sunday Readings: Feast of Pentecost
- Question Corner: Communion is a sign of the unity of faith already existing within the Church
FaithAlive!
- Being present to the liturgy’s mystery makes us holy
- Power of music can help us enter into mystery of eucharistic celebration
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2012 Vacation / Travel Supplement
Our annual Vacation / Travel Supplement, always published at the end of May to give readers a jumpstart on the summer, contains half a dozen stories about interesting locales as well as the full parish festival listing for this summer and fall. Learn more about Lake Michigan's Manitou Islands and the churches of Pittsburgh, or set your sites further to learn about Sicily and Dominican Republic. Or if you want to stay local, learn about the cuisine at Bonaparte's Retreat in Napoleon, Ind. (Pages 1B-8B)
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Race for Vocations participants eager to share their faith
There were many highlights during the fifth annual Race for Vocations. The event drew 350 runners and walkers from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and the dioceses of Evansville and Lafayette for one common purpose—to pray for vocations in the Church. The Race for Vocations combined several components which require extreme self-discipline and the sheer grace of God—prayer, discerning one’s own vocational call and training for a 13.1-mile race. Completing any one of these goals is a difficult feat. On May 4, the night before the race, a Mass and pasta dinner were held at St. John the Evangelist Parish in downtown Indianapolis. (Page 3)
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Web-only features
Prayer for a New Archbishop
As we continue to wait for Pope Benedict XVI to appoint a new archbishop for Indianapolis, the archdiocese has released a special "Prayer for a New Archbishop." You can view the prayer or download the prayer card by clicking the link below.
See the prayer card
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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- Timeline of key events related to health reform, contraceptive mandate
- Federal lawsuits by Catholic dioceses, groups seek to stop HHS mandate
- Pope tells US bishops to build church unity
- Silence overlooked as a method of communication today, say speakers
- NATO summit, protests provide some lessons for Catholic school students
- Catholics must accept Vatican II, including on Judaism, cardinal says
- NCCW president says women 'reawakening' to how much church needs them
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