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March 9, 2018 issue

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Local stories:

  • ‘Full of hope’: Men at conference challenged, encouraged to go forth, transform others through faith
  • Dreamers in Indianapolis relay wish to help ‘whole country’ on ‘Catholic Day of Action’
  • Bill to regulate Indiana abortion industry passes House
  • ‘Hidden jewel’ Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is now a national landmark
  • Chocolate cake offers a taste of Lenten debate
  • Lenten penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes
  • From the Archives: Emmaus Choir at St. Rita Parish

Regular local features:

  • Christ the Cornerstone: Lent, a time for giving without sadness, compulsion
    • Cristo, la piedra angular: La Cuaresma en una época para dar, pero no de mala gana o por obligación
  • Editorial: Five years later, papal surprises continue
  • From the Editor Emeritus: Women’s History Month: Lena Edwards promoted natural childbirth
  • Cornucopia: In our lives, let’s not forget the importance of memory
  • Our Works of Charity: Living our mission, building community at the heart of who we are
  • Twenty Something: ‘I sold them life’: learning from the Angel of The Gap
  • Public Schedule of Archbishop Charles C. Thompson
  • Letters to the Editor
    • As a society, we must tackle underlying causes of tragic incidents
    • Reader: Beyond prayers, we need steps by lawmakers to address tragic shootings
  • Events Calendar
    • Sisters of Providence to host retreat of discernment on weekend of April 6-8
    • Easter Egg 5K Run/Walk to benefit Indy Society of St. Vincent de Paul
    • National Players to perform two plays at Saint Meinrad on March 16 and 17
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
  • My Journey to God: Come to the Well

Catholic News Service:

  • Five years a pope: Francis’ focus has been on outreach
  • Time to address gun violence in ‘comprehensive way,’ say bishops
  • Meeting nurses, Pope Francis pays tribute to one who saved his life
  • Dozens of Catholics arrested as they ask Congress to help ‘Dreamers’
  • Pope adds feast of Mary, mother of the Church to universal calendar
  • Column: Ending a culture of violence
  • The Sunday Readings: Fourth Sunday of Lent
  • Question Corner: Protestants are able to receive ashes on Ash Wednesday in Catholic churches

FaithAlive!

  • Be humble in using social media during Lent
  • Make time to pray ‘a litany of humility for the everyday’ during Lent

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Men at conference challenged, encouraged to go forth, transform others through faith

Men at conferenceA challenge rang out in the cavernous auditorium of East Central High School in St. Leon on Feb. 24. The more than 1,200 men who filled it on that day were told to be “men who have been transformed, who are willing to go forth and transform the lives of other men.” Father Jonathan Meyer, pastor of All Saints Parish in Dearborn County, gave this parting message to the men who attended the third annual E6 Catholic Men’s Conference, organized by the Batesville Deanery faith community. “E6” refers to the sixth chapter of St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians in which the Apostle calls his audience to “put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the tactics of the devil” (Eph 6:11). (Page 1)
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Dreamers in Indianapolis relay wish to help ‘whole country’ on ‘Catholic Day of Action’

Woman speakingLike all mothers, Zahrya Aremas, 29, wants what’s best for her two children, ages 4 and 2. It was the same desire for a better life that led Aremas’ own mother to move the family to America from Mexico when Zahrya was 6. Obviously, Aremas had no say in the move. But “after almost 24 years living here, this [country] is pretty much what I call home,” said the member of St. Patrick Parish in Indianapolis. “I know [my children] will have better choices and better opportunities if we keep fighting for them right now.” That fight recently gained new urgency for Aremas and nearly 800,000 others like her. They are called “Dreamers”—undocumented immigrants brought into the United States beyond their control as children. And March 5 loomed as the potential end date of the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program allowing Dreamers to request deferral from deportation, renewable every two years. (Page 1)
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‘Hidden jewel’ Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is now a national landmark

Church at St. Mary-of-the-WoodsWhen Katie Spanuello Rahman recalls the campus of her alma mater Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, she paints an idyllic picture. “It was like living in a fairy-tale setting, with a marble staircase to ascend to my room” in Le Fer Residence Hall, says the 1993 alumna. “I always took great pride in the castle-like buildings and the surrounding natural beauty of the trees and the religious shrines on campus.” Providence Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, a 1974 alumna, agrees. She is now general superior of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, who founded the college almost 180 years ago. “One of the things people say all the time is, ‘This [property] is a hidden jewel,’ ” she notes of both the campus and the sisters’ grounds. Now that jewel is being held up for all to see—on a national level. (Page 7)
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Lenten resources

Lenten image Each year, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis provides special Lenten resources online – the daily readings, archived columns from our current and former archbishops, Stations of the Cross and links of interest. We encourage you to share the link with others, most particularly because it also includes the full listing of penance schedules from around the archdiocese.
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