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July 29, 2016 issue
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Local stories:
- The lasting gift of a long journey: Six-year spiritual adventure results in farmer attending Mass in every parish in archdiocese
- Marian Jubilee on October 8 in Columbus to help archdiocese celebrate Holy Year of Mercy
- Jubileo mariano el 8 de octubre para celebrar el Año Santo de la Misericordia en la Arquidiócesis
- Three Sisters of Providence celebrate golden jubilees
- Attorney, panel weigh in on ‘religious freedom in the workplace’
- What was in the news on July 29, 1966? The Dutch Church takes risks, and a priest gets punished for birth control comments
- Providence sister professes first vows
Regular local features:
- Rejoice in the Lord: Every child has right to receive love from a mother and a father
- Alégrense en el Señor: Todos los niños tienen derecho a recibir el amor de una madre y de un padre
- Editorial: The ACLU vs. Catholic hospitals
- From the Editor Emeritus: 20th-century Church - Pope Pius X condemns modernism
- Emmaus Walk: When challenges appear, I get by with a little help from above
- Faith and Family: Let the light of Christ shine through you in this dark world
- Reflection: Worried? Anxious? Afraid? Book offers scriptural insights to help
- Letters to the Editor
- Archbishop’s columns, insights on marriage are on the mark, reader says
- Events Calendar
- Fred Fath, St. Christopher coach for 54 years, to be honored on Aug. 6
- New Albany Deanery Catholic Youth Ministries hosts outing to Louisville Bats game on Aug. 19
- What Would Pope Francis Do? Author to discuss new book on Aug. 14 at St. Athanasius Church
- Sisters of Providence August Taizé service on Aug. 9 to focus on stress
- Obituaries
- General listing
- My Journey to God: I am Your Servant
Catholic News Service:
- Pope Francis asks WYD pilgrims to accompany him with prayers during visit
- Pope expresses shock over priest’s murder in French church
- Vatican spearheads effort to get AIDS drugs to children—soon
- Professor outlines pornography’s perils at Courage International conference
- Venezuelans turn to Church, which doesn’t have enough to help all
- Clinton’s VP pick, a Catholic, faces criticism for his stand on abortion
- Government seeks public input on ways to implement disputed HHS mandate
- Stethoscope pope: By listening to youths, he hears what makes them tick
- Former Our Sunday Visitor publisher named CNS director, editor-in-chief
- Baton Rouge faithful work to promote peace after shootings
- Archbishop Gregory to chair bishops’ conference’s task force on race
- Munich, Kabul terror attacks are call to pray for peace, Pope Francis says
- Catholics seek to change narrative of violence for denizens of Holy Land
- Column: Politics and the court
- The Sunday Readings: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Question Corner: Updated Roman Missal offers several options for penitential rite during Mass
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Marian Jubilee on October 8 in Columbus to help archdiocese celebrate Holy Year of Mercy
As part of its celebration of the Holy Year of Mercy, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis is hosting a Marian Jubilee from 9 a.m. to noon on Oct. 8 at St. Bartholomew Church, 1306 27th St., in Columbus. Doors open for the event at 8 a.m. Dr. Scott Hahn, founder and director of the Steubenville, Ohio-based Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology, will be the keynote speaker. The event will include a Marian procession, a welcome and witness talk by Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin, and a variety of religious items and books available for purchase. (Page 1)
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Six-year spiritual adventure results in farmer attending Mass in every parish in archdiocese
The joy keeps returning to John Meisberger’s face as he shares the magical moments he experienced while traveling around central and southern Indiana to attend Mass at every parish in the archdiocese. When Meisberger entered the last church on his list earlier this year, it marked the end of a more than six-year spiritual adventure that began in October of 2009. That’s when he had the idea for his unique journey of faith as he attended Mass at his then-home parish of St. Mary Magdalen in New Marion in the Batesville Deanery. (Page 1)
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Web-only features
Follow World Youth Day 2016
Dozens of youth and young adults from around the archdiocese are participating in World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, Poland. Use the link below to learn more about the event and follow the progress of some of the pilgrims.
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National and world news you may have missed...
Here's a sampling of some news stories that ran on our website this past week or so that you may have missed.
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- 'The world is at war,' but religions are not, pope says on way to Krakow
- Catholics urged to fast, pray for peace; group plans novena for nation
- Pope expresses shock over violence in French church
- Spread message of divine mercy, Krakow cardinal says at WYD opening
- Piazza acknowledges his Catholic faith at Hall of Fame induction
- Vatican spearheads effort to get AIDS drugs to children -- soon
- Pope asks WYD pilgrims to accompany him with prayers during visit
- Criminal charges against Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis dropped
- St. Mary Magdalene is reminder of need for adoration, cardinal says
- In keynote, Courage's executive director focuses on sacrifice of chastity
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