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April 24, 2015 issue

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Local stories:

  • The universality of our Church: Mass for Asian and Pacific Island Catholics celebrates ‘how good and pleasant it is to dwell together in unity’
  • Archdiocesan Pastoral Council re-created ‘to pray, study and recommend’ pastoral plan for central and southern Indiana
    • Lay, clergy and religious members from throughout archdiocese make up APC
  • Efforts begin to help children receive a Catholic education
    • Area gatherings will discuss tax credit scholarship benefits
    • Incentives offered to schools promoting donor contributions
  • Call to stewardship includes care for creation, archbishop says
  • All Saints Parish grows in unity, reaches out to people in need
  • Tax bill to assist working families moves to conference committee phase
  • Vocations director, writer combine to update guide on Catholic faith
  • Seven men ordained transitional deacons for service in archdiocese

Regular local features:

  • Rejoice in the Lord: The Good Shepherd lays down his life for his sheep
    • Alégrense en el Señor: El Buen Pastor da la vida por sus ovejas
  • Editorial: ‘Knowing’ Jesus should guide our lives and our actions
  • From the Editor Emeritus: James led the Church in Jerusalem
  • Cornucopia: Finding rapport with others opens treasures in ourselves, too
  • Emmaus Walk: Faith at the heart of what I learned at the Colosseum in Rome
  • Faith and Family: Go all out to the finish in your life of faith
  • Letters to the Editor
    • Organization looking for assistance for St. Malachy parishioner in need of new liver, kidney
  • Events Calendar
    • Marker commemorating Sisters of Providence who served as Civil War nurses to be dedicated on May 2
    • Katie’s Walk/Run set for May 16 at Roncalli High School in Indianapolis
    • Girl Scout Gold Award project on April 26 and May 2 and 3 seeks to tell story of two merged Indianapolis parishes
    • Devotions to be held at Fatima Shrine at Sisters of St. Francis campus on May 13
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
    • Providence Sister Agnes Arvin served in schools, ministered to the developmentally disabled
  • My Journey to God: Safety Through Storms

Catholic News Service:

  • Cardinal George dies after long fight with cancer
  • Shroud of Turin on display; city readies for visit by pope, pilgrims
  • Vatican, LCWR announce successful conclusion of process to reform group
  • Pope Francis urges prayers, action on behalf of migrants, victims of trafficking
  • Pope accepts resignation of Bishop Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph
  • Column: Love and mercy for those who need it the most
  • The Sunday Readings: Fourth Sunday of Easter
  • Question Corner: Palm Sunday Mass can be understood as an ‘overture for all of Holy Week’

FaithAlive!

  • Encyclical on environment expected to focus on ‘human ecology’
  • The Bible calls those who believe in God to care for all of creation

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Archdiocesan Pastoral Council re-created ‘to pray, study and recommend’ pastoral plan for central and southern Indiana

Archdiocesan Pastoral Council membersWhen Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin began shepherding the Catholic Church in central and southern Indiana in December of 2012, he noticed that something was missing. “Knowing what the Church expects of a bishop today led me to notice that a key place for listening and reflecting and praying was not yet established,” he said. That “key place” was an archdiocesan pastoral council, a group of advisors representing the broad spectrum of lay persons, clergy and religious throughout the archdiocese. (Page 1)
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All Saints Parish grows in unity, reaches out to people in need

People in front of church buildingDonna Hoff’s family roots reach deep in southeastern Indiana. Her ancestors were members of the former St. Paul Parish in New Alsace as far back as the 1840s. So when Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin announced on June 6, 2013, that St. Paul and several other faith communities in the Batesville Deanery would be merged as a result of the Connected in the Spirit planning process, she and other fellow parishioners were naturally concerned. (Page 9)
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Photo gallery: Mass for Asian and Pacific Island Catholics celebrates ‘how good and pleasant it is to dwell together in unity’

Asians at MassOn April 12, the first ever Asian and Pacific Islander Mass in the archdiocese was celebrated at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin was the principal celebrant. After the Mass, during a reception that followed at the Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara Catholic Center, Archbishop Tobin told the standing-room-only crowd that Pope Francis has placed a strong emphasis on the Church in Asia. See our photo gallery from the event below.
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