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September 18, 2015 issue

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Local stories:

  • Trusting in the Lord: Archdiocesan World Meeting of Families’ pilgrims take varied paths to God
    • Pilgrimage coverage is available online
  • St. Monica members hopeful ‘God will work through the ashes’ after fire destroys narthex
  • Leading people to God through prayer, action motivates award winners
    • Individuals honored at Administrators’ Mass
  • Archdiocesan Life Chain events scheduled on Respect Life Sunday
  • What was in the news on Sept. 17, 1965? Defending the Eucharist, supporting St. Thomas Aquinas, and sharing concerns over the arms race
  • Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish Oktoberfest is Oct. 2-3 in Beech Grove
  • Lumen Christi Catholic School to sponsor conference for those high school age and older on Sept. 26 in Indianapolis

Regular local features:

  • Rejoice in the Lord: Stewardship of creation calls us to conversion, action
    • Alégrense en el Señor: La corresponsabilidad de la creación nos llama a la conversión y la acción
  • Editorial: We are most like God when mercy seasons justice
  • From the Editor Emeritus: Medieval Church - The East-West Schism of 1054
  • That All May Be One: Let’s continue to prayer for unity with our sister churches
  • Catholic Evangelization Outreach: The Sacred Heart of Jesus and World Youth Day
  • Be Our Guest: Veterans’ memorial, town’s heritage being threatened in Church-state debate
  • Letters to the Editor
    • When it comes to abortion, end justifies means in undercover reporting, reader says
    • Editorial writer’s message undoes Pope Francis’ pastoral outreach
  • Events Calendar
    • Archdiocesan Health Ministry starts speaker series on Sept. 21
    • $1,000 raffle at St. Lawrence Parish Fall Festival in Indianapolis on Sept. 18-20
    • Catholic radio talk show host Al Kresta to speak at St. Luke the Evangelist Parish on Oct. 4
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
    • Providence Sister Joan Frame ministered in Catholic schools, pastoral care in the archdiocese
  • My Journey to God: Reconciliation

Catholic News Service:

  • Pope visits Cuba amid increasing support for end to U.S. embargo
  • New USA Catholic Church app offers exclusive coverage of papal visit
  • U.S. Catholics from Miami to be ‘ambassadors’ to Havana
  • Complex trip to Cuba, U.S. will be Pope Francis’ longest, spokesman says
  • Pope Francis: Priests lacking mercy shouldn’t hear confession; get desk job
  • Ahead of papal visit, Catholics’ attitudes sliced and diced in polls
  • Marriage is forever: Pope’s reform requires proof union was invalid
  • Column: Exploring lessons on feminine genius around Mary
  • The Sunday Readings: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
  • Question Corner: Christ promised at the Last Supper that he would be reunited with his followers

FaithAlive!

  • Church gives insight into mysterious spiritual realities
  • Jesus’ resurrection transcends ordinary human understanding

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Trusting in the Lord: Archdiocesan World Meeting of Families’ pilgrims take varied paths to God

FamilyAngie Moster and her family were “ecstatic” when they learned that they had been selected to participate in an archdiocesan-sponsored pilgrimage to the World Meeting of Families to be held from Sept. 22-25 in Philadelphia. The meeting, which the Church holds every few years to help strengthen families and share with the broader world its vision for marriage and family life, will culminate on Sept. 27 when Pope Francis will celebrate a Mass with a congregation expected to number 1.5 million. (Page 1)
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Leading people to God through prayer, action motivates award winners

Group of people at a tableThe doubts raced through Carol Wagner’s mind when she was asked if she wanted to take on the full-time position of leading high school students closer to God. Five years after she became the director of campus ministry at Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis, Wagner recently received the 2015 Youth Ministry Servant Leader of the Year Award from the archdiocese. She was one of five individuals honored on Sept. 2 during the Administrators’ Mass at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. (Page 9)
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Web-only features

Pilgrimage coverage is available online

Follow the archdiocesan pilgrimage to the World Meeting of Families and Mass with Pope Francis and an estimated 1.5 million worshippers through a blog and photos galleries that can be accessed at www.archindy.org/wmof. Coverage can also be found on Twitter @CriterionOnline and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ArchdioceseofIndianapolis.

 

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