Criterion E-Newsletter (August 31, 2012)

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August 31, 2012 issue

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Local stories:

'God is doing some amazing things': New shelter transforms women’s lives, including the woman who leads it
Holy Angels parishioners mourn loss of church; work to grow parish
What was in the news on Aug. 31, 1962? A study on large families and vocations as well as an update on total Catholic school enrollment
Seminarians take pilgrimage to New Albany Deanery parishes

Regular local features:

Editorial: Archdiocese is a leader in Church finances transparency
From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical readings - From the Book of Jeremiah
Faith and Family: Take the ancient faith and make it your own here and now
Letters to the Editor
- No letters were published this week
Events Calendar
- Conference for parish nurses is Sept. 14 in Indianapolis
- Romero documentary and workshop examine Church teachings on justice
- Terre Haute parish to sponsor family concert on Sept. 13
- Actors, dancers and vocalists are needed for program on life of St. Jeanne Jugan
- Kickball tournament raises funds for St. Mary Parish in Greensburg
Obituaries
- General listing
My Journey to God: God’s Eyes

Catholic News Service:

Cardinal Dolan is latest prelate to offer prayers at political convention
Unions have essential role in creating a renewal that helps people escape a ‘broken economy,’ bishop says
Make Labor Day a time to reflect on the economy, election
Catholic agencies in Caribbean assess damage after Isaac passes
Philadelphia Archdiocese, foundation sign pact on school management
Column: Make Labor Day a time to reflect on the economy, election
Column: Captivating the world is a matter of attitude
Column: Fidelity to justice and Gospel values brings true happiness
The Sunday Readings: Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Question Corner: American flags should not be displayed in the sanctuary of a Catholic church

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Holy Angels parishioners mourn loss of church; work to grow parish

As Holy Angels School sixth-grade students sadly watched a demolition crew use excavators to tear down the parish’s historic church on Aug. 22, their principal, Sherlynn Pillow, explained that the 109-year-old white frame building wasn’t safe to worship in anymore. Decades of weather damage had weakened the wooden structure, she told the children, so the church had to be taken down. While she talked with the students, a large section of the roof fell to the ground without being pushed by an excavator.
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New shelter transforms women’s lives, including the woman who leads it

Cami Pritchett knew in her heart that God wanted her to become the director of Becky’s Place, a Catholic Charities homeless shelter for women and children in the southern Indiana community of Bedford. But in the summer of 2010, the facility was just in its planning stages, and Pritchett kept resisting the offer to be the point person in raising awareness and funds for the shelter. She had her fears, doubts and excuses. Yet, none of them, she says, was a match for God’s persistence. (Page 1)
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Web-only features

Photo gallery: Seminarians take pilgrimage to New Albany Deanery parishes

Each year prior to the start of the academic year, the seminarians of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis take a pilgrimage to visit parishes in central and southern Indiana. On Aug. 15, 22 of the archdiocese’s 25 potential future priests, five of whom are new this year, went on a pilgrimage to the New Albany Deanery.
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