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November 10, 2017 issue

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Local stories:

  • ‘It’s all through God’: Milan couple with grown children find blessing in adopting young siblings
  • ‘Young Church’ to come alive as 20,000 youths head to National Catholic Youth Conference
  • Nov. 11-12 is United Catholic Appeal intention weekend in local Church
  • Statue of Our Lady of La Vang ‘like a miracle’ for Vietnamese community
  • Gathering helps middle schoolers dive deeper into their faith
  • Renovation gives new life to one church, ‘continues work’ of another
  • From the Archives: First Mass in Brazil

Regular local features:

  • Christ the Cornerstone: Sharing the journey, seeing the faces of our neighbors
    • Cristo, la piedra angular: Compartir el viaje y ver el rostro del prójimo
  • Editorial: Pope Francis condemns ‘hatred and homicidal madness’
  • From the Editor Emeritus: The tumultuous presidential election of 1968
  • Cornucopia: Change is inevitable, and that can be a good thing
  • Our Works of Charity: Significance of one: You alone can make a difference
  • Twenty Something: No baby, but still giving thanks
  • Public Schedule of Archbishop Charles C. Thompson
  • Letters to the Editor
    • Column helped bring readers up to speed on Berrigan brothers
  • Events Calendar
    • Our Lady of the Greenwood to host Catholic art exhibit on Nov. 17
    • Sisters of Providence to celebrate feast day with Mass on Nov. 18
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
  • My Journey to God: In Honor of All Saints

Catholic News Service:

  • USCCB president decries mass shooting at Texas Baptist church
  • ‘Horrendous act weighs on all our hearts,’ says cardinal
  • World War II, Korea and Vietnam War vets greeted with hero’s welcome
  • U.S. Senate confirms Notre Dame professor as federal judge
  • Column: A tale of two popes
  • The Sunday Readings: Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
  • Question Corner: ‘Protestant ending’ of the Lord’s Prayer is rooted in early Church history

FaithAlive!

  • Build relationships with priests, religious to foster vocations
  • Discovering one’s vocation opens a person to the beauty and love of God

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Statue of Our Lady of La Vang ‘like a miracle’ for Vietnamese community

Archbishop blessing statueIt started as a request by the archdiocesan Vietnamese Catholic community to install a small statue inside St. Joseph Church on the southwest side of Indianapolis, where they worship in their native language on Sundays. Today, the entire front lawn of the parish is dedicated as a shrine to the Virgin Mary under the title Our Lady of La Vang. Archbishop Charles C. Thompson journeyed to the new shrine on Oct. 15 as part of his first visit to St. Joseph Church. About 300 parishioners filled the pews as the archbishop celebrated Mass, rededicated the newly-renovated church building and blessed the new shrine of Our Lady of La Vang. (Page 3)
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Milan couple with grown children find blessing in adopting young siblings

FamilyMILAN—At 45 and 40, Dave and Holly Siegel were almost there. With the youngest of their two children being a senior in high school, they were almost empty nesters. Then the couple of St. Nicholas Parish in Ripley County met 2-year-old Mason in November 2014, and their lives changed forever. It started simply enough when the Siegels gave Dave’s brother Bill, then 50, a weekend break from fostering the little boy. By June of 2016, they were the proud adoptive parents of not just Mason, but also his 6-year-old half-sister Riley. (Page 1)
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‘Young Church’ to come alive as 20,000 youths head to National Catholic Youth Conference

Youth at conferenceFor three days, more than 20,000 youths from across the United States come together to share their faith at the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC)—taking over Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis with a joy and a spirit that offers so much promise for the future and the present of the Church. The archdiocese hosts its fourth straight NCYC on Nov. 16-18. In anticipation of the event—which relies upon the efforts of nearly 1,000 adult volunteers—The Criterion asked Scott Williams, director of youth ministry, to share his insights about the effects of this biannual gathering on Catholic teenagers. (Page 1)
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Web-only features

Video: Holy Fire youth conference in Chicago

Youth at conferenceCalled “Holy Fire,” the conference was organized by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, or NFCYM. Nearly 100 middle school students from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis were some of the nearly 7,000 teens that attended Holy Fire. During the six‑hour event held twice over the span of two days, the young people jammed to Catholic rap, heard uplifting messages and had the opportunity to dive deeper into their faith.
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