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February 13, 2015 issue

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Local stories:

  • ‘The best teacher I ever had’: Student who integrated Catholic schools says faith in Jesus guided her through tumultuous time
  • Archbishop Tobin invites faithful to take part in synod consultation
    • Participating in consultation will help Church respond to needs of today’s families
  • Lenten penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes
    • Lenten disciplines include fasting, almsgiving, prayer
    • Catechism Corner: What the catechism says about Lent
  • Proposed Indiana law hopes to provide parents with better prenatal information about the disabilities facing children
  • Seminarians drawn closer to Christ in Holy Land pilgrimage
  • What was in the news on February 13, 1965? The question of bus rides for private school students, and discussion of the reform of the curia
  • 40 Days for Life campaigns to begin on Feb. 18 in Indianapolis, Bloomington
  • Sisters of Providence celebrate jubilee anniversaries
  • Indiana college students help form ‘the pro-life generation’
  • Raffin is intern at The Criterion

Regular local features:

  • Rejoice in the Lord: We are an immigrant Church called to welcome strangers
    • Alégrense en el Señor: Somos una Iglesia inmigrante llamada a acoger al prójimo
  • Editorial: Male and female are God’s design
  • From the Editor Emeritus: Conditions in Palestine at the time of Christ
  • Cornucopia: Trying to answer the eternal question about love
  • Bruised, Hurting and Dirty: Spreading God’s message of faith, hope and love to Alana
  • Twenty Something: How one young Catholic saved 2,500 kids
  • Reflection: New movie is a ‘far cry’ from Christ’s vision of authentic human love
  • Letters to the Editor
    • Late pastor’s radio talks helped raise funds for rebuilt Michigan basilica, reader notes
  • Events Calendar
    • Marian University to present the play Almost, Maine on Feb. 27 and 28
    • RSVP seeks volunteers ages 55+
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
    • Holy Cross Brother Raymond Harrington taught at Cathedral High School for 16 years
    • Dolores Marie Beever, 85, mother of Father Carlton Beever, died on Jan. 29 in Indianapolis
  • My Journey to God: Lover of My Soul

Catholic News Service:

  • Accountability is key concern for pope’s child protection commission, says pontifical commission
  • Become islands of mercy in the sea of world’s indifference, Pope Francis says in Lenten message
  • Vatican gives tips on preparing homilies, tying them to catechism
  • Pope orders cooperation in preventing sexual abuse, caring for victims
  • The Sunday Readings: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
  • Question Corner: Code of Canon Law requires finance councils for dioceses and parishes

FaithAlive!

  • Ash Wednesday ashes should be an outward sign of conversion
  • Ash Wednesday begins a time of penance and conversion, recalls baptism

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Student who integrated Catholic schools says faith in Jesus guided her through tumultuous time

Black familyThe story’s defining moment occurs when a little girl finds herself locked inside a school cloakroom, afraid of what will happen next. It’s also a story about the unflinching dream of a bishop, a deep belief in angels, and the growing faith of a child during a contentious, history-making period for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis—and the United States. As the person who lived that story, 78-year-old Carole Finnell warns that it has its share of dark, troubling moments that people may not want to hear about or read. (Page 1)
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Indiana college students help form ‘the pro-life generation’

March for LifeKaylie Ricks looked around at the excited crowd gathered on the National Mall and captured mental images of her first experience on the March for Life in Washington on Jan. 22. “There were so many young people,” said Ricks, a 20-year-old Butler University student from Dixon, Ill. “That our generation—high school, college age kids—are passionate about an issue like that, I think it’s really important.” Ricks bused from Indianapolis to Washington with a group of 45 other Indiana college students committed to the pro-life cause. This year marked the 42nd anniversary Supreme Court decisions that legalized abortion in the United States. (Page 15)
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Web-only features

Holy Land Pilgrimage Blog

Holy Land photoArchbishop Joseph W. Tobin will join Catholics from across central and southern Indiana on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land from Feb. 4 through Feb. 15. Criterion reporter Natalie Hoefer is making the pilgrimage and will provide a daily blog which will include updates, photos and each days prayer intention.
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