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October 10, 2014 issue

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Local stories:

  • Stewards of life: Theme for Respect Life Sunday identifies all people as ‘masterpieces of God’s creation’
    • Speaking out for life: Area Life Chains make a statement on Respect Life Sunday (photos)
    • Students for Life of America president Kristan Hawkins challenges students, crowd to win battle of ‘the lunch counter’
    • Celebrate Life dinner acknowledges those with ‘commitment to life’
    • Winning pro-life statistics
  • Archbishop Tobin changes status of St. Denis Church in Jennings County
    • Decree: St. Denis Parish of Jennings County
  • Two Clark County parishes to be merged, new parish formed
    • Decree: St. Joseph Parish of St. Joseph Hill in Clark County
    • Decree: St. Paul Parish of Sellersburg
    • Decree: St. John Paul II Catholic Church
  • Archbishop Tobin accepts 21 men as deacon candidates
  • UCA funds helped ‘connect us with our son’ through adoption service

Regular local features:

  • Rejoice in the Lord: Celebrating the joys and challenges of family life
    • Alégrense en el Señor: Celebremos las alegrías y los desafíos de la vida familiar
  • Editorial: October is Mary’s month, a time to reverence and respect life
  • From the Editor Emeritus: Old Testament - Jeremiah, a model of Jesus Christ
  • Cornucopia: Seeing beyond the crippling dimension of blindness
  • Twenty Something: Self-reflection in the age of selfies
  • Letters to the Editor
    • ‘Pray, pray, pray’ to combat spiritual warfare that we face
    • Despite changes in governance, some still feel neglected, reader says
  • Events Calendar
    • Oct. 17 caregiver conference features bioethics expert Bishop Timothy Doherty
    • Marian University to host Oct. 20 lecture on ecumenism by Orthodox leader
    • Day of formation, recollection offered for liturgical music ministers on Oct. 18
    • St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities of New Albany to hold fundraiser on Nov. 1
    • Presentation on Church teaching about annulments set for Oct. 22 in Indianapolis
    • Evening of prayer, support for couples struggling with infertility on Oct. 19
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
  • My Journey to God: My Finest Friend

Catholic News Service:

  • Court declines to review rulings overturning same-sex marriage bans
  • Pope Francis tells bishops at family synod to speak fearlessly, listen humbly with an open heart
  • Pope Francis urges participation in Caritas anti-hunger campaign
  • Pope: Tiny voice in your head? Don’t ignore it; it’s a guardian angel
  • Father Groeschel, beloved author, retreat master and preacher, dies
  • Column: Another presidential war
  • Column: Learning to be the Church by embracing the needs of others
  • The Sunday Readings: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
  • Question Corner: Mixing water and wine at Mass is an ancient ritual with symbolic meaning

FaithAlive!

  • God can do ‘amazing things’ through us when we have faith
  • Faith in God does not guarantee that he will answer our prayer as we wish

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Archbishop Tobin accepts 21 men as deacon candidates

Deacon candidates group photoTen years ago, 25 men from across central and southern Indiana began a formation program through which they would be ordained in 2008 as the first permanent deacons in the history of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. A decade later, a third group of men—21 this time—were received as candidates for the diaconate by Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin during a Sept. 27 Mass at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. (Page 1)
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Stewards of life: Theme for Respect Life Sunday identifies all people as ‘masterpieces of God’s creation’

Pro-life protesters“Each of Us is a Masterpiece of God’s Creation” was the theme chosen by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for this year’s Respect Life Sunday, celebrated on Oct. 5. Throughout southern and central Indiana, many priests spoke about the sanctity of life during homilies. And ecumenical Life Chain prayer events raised awareness of the sanctity of—and threats to—life in the womb. In Indianapolis, a special Respect Life Mass was celebrated at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, during which the archdiocesan Office of Pro-Life and Family Life presented this year’s pro-life award winners. (Page 1)
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