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April 28, 2017 issue

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Local stories:

  • ‘Faith and life became one’: CYO director nears the finish line after 46 years of serving children and families
  • ‘A cloud of witnesses:’ More than 600 women gather for Indiana Catholic Women’s Conference
    • Participants rave about Indiana Catholic Women’s Conference
  • Meet our future deacons
    • John Hosier
    • Martin Ignacio
  • 360-degree images of church interiors being added to archdiocesan website
  • More than 1,000 students to graduate from Catholic colleges in archdiocese
  • Events to celebrate 100th anniversary of the first Marian apparition in Fatima
  • Msgr. Lawrence Moran to celebrate his 90th birthday on May 8
  • Pope’s encyclical calls for ecological conversion, speaker says
  • ICC uses session to advance consistent life ethic, common good

Regular local features:

  • The Face of Mercy: The wonder of our Lord’s resurrection, sources of faith, hope
    • La maravilla de la resurrección de Nuestro Señor es fuente de fe y de esperanza
  • Editorial: Centenary of Our Lady of Fatima
  • From the Editor Emeritus: Jim Fleming taught me biblical geography at Tantur
  • Cornucopia: Every day brings new stories to help us live our lives
  • Emmaus Walk: ‘Can you see me now?’ Christ is always in our world
  • Faith and Family: Great dignity is found in the work of parents and all who labor
  • Reflection: Grandkids’ insight offers unique perspective of Easter triduum
  • Letters to the Editor
    • Readers offer special ‘thank you’ to all who assisted with confirmation process
  • Events Calendar
    • Sisters to host discussion on Mary, Our Lady of Providence on May 4
    • Stephen Ministry caregiver companion workshop set for May 7 in Carmel
    • Cenacle of the Marian Movement of Priests set for May 7 at Holy Rosary
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
    • Providence Sister Sheila FitzSimons ministered in Catholic schools for 56 years
  • My Journey to God: Magdalen’s Sonnet

Catholic News Service:

  • Pope Francis to Egyptians: Let papal visit be sign of friendship and peace
  • Pope to canonize Fatima seers May 13; October date for other saints
  • Faith leads to freedom, not compromise, Pope Francis says at morning Mass
  • Pope pays tribute to modern martyrs, calls for witnesses of God’s love
  • Closed hearts unable to be surprised by the Resurrection, Pope Francis says
  • Mercy opens door to understanding mystery of God, pope says
  • Make persecution ‘difficult for others to ignore,’ Cardinal Wuerl says
  • The Sunday Readings: Third Sunday of Easter
  • Question Corner: The title for priests of ‘monsignor’ given by the pope is purely honorary

FaithAlive!

  • Recent popes have viewed care for creation as moral issue
  • The Church’s teaching on environmental care is rooted in Scripture

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360-degree images of church interiors being added to archdiocesan website

Interior of a churchTo increase the sense of community among the parishes of the Church in central and southern Indiana, The Criterion is beginning to add 360-degree images of the interior of archdiocesan churches to the archdiocesan website. The images can be viewed from either a computer or a smart phone. No special application (app) is required to view the images. To make sure that all archdiocesan churches in central and southern Indiana are represented, we invite parishioners and parish staff to take their own 360-degree image of their church’s interior and send them in. (Page 2)
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CYO director nears the finish line after 46 years of serving children and families

CYO kidsEd Tinder laughs sheepishly when he sums up his commitment to the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) in the archdiocese by sharing two realities involving his family: He nearly missed the birth of one of his three children because of a CYO activity. He also told each of his children to check the CYO calendar before scheduling their wedding date. That combination of passion and purpose has marked the 46 years that Tinder has devoted to serving the children, youths and families of the archdiocese—the first nine years as a teacher and coach at Roncalli High School in Indianapolis, followed by his 37 years with the CYO. As the 68-year-old Tinder prepares to retire on June 16, The Criterion talked with him recently about his thoughts on the “tug of war” in youth sports, his advice to parents and coaches, his insights into why the CYO is so important to the archdiocese and the Church, and his joy in leading the organization. (Page 1)
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Web-only features

Photo Gallery: Indiana Catholic Women's Conference

Women at MassMore than 600 women gathered for the Indiana Catholic Women's Conference -- themed “A Cloud of Witnesses” -- on March 25, which was also the Feast of the Annunciation. Between that feast and 2017 being the centennial anniversary of the Marian apparitions of Fatima, the topic of the event’s three talks and the homily naturally focused on the Blessed Mother—the foremost of all witnesses. See photos from the event or ready our coverage.
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Online survey for pastoral needs assessment available in English, Spanish and Burmese on May 1

Beginning on May 1, Catholics across central and southern Indiana can complete an online survey to help provide whoever is appointed the new shepherd of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis a clear picture of the local Church. The survey, which will be available in Burmese, English and Spanish, is part of the archdiocesan pastoral needs assessment that Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin commissioned shortly before his ministry in the archdiocese ended and he was installed as the archbishop of Newark, N.J.
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