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May 31, 2013 issue
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Local stories:
- 'Hope for the Church': Blueprint to reach young adult Catholics calls for foundation of commitment
- Unusual efforts aid outreach to teens and young adults at Jennings County
- St. Bartholomew Parish ministry helps bring young people ‘out of the fog’
- Race for Vocations team takes the Gospel to the streets
- Moore and Brunner are promoted in Office of Stewardship and Development
- Parishes to sponsor Corpus Christi processions
- What was in the news on May 31, 1963? Pope XXIII nears death, and the Supreme Court orders integration of recreation facilities
- Lumen Christi School names new headmaster
- Benedict Inn program celebrates 20 years of developing spiritual directors
- Readers share what they love about the Catholic faith
- Workshop provides information on addictions, ministries that help
Regular local features:
- Editorial: How the worldwide Church is changing
- From the Editor Emeritus: Year of Faith - The Body and Blood of Christ
- Emmaus Walk: Draw strength from praying the rosary as a family
- Faith and Family: Viewing family life through the lens of the Trinity
- Reflection: Make the grab for spiritual victory when given the chance in life
- Letters to the Editor
- More than ever, we need the sacrament of confession, reader says
- Events Calendar
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Franciscan Sister Noel Marie Worland ministered in education for 52 years
- My Journey to God: I am the cup
Catholic News Service:
- Indy native chosen to lead Franciscans says pope has energized order
- Boy Scouts vote to allow openly gay youths to belong to Scout troops
- Bipartisan tribute on Capitol Hill celebrates Father Hesburgh’s life and ministry
- Pope Francis plans to complete encyclical on faith, spokesman says
- Vatican organizing simultaneous eucharistic adoration on June 2
- Column: Demanding dignity and safety in labor despite the cost
- The Sunday Readings: Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Corpus Christi
- Question Corner: Catholics are called to bow their heads during Mass at the name of Jesus
FaithAlive!
- Good Samaritan parable teaches about giving and receiving aid
- Challenging parable seeks to tear down any limits to our compassion
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Blueprint to reach young adult Catholics calls for foundation of commitment
The stunned and positive reactions from Catholic visitors across the country always make Father Rick Nagel smile. The visitors flock to downtown Indianapolis for the Super Bowl, national conventions, the Indianapolis 500 or an NCAA men’s basketball tournament and, looking for a church for Mass, they’re drawn by the convenience and beauty of St. John the Evangelist Church in the heart of the city. Yet what creates the most lasting impression on the visiting Catholics is the number of young adults who are in church for Mass. (Page 1)
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Parishes to sponsor Corpus Christi processions
On the weekend of June 1-2, the Church will celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, which is also known by its traditional Latin name of “Corpus Christi.” Read our story to see which Corpus Christi processions at parishes in the archdiocese have been reported to The Criterion. (Page 6)
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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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- Florida bishops say use of death penalty 'sanctions revenge'
- Family-owned businesses challenge HHS contraceptive mandate in court
- Pope Francis plans to complete encyclical on faith, spokesman says
- Vatican organizing worldwide, simultaneous eucharistic adoration June 2
- Vatican officials decry persecution of Christians around the world
- Boy Scouts vote to allow openly gay youths to belong to Scout troops
- Indy native chosen to lead Franciscans says pope has energized order
- Pope calls human trafficking 'despicable, a disgrace'
- Court to hear case on constitutionality of prayers at public meetings
- Impact of sequestration felt outside of Washington political arena
- Pope Francis to visit birthplace of his namesake on saint's feast day
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