Criterion E-Newsletter (August 2, 2013)

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August 2, 2013 issue

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Local stories:

Parish pulls together to lift spirits and build a new church in honor of friends who lived their faith to the fullest
From credit to crayons: Parish converts credit union to preschool
Photo spread: Local Catholics join millions at World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro
Serra Club vocations essay: Priests’ examples influence student to be an evangelizer
Official Appointments

Regular local features:

Editorial: The Americanization of Catholics
From the Editor Emeritus: Year of Faith - Baptism and confirmation
It's All Good: God’s love is the constant in an ever-changing world
Faith, Hope and Charity: Taking a leap of faith to assist our brethren in need
Letters to the Editor
- Publication does good job highlighting breadth of issues within universal Church
Events Calendar
- St. Malachy Parish in Brownsburg offers series on end of life issues
- Basilica of the Sacred Heart to celebrate 125th anniversary
Obituaries
- General listing
My Journey to God: God as Artist

Catholic News Service:

'No borders, no limits': Pope commissions young people to be missionaries across the world
Pope discusses homosexuals, women in the Church and divorce on flight back to Rome
Pope answers questions about Vatican bank, Curia reforms
Agencies address realities of human trafficking among teenage victims
British bishops: Despite law, Church can’t accept gay marriage
Sister’s time travel series takes children back to Jesus’ time
Catholics and Pentecostals share belief in ‘healing power of Jesus’
Jamboree Mass ties Scouts’ Catholic faith, commitment to serve others
Turn to Christ for comfort, archbishop tells theater shooting victims
Pope is most influential, second most-followed world leader on Twitter
In Brazil, pope’s simple, artless actions resonate powerfully
Column: Closing of parishes could have adverse consequences, writer says
Column: God’s love is the constant in an ever-changing world
The Sunday Readings: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Question Corner: Funeral Masses are commendable but not absolutely required for Catholics

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Parish pulls together to lift spirits and build a new church in honor of friends who lived their faith to the fullest

Eight months have passed since Donald and Barbara Horan and Stephen and Denise Butz died in a single-engine plane crash. In the wake of the tragedy, St. Mary Parish in Greensburg has added a special event to its annual festival. On Aug. 24, the parish will hold the first “On Eagle’s Wings” 5K Run/Walk and Kids’ Fun Run as a way to celebrate the lives, faith and love that the the Butzes and Horans shared with their family, friends, parish and community. (Page 1)
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Butterfly garden gives a sense of hope and beauty for parents who have lost a child

St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Clarksville was in need of a new preschool building. Their old one was just too small to meet their growing needs. Who better to turn to for finding a building than their own patron, St. Anthony of Padua, the patron saint known for finding things? St. Anthony delivered. (Page 7)
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Web-only features

See a photo gallery from World Youth Day

Thirty-three young adults from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis traveled to Rio de Janeiro last week to attend the events of World Youth Day. They joined Pope Francis along with millions of other youth from around the world. See some of the photos from their trip in our online gallery.
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National and world news you may have missed...

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