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June 10, 2016 issue

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Local stories:

  • 2016 Ordinations: Ready to serve God’s people
    • Guided by God’s grace, transitional Deacon Anthony Hollowell begins his ultimate adventure
    • ‘Light of Christ’ leads transitional Deacon James Brockmeier on the road to the priesthood
  • Benedictine Father Kurt Stasiak elected new leader of Saint Meinrad Archabbey
  • What was in the news on June 10, 1966? A new archabbot for St. Meinrad, criticism for stifling dissent against the Vietnam War, and racial equality in purchasing

Regular local features:

  • Rejoice in the Lord: Bible is full of love stories, family crises
    • Alégrense en el Señor: La biblia está repleta de historias de amor y crisis familiares
  • Editorial: Welcome, Archabbot Kurt
  • From the Editor Emeritus: Imperiled Church - Napoleon imprisoned two popes
  • Cornucopia: It seems that parenting is ‘grander’ at every level
  • Twenty Something: To bake is to believe - a convert in the kitchen
  • Be Our Guest: Reader says editorial offers word games, semantics that confuse faithful Catholics
  • Letters to the Editor
    • Hispanic neighbors are gentle, kind, thoughtful and selfless, reader says
  • Events Calendar
    • Creighton Model session will be offered in Indianapolis on June 29
    • The King’s Singers to perform at St. Bartholomew Church on July 9
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
  • My Journey to God: Fulfillment

Catholic News Service:

  • Pope Francis approves statutes of new office for laity, family, life
  • Pope: Good priests don’t own gloves, they get their hands dirty
  • Pope Francis to appoint advisory board in removing negligent bishops
  • Survey finds growing interest among Catholics in reading the Bible
  • Swiss Church official deplores vote allowing genetic testing of embryos
  • Extreme faith: God makes big demands, gives infinite love, bishop says
  • Take the high road, Bishop Coyne tells Catholic communicators
  • First Amendment, Gospel a ‘double mandate’ for press, Erlandson says
  • Prayer powers light Christians must share with the world, pope says
  • Parents are kids’ ‘best bet’ to buffer outside world, conference hears
  • Australian priest takes up pope’s call to be missionary of mercy
  • Column: Trying to be faithful, seeking the eternal in a busy world
  • The Sunday Readings: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
  • Question Corner: Women have gained a more prominent place in the Vatican over past decade

FaithAlive!

  • Marriages last when couples pray, ‘reaffirm their decision to love’
  • Couples who remain faithful in marriage are a sign of God’s ‘age-old love’

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Benedictine Father Kurt Stasiak elected new leader of Saint Meinrad Archabbey

Archabbot Kurt StasiakWhen the votes were being announced one by one on June 2 at Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Benedictine Father Kurt Stasiak kept hearing his name called out as he and his fellow monks sat together in a room adorned with paintings of monastic virtues and Christ in glory. Father Kurt closed his eyes and had a “peaceful feeling” as the votes confirmed in his mind that his fellow monks were asking him to serve as their new leader. (Page 1)
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Guided by God’s grace, transitional Deacon Anthony Hollowell begins his ultimate adventure

Deacon Anthony HollowellThe feeling of incredible grace overwhelmed transitional Deacon Anthony Hollowell as he stood right next to Pope Francis. He watched in awe as Pope Francis raised the Eucharist toward the heavens during a Mass earlier this year at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. And the power of that moment continued minutes later as the 34-year-old deacon prepared to share a sign of peace with the pope. “I laid my head on his shoulder and squeezed his arms hard, and I felt the embrace of a holy man,” recalls Deacon Hollowell, who has been in Rome the past four years, studying and preparing for the priesthood. (Page 1)
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‘Light of Christ’ leads transitional Deacon James Brockmeier on the road to the priesthood

Deacon James BrockmeierTransitional Deacon James Brockmeier loves movies, especially coming-of-age films where the young main character is initially pictured as shy and uncertain before embracing a moment that reveals his growth and conviction. At 26, Deacon Brockmeier had one of those moments in his own life at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis in November of 2015. He had been chosen to proclaim the Gospel and serve at the conference’s closing Mass in Lucas Oil Stadium, sharing the word of God with 26,000 people from around the country and the world, including a cardinal, 18 bishops and 250 priests. (Page 1)
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