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February 19, 2016 issue

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Local stories:

  • ‘You see how precious life is’: A child’s need for a transplant leads a faith community to give from the heart
  • Audit again finds archdiocese in compliance with charter
    • Reporting Information
  • Father Kenneth Ciano worked overseas before serving as a priest for 20 years
  • Saint Meinrad Archabbey receives new novice
  • Christopher West to speak at men’s conference on March 5
  • Lawmakers consider lifting lifetime ban on food stamps for reformed drug felons
  • New Hispanic Ministry coordinator brings experience and ‘fresh eyes’
    • Nuevo coordinador del Ministerio Hispano trae consigo experiencia y una perspectiva nueva
  • ‘10 Things’ catechetical resource is updated in Spanish
    • El recurso catequético ‘10 cosas’ está actualizado en español
  • Lenten penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes
    • Lenten activities available online
  • Portion of Lenten Rice Bowl proceeds benefit area charities
    • Fourteen area charitable organizations benefit from 2015 Rice Bowl campaign
  • Photos: Catholic Schools Week Mass (print edition only)

Regular local features:

  • Rejoice in the Lord: Opening our hearts to the Lord through prayer, sacraments, charity
    • Alégrense en el Señor: Abramos el corazón al Señor a través de la oración, los sacramentos y la caridad
  • Editorial: Pornography is a grave evil
  • From the Editor Emeritus: Renaissance Church - Julius II, the warrior pope
  • That All May Be One: Despite what some say, all religions are not the same
  • Worship and Evangelization Outreach: Taking on the ‘smell of the sheep,’ we might just find the shepherd
  • Letters to the Editor
    • No letters were printed this week
  • Events Calendar
    • Dynamic Catholic Institute’s ‘The Four Signs’ at St. Michael Church on Mar. 12
    • More participants needed in 40 Days for Life in Bloomington and Indianapolis
    • Retrouvaille weekend for healthier marriages set for Feb. 26-28 in Indy
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
    • Daughter of Charity Sister Rosaria Raidl ministered in health care for 45 years, serving as a community nurse
    • Providence Sister Regina Shaughnessy ministered as an educator for 33 years, including in the archdiocese
    • St. Joseph Sister Mary Cora Thoman served the archdiocese at Roncalli High School in Indianapolis
  • My Journey to God: Morning Prayer

Catholic News Service:

  • Antonin Scalia was longest-serving justice on current Supreme Court
  • In crime-plagued periphery, pope preaches conversion
  • A brotherly embrace brings pope and Russian patriarch together
  • Pope, meeting Iraqi leader, urges work for reconciliation
  • Bishop in pastoral letter urges Catholics to walk ‘beyond parish boundaries’
  • ‘Simple, not silly’: Children’s questions become book by Pope Francis
  • Column: The Doritos commercial and the revival of voluntarism
  • Column: A unique chance to fill the pages of the book of life
  • The Sunday Readings: Second Sunday of Lent
  • Question Corner: In most cases, funeral Masses are only for those who have been baptized

FaithAlive!

  • Mother Teresa showed how to be merciful to the sick, dying
  • Jesus taught us care for the sick should extend to the whole person

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New Hispanic Ministry coordinator brings experience and ‘fresh eyes’

Oscar CastellanosWhen Oscar Castellanos left his studies of theology at the University of Notre Dame several years ago to return to Hillsboro, Ore., little did he imagine he would return to Indiana in the not so distant future. This time he has come to stay—not as a student, but as coordinator of Hispanic Ministry for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. With the position of Hispanic Ministry coordinator remaining vacant for more than a year, Castellanos knows he has his work cut out for him. (Page 10)
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Portion of Lenten Rice Bowl proceeds benefit area charities

Rice Bowl and calendarMembers of the 98 schools, parishes and organizations of the archdiocese who participated in the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl program last year would expect that their donations helped the needy in other countries. But “last year, we had 14 organizations in the archdiocese benefit from the Rice Bowl contributions [made by people in central and southern Indiana],” says Theresa Chamblee, archdiocesan director of Catholic Relief Services. “A lot of people don’t realize that 25 percent of all the money raised by the Rice Bowl program is kept local to help our neighbors in need right here in the archdiocese.” (Page 12)
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Web-only features

Holy Year of Mercy Resources

During the Holy Year of Mercy -- which started on Dec. 8, 2015 and will end on Nov. 20, 2016 -- there are a number of resources that are available on the archdiocesan website for parishes and individuals, including links, a calendar of events, an official booklet and a link to the list "10 Things We Want You to Know About the Catholic Faith."
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National and world news you may have missed...

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