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November 9, 2012 issue
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Local stories:
- Leave them laughing...and thinking: Priests who use humor in homilies say lessons in faith must be at heart of their message
- Awards honor people who use Catholic school values to make a difference
- Speaker says Catholic schools helped transform his young life
- Archdiocesan Catholics give support for Church in Holy Land
- William Coyne was the father of Bishop Christopher J. Coyne
- What was in the news on Nov. 9, 1962? An announcement of when the first session of the Council will end, and how the debates were recorded
- Tradition and family are at heart of 175-year-old Holy Family Parish
- Share a story about how Catholic schools have impacted your life of faith
Regular local features:
- Editorial: The new evangelization should focus on non-practicing Catholics
- From the Editor Emeritus: Year of Faith - Our death and two judgments
- Cornucopia: Learning how to play the waiting game in life
- Twenty Something: Fire, snow and wind - Faith that withstands the elements
- Letters to the Editor
- Crowd enjoys blessing of various pets at St. Christopher Parish in Indianapolis
- Events Calendar
- Extraordinary ministers of holy Communion are needed at hospital
- Memorial Mass for deceased clergy is Nov. 20 at Our Lady of Peace Cemetery
- Obituaries
- General listing
- My Journey to God: Autumn’s Glory
Catholic News Service:
- People lost ‘stuff’ in storm, but still have each other, New York priest says
- West Virginia Catholics pray for all suffering after Sandy, says bishop
- Panel: Understanding role of faith in society essential to U.S. diplomacy
- Spires, Gothic look are features of church named for Blessed Teresa
- Catholic-owned Michigan company wins injunction against HHS mandate
- Pope marks 500th anniversary of Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes
- Relic called reminder of Cristero martyr’s courage in preaching Gospel
- Respect and difference: Focusing on interreligious dialogue since Vatican II
- Column: Abortion cannot be justified by lack of consciousness in unborn babies
- Column: Elections are over, but the issues for us remain
- The Sunday Readings: Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Question Corner: The ‘Lord’s Prayer’ includes a petition to God to spare us from temptations
FaithAlive!
- ‘Gaudium et Spes’ is the capstone of Vatican II
- Vatican II taught that the Church is missionary by its nature
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Leave them laughing...and thinking: Priests who use humor in homilies say lessons in faith must be at heart of their message
Humor leads people to laugh, but more importantly it can help them to focus on the point of the homily. That combination is the key, according to Bishop Christopher J. Coyne and three other priests in the archdiocese who have a reputation for using humor effectively in their preaching. “Humor in a homily is a means to an end,” Bishop Coyne notes. “It should always serve the Catholic message the preacher is trying to communicate with his audience.” (Page 1)
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Archdiocesan Catholics give support for Church in Holy Land
Through the Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land and the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sephulchre of Jerusalem (EOHSJ), many archdiocesan Catholics funnel a significant amount of spiritual and material support for the faithful there from year to year—a support that often far exceeds the relatively low Catholic population of the area. Although many states in the U.S. have a larger and more affluent Catholic population than Indiana, only Catholics in New York and Texas are ahead of Indiana in support given to the FFHL. (Page 3)
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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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- Cardinal congratulates Obama, urges he give priority to most vulnerable
- Massachusetts defeats assisted suicide; California keeps death penalty
- States approve laws permitting same-sex marriage
- Pope Benedict hopes new Coptic leader can help foster peace in Egypt
- Decrying situation of Chinese Catholics, cardinal calls for dialogue
- After Sandy, parishes will try to go forward step by step, priest says
- Catholic-owned Michigan company wins injunction against HHS mandate
- Sandy a storm 'many have feared for long time,' says Catholic official
- November a month to remember the dead, also celebrate life, says priest
- Pope marks 500th anniversary of Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes
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