Criterion E-Newsletter (September 30, 2016)

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September 30, 2016 issue

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Local stories:

‘Build me a cross’: Daughter’s story of abandonment becomes a tale of grace, mercy and forgiveness
Renowned priest, canon lawyer celebrates 50 years of ordained ministry
Columbus parish celebrates historic past, vibrant future in 175th anniversary
What was in the news on September 30, 1966? A new office to fight poverty, an encyclical on peace, and the start of a nursing program at Marian College

Regular local features:

Rejoice in the Lord: Find joy in politics through God’s grace
- Alégrense en el Señor: Encontremos alegría en la política por medio de la gracia de Dios
Editorial: Why young people leave the faith
From the Editor Emeritus: 20th-century Church - The third session of Vatican II
Emmaus Walk: Who’s looking out for you? Our awesome God
Faith and Family: Be faithful in little things from childhood
Letters to the Editor
- No letters were printed this week
Events Calendar
- Sisters of Providence offer activities in October celebrating St. Mother Theodore
- CYO Camp offers fun fall break camps on Oct. 7-9, 9-11 and 20-22
- Sisters of St. Benedict offer ‘Come and See’ discernment weekend on Oct. 21-23
- ‘Public Square Rosary’ in honor of Fatima to be held on Oct. 15
- Notre Dame professor emeritus of liturgy to speak at Marian University on Oct. 2
Obituaries
- General listing
My Journey to God: The Abiding

Catholic News Service:

‘Moved by Mercy’ is theme of Respect Life Month, yearlong observance
Sniffing out a good bishop: Improving the process a priority for Pope Francis
Fight hatred with love, respect for others, pope tells Nice survivors
Catholic-Orthodox commission approves statement on authority
Scholars reaffirm Church teaching against artificial birth control
Jerusalem archbishop: Christian unity, Mideast politics are priorities
Anger, distrust with candidates may find some voters snubbing presidential ballot
Christians aren’t greater than God, must forgive as he does, pope says
Father Hesburgh, JFK to be honored on postage stamps in 2017
Despite drop in poverty, advocates say much work remains to lift up poor
Too much order in the Court? No thrills in upcoming docket
Through serving, people continue to ‘Walk With Francis’ a year after trip
Column: Pope’s encyclical sheds light on ethics of genetic research
Column: Glaring omission in plan for free higher education
Column: A winning party platform focuses on achievements
The Sunday Readings: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Question Corner: Speak the name of Jesus with respect to help counter the abuse of it in society

FaithAlive!

Just-war doctrine puts conditions on moral use of armed conflict
Church teaching on war is rooted in Scripture and writings of the saints

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‘Build me a cross’: Daughter’s story of abandonment becomes a tale of grace, mercy and forgiveness

For the longest time, she couldn’t forgive him, not for what he did to her and her mother. In fact, every time Mary Jean Wethington thought about her biological father, she would feel the resentment and bitterness rising within her. “He deserted us when my mom was six months pregnant with me,” says Wethington, a member of All Saints Parish in Dearborn County in the Batesville Deanery. “He came back and tried to reconcile. Then he left when I was 16 months old, and he took all of Mom’s money. Wethington carried that pain with her through her 70th birthday during the past year. Yet that’s not where the story ends for her. The story of abandonment has become one of grace, mercy and forgiveness for her. (Page 1)
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Renowned priest, canon lawyer celebrates 50 years of ordained ministry

Msgr. Frederick Easton had been a priest for less than a year in the spring of 1967 when he was asked to consider serving in the Metropolitan Tribunal, the archdiocese’s canon law court. Little did he know at the time that his acceptance of this invitation would change his life forever, and reveal what he has called his “vocation within a vocation.” The tribunal primarily works with Catholics in central and southern Indiana seeking a declaration of nullity of a previous civil marriage, commonly called an annulment. In his ministry in the tribunal, Msgr. Easton also dealt with a wide range of other cases, from clerical sexual abuse to the beatification and canonization causes of St. Theodora Guérin and the Servant of God Simon Bruté, the first bishop of the Diocese of Vincennes, which later became the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. (Page 3)
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