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February 28, 2014 issue
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Local stories:
- Coming home: Young adult Catholic returns to the Church after journey of heartbreak and separation
- New retreat hopes to help people who have ‘Lost Sight of God’
- Knights, Catholic Athletes for Christ sponsor
football combine for Special Olympians
- NFL coaches, team officials gather for Mass, dinner and fellowship
- Widower and father, Father Elmer Burwinkel was devoted to Mary
- Annual women’s conference set for March 22 at Indiana Convention Center
- Revised marriage amendment will not go to voters this year
- Constitutional amendments defining marriage as between one man and one woman
- Archbishop Tobin featured in parish Lenten speaker series
- New retreat hopes to help people who have ‘Lost Sight of God’
- Lenten penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes
- Lenten disciplines include fasting, almsgiving, prayer
- Lenten activities available online
- What the catechism says about Lent
- RSVP matches retired and senior persons with volunteer opportunities
- RSVP branches are located throughout central and southern Indiana
Regular local features:
- Editorial: Be more intentional this Lent, thanks to God’s love and mercy
- From the Editor Emeritus: Old Testament - The story of Judah and Tamar
- Cornucopia: Life, we learn over time, is our favorite land of opportunity
- Faith and Family: Lenten disciplines can be like doing chores around the house
- Reflection: Reflections on the consistory that I was unable to attend
- Letters to the Editor
- Securing borders is first step in immigration reform
- Events Calendar
- St. Joseph Parish in Indianapolis to host World Day of Prayer on March 7
- George Weigel to speak at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel on March 8
- Ave Maria Guild installs officers and board of directors members for 2014 during meeting
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Providence Sister Cordelia Moran ministered in education, communications in archdiocese
- My Journey to God: Love Wins
Catholic News Service:
- Pope establishes panel, with lay members, to oversee Vatican finances
- Pope Francis, with retired Pope Benedict present, creates new cardinals
- Pope Francis: Professing the faith without good works is just spouting hot air
- Amendment to U.S. Constitution urged to protect traditional marriage
- Appeals court denies University of Notre Dame injunction on HHS mandate
- App present unique Lenten opportunity
- Pope: By taking care of elders, families show all life has value
- Nun, two activists go to prison for protest at nuclear weapons facility
- Column: The Easter story in the context of marriage in today’s world
- The Sunday Readings: Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Question Corner: People are free to capitalize pronouns that refer to God or to put them in lower case
FaithAlive!
- Lent prepares us to participate in Jesus’ dying and rising
- Lent is a time of spiritual training to help in resisting temptation
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RSVP matches retired and senior persons with volunteer opportunities
RSVP is a national volunteer network for people ages 55 and older. It is a service of Senior Corps, a group of programs administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service federal agency (CNCS). “RSVP is a clearinghouse of volunteer opportunities,” said Monica Woodsworth, director of RSVP of Central Indiana, a branch operated by Catholic Charities Indianapolis that covers Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson and Marion counties. (Page 15)
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Young adult Catholic returns to the Church after journey of heartbreak and separation
Michael Walterman will always remember his 18th birthday for two life-changing reasons. First, it was the day when one of his best friends committed suicide. And, because of that death, it was also the day when he turned his back on God. “I wanted no part of a God who would allow these types of things to happen,” Walterman recalls. “I couldn’t understand. I basically gave up on God.” A few moments later, Walterman adds, “Years later, I would discover that God never gave up on me.” (Page 1)
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Web-only features
Photo Gallery: Knights, Catholic Athletes for Christ sponsor football combine for Special Olympians
It was a fun-filled morning on Feb. 22 for Special Olympics athletes from across central Indiana at the Indianapolis Colts practice facility in Indianapolis. The athletes participated in the same kind of drills that were taking place that same weekend at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis where hundreds of the country’s top college football players showed off their talents during the annual National Football League (NFL) Scouting Combine. See photos from the event below.
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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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- Pope asks families to pray for October synod
- Church law not clear-cut on offering second-class relics for donation
- Arkansas Schools test 'cyber days' to keep school 'open' during severe weather
- Pope establishes panel, with lay members, to oversee Vatican finances
- Appeals court denies University of Notre Dame injunction on HHS mandate
- 'Son of God' movie 'a love story,' say husband-wife producers
- Pope Francis, with retired Pope Benedict present, creates new cardinals
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