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August 24, 2012 issue

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Local stories:

  • Shelter and support: Memories of loved ones lead volunteers to care for cancer patients at ‘The Good House’
  • Surprise gift connects two communities touched by tornadoes
  • What was in the news on Aug. 24, 1962? Prayers asked for the success of the Council and a call made for liturgical renewal
  • Two women from archdiocese profess or renew temporary vows

Regular local features:

  • Editorial: Remembering Nellie Gray
  • From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical readings - Zephaniah and Jeremiah
  • Cornucopia: We are all part of a larger story that leads to God
  • Emmaus Walk: What happened when I decided to ‘Eat Mor Chiken’
  • Letters to the Editor
    • Reader shares appreciation for ministry at A Caring Place
  • Events Calendar
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
    • Providence Sister Maureen Clare Lehmann ministered as a teacher for 47 years
    • Byzantine Father Sidney Sidor was pastor of St. Athanasius the Great Church in Indianapolis
  • My Journey to God: I Am a Catechist

Catholic News Service:

  • Cardinal to plan treatment with doctors after tests show cancer cells
  • Dinner is about engaging presidential candidates, not endorsing them, Cardinal Dolan says
  • Crossroads walks conclude with pro-life rally in Washington
  • Nellie Gray, 86, dies; was March for Life founder and emcee
  • On Assumption, pope says Mary is with God, listening to prayers
  • In Philippines and U.S., Catholics prepare to welcome new teenage saint
  • Mitchell heir leaves millions, literary rights to Atlanta Archdiocese
  • Column: Jesus Christ is the guide to joy in this life and in eternity
  • Column: Where have all the good dads gone?
  • The Sunday Readings: Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
  • Question Corner: Perpetual virginity of Mary has been taught by the Church since the early Christian era

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Memories of loved ones lead volunteers to care for cancer patients at ‘The Good House’

Pilgrims at a churchHope and friendship are the focus at “The Good House” in Indianapolis, a temporary home for bone marrow transplant patients and their families. The historic house at 527 N. College Ave. has been lovingly restored and renovated by volunteers to provide free lodging for people living with cancer and their relatives in need of a place to stay during medical treatments at Indiana University Health’s bone marrow transplant clinic several miles away.
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Surprise gift connects two communities touched by tornadoes

Teens singing in a choirFather Steven Schaftlein is rarely surprised anymore by people’s generosity. Ever since deadly tornadoes roared through southern Indiana on March 2 the pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Henryville has witnessed the “overwhelming goodness” of people who have given their time, skills and money. Still, he acknowledges being surprised when he received a phone call from the Annenberg Foundation in Los Angeles, informing him that the group wanted to donate $100,000 to the relief effort in Henryville. (Page 3)
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Web-only features

Photo the demolition of Holy Angels Church

Church roofToday the demolition of historic Holy Angels Church in Indianapolis was begun. The church building has been vacant since last fall, when it was deemed to be in serious disrepair. A story about how the parish community is coping and what the future holds will come out in next week's Criterion; until then, see photos from the demolition taken by our senior reporter, Mary Ann Garber.
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National and world news you may have missed...

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