Criterion E-Newsletter (June 1, 2012)

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June 1, 2012 issue

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Local stories:

'I see miracles every day': Hope guides Jane Crady as she leads archdiocese’s efforts to help disaster survivors
- Wanted: Skilled volunteers to help with next phase of rebuilding process
May 20 liturgy marks final Mass at St. Ann Parish in Terre Haute
What was in the news on June 1, 1962? Priest-historian warns of anti-clerical sentiment in the U.S., and bishop hits distortion regarding role of laity
Meet our future deacons
- Jeffrey Powell
- Richard Renzi
Official Appointments
Franciscan friar to celebrate 50 years of priesthood
What do you love about parish festivals? The Criterion invites readers to tell us

Regular local features:

Editorial: The Court and immigration
From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical readings - Concluding the Book of Job
Faithful Lines: Use your gifts, talents to serve others and bring glory to God
It's All Good: Use your gifts, talents to serve others and bring glory to God
Faith, Hope and Charity: ‘I’ll be going with them’
Reflection: When it comes to life, ‘leave nothing undared for the kingdom of God’
Letters to the Editor
- What are the things that you love in life?
Events Calendar
- Vocations office to sponsor service day in Henryville
Obituaries
- General listing
- Franciscan Sister Therese de Lourdes Galm ministered as a teacher and principal
My Journey to God: A Precious Child

Catholic News Service:

Religious liberty concerns, charter report on tap for bishops’ meeting
Pope likens world to latter-day Babel, announces new doctors of the Church after Pentecost liturgy
Archbishop urges people of all faiths to stand for religious freedom
Poll finds most value religious freedom even when it conflicts with law
Vatican pledges to restore trust and transparency in search for truth
Increasingly on their own, women migrants face special dangers
Religious freedom issues at heart of HHS lawsuits, legal scholars say
Timeline of key events related to health reform and contraceptive mandate
Each human being is a miracle loved by God the Father, pope says
‘Save Syria,’ urges Melkite patriarch of Damascus
Vatican publishes rules for verifying Marian apparitions
The Sunday Readings: Fruits of the (Pentecost) Spirit
Go Ask Your Father: Church does not permit lay Catholics to have monstrance for adoration at home

FaithAlive!

Monasteries are places where we can be alone with God
Early medieval monks brought the faith to northern England

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Hope guides Jane Crady as she leads archdiocese’s efforts to help disaster survivors

Jane Crady calls God “strange”—in an affectionate way. She also says, “I just laugh with God now. I say, ‘You have such a sense of humor.’ ” It’s not the reaction that some people might expect from a grandmother of eight who has dedicated most of the past six years to helping people whose lives have been devastated by one of the worst hurricanes in American history, by two floods in Indiana, and by the tornadoes that roared through southern Indiana on March 2, damaging hundreds of homes and killing 13 people. (Page 1)
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May 20 liturgy marks final Mass at St. Ann Parish in Terre Haute

For nearly 140 years, St. Ann parishioners in Terre Haute have been “faithful witnesses to God’s goodness,” Bishop Christopher J. Coyne, apostolic administrator, noted in a letter of thanks to members of the Terre Haute Deanery parish. His letter was read to parishioners during the final liturgy on May 20—the solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord—at St. Ann Church, which was closed by the archdiocese as part of the future parish staffing plan for the deanery. Also as part of the Terre Haute Deanery plan, St. Leonard of Port Maurice Parish in West Terre Haute was closed on Nov. 19, 2011, and St. Joseph Parish in Universal celebrated its final Mass on Easter Sunday, April 8. Holy Rosary Parish in Seelyville will close on Oct. 12. (Page 3)
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Web-only features

Parish festival listing -- all summer long

Our parish festival listings were included in our annual Vacation/Travel Supplement in May, but we keep them up all summer, posting periodic corrections and additions. Got a spare weekend? Check our listings at any time via the link below to see where the fun will be each week.
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