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December 21, 2012 issue
(Note: This is our final issue until January 11, 2013)
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Local stories:
- A Christmas reflection from Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R.
- Archbishop Tobin joins Hispanic Catholics to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Appointment of Archbishop Tobin and tornado in Henryville top local stories
- An archangel announces the birth of Jesus
- Readers share their favorite Christmas memories
- Setting up crèche with grandma and aunt is special Advent memory
- Father finds out the hard way that frugality isn’t always the best idea
- Mother celebrates Christmas with the birth of her fourth child
- Receiving first holy Communion on Christmas morning is best gift ever
- Father-daughter Christmas in Austria and Bavaria is ‘best ever’
- Twelve siblings gather several times each year to celebrate faith and family
- The gift of the Catholic faith on Christmas Eve is priceless
- Family traditions at Christmas span many years and several generations
- Pastor celebrates universal Church with multicultural Christmas wishes
- Some Christmas presents are best when bought at the last minute
- Miracle of flowers surprises homesick woman on Christmas
- New tombstone for mother is unique Christmas present from children
- Christmas Eve engagement leads to 18 years of happy married life
- ‘We’re No. 1!’ Marian University wins national title
- Sisters of Providence announce Christmas season liturgies
- The Criterion and Catholic Center are closed from Dec. 21 to Jan. 1 for Christmas holiday
Regular local features:
- Editorial: No peace in Bethlehem today
- From the Editor Emeritus: Year of Faith - Our belief in the Incarnation
- Faith and Family: Music expresses the joy of Advent and Christmas
- Catholic Education Outreach: Theology of the Body program will help form adults
- Reflection: Innocents are slaughtered again and again
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters printed this week
- Events Calendar
- Franciscan sisters to host Christmas tours at Oldenburg motherhouse
- ‘Catholics Returning Home’ program begins on Jan. 9 in Brownsburg
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Providence Sister Mildred Dudine taught music at Catholic schools in several states for 55 years
- My Journey to God: Advent
Catholic News Service:
- ‘No words’ can describe shock, sadness after shooting, says priest
- Column: My Christmas wish for you, brothers and sisters in Christ
- The Sunday Readings: Fourth Sunday of Advent
- Question Corner: Priest does not administer, but is a witness to sacrament of marriage
FaithAlive!
- The humble love of the Christ Child establishes true peace
- Christmas can be a time to renew relationships with kindness
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A Christmas reflection from Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R.
Abp. Tobin writes: "I am privileged to address the readers of The Criterion for the first time, and I hope that these words will reach all the faithful in central and southern Indiana. ... It seems particularly appropriate to write these words as the Church enters the final days of Advent. The days before Christmas invite us into the season of the Gift. This reflection on our celebration of the birth of the Lord is offered in thanksgiving to God, who loved us enough to become one of us, and who has called us to walk together on our way home to him." (Page 1)
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Appointment of Archbishop Tobin and tornado in Henryville top local stories
The appointment of Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin as our sixth archbishop, the response to tornado damage in Henryville by St. Francis Xavier Parish and others, and the city of Indianapolis hosting the National Black Catholic Congress were voted the top three local news stories of 2012. Other stories of note include coverage of the local response to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) mandate, Bishop Christopher J. Coyne’s ad limina visit to Rome with Indiana’s other bishops and the ordination of 16 new permanent deacons. (Page 3)
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Photo gallery: Archbishop Tobin joins Hispanic Catholics to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe
In one of his first visits to a parish in central and southern Indiana after his installation, Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin celebrated a Mass on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Anthony Church in Indianapolis on Dec. 12. The church was filled to overflowing primarily with Hispanic Catholics, who came to show their love for Mary—who appeared to St. Juan Diego in 1531 on the Hill of Tepeyac near Mexico City.
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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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- Religious colleges win legal round with court ruling on HHS suit
- New collection seen as boost for Archdiocese for the Military Services
- Irish government announces plans to legalize abortion, with limits
- 'No words' can describe shock, sadness after shooting, says priest
- Pope expresses grief over Newtown shooting, calls for acts of peace
- Religious liberty, front and center in 2012, likely to remain big issue
- Peacemakers love, defend, promote life, pope says in peace day message
- Christmas trees remind believers of light of Christ, pope says
- In 2012, the pope called for liberty, identity, evangelization
- The good, bad, ugly: Church can't shy away from Twitter's Wild West
- Aging adults: Latin America's demographic earthquake
- Federal judge calls pro-life license plate 'viewpoint discrimination'
- Church agencies bring relief during year's storms, drought, typhoon
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