Criterion E-Newsletter (April 27, 2018)

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April 27, 2018 issue

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From the heart: Award-winning teacher sets the ‘God’ standard, hoping to help her students become saints
- Finalists for teaching honor come from throughout the archdiocese
Connected in the Spirit decisions for New Albany, Tell City deaneries are announced
- Summary: Connected in the Spirit decisions for the New Albany and Tell City deaneries
- Decree: Most Precious Blood of Jesus, New Middleton
- Decree: St. Martin of Tours, Siberia
- Decree: St. Peter, Elizabeth
Faced with possible deportation, mother of two turns for support to the Church community she calls home
Finalists for teaching honor come from throughout the archdiocese
More than 1,000 students to graduate from area Catholic colleges
Oldenburg Academy dean recognized with national award in education
CASA volunteers work to change lives of vulnerable children
From the Archives: Parishioners at Sacred Heart in Jeffersonville

Regular local features:

Christ the Cornerstone: Christ is the vine, we are the branches, bearing fruit together
- Cristo, la piedra angular: Cristo es la vid, nosotros los sarmientos y juntos damos fruto
Editorial: Pope Francis tells us how to get to heaven
From the Editor Emeritus: An adventure during our trip to Expo ’67 in Montreal
Emmaus Walk: What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you?
Faith and Family: Taking a trip to heaven on spring break
Perspective: Monks’ weekend retreat helps recovering alcoholics find God
Public Schedule of Archbishop Charles C. Thompson
Letters to the Editor
- Reader offers more reflections about disciples on road to Emmaus
Events Calendar
- Clayton Anderson concert to benefit Becky’s Place in Bedford on May 12
- Indy parishes host pro-life events this May
- Healing service with Father Blount planned at St. Nicholas in Ripley County on May 15
- Bereavement ministry to host end-of-life conference in Indianapolis on May 8
- 5K Friar Run and family run/walk planned at Mount St. Francis Center on May 12
Obituaries
- General listing
- Little Sister of the Poor Sister Alexis Berchmans served aged poor for 74 years
My Journey to God: Fist, or Open Hand

Catholic News Service:

Faith can help cleanse societal waters of evil of racism, says Cardinal Wuerl
Ordaining new priests, Pope Francis asks them to be merciful with people
Philippine authorities detain nun who advocated for tribal people
Column: A little boy meets a pastor at a moment of great sorrow
The Sunday Readings: Fifth Sunday of Easter
Question Corner: Pope’s reported denial of existence of hell is ‘misinformation’

FaithAlive!

Church has clear norms for authenticating and preserving relics
The veneration of relics is rooted in Scripture and early Church history

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Connected in the Spirit decisions for New Albany, Tell City deaneries are announced

Archbishop Charles C. Thompson announced on April 19 decisions that will affect parishes across the New Albany and Tell City deaneries. As a result of the decisions, three parishes will be merged into nearby faith communities. In the New Albany Deanery, Most Precious Blood Parish in New Middleton and St. Peter Parish in Harrison County will be closed and merged into St. Joseph Parish in Corydon. In the Tell City Deanery, St. Martin of Tours Parish in Siberia will be closed and merged into St. Isidore the Farmer Parish in Perry County. (Page 1)
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Faced with possible deportation, mother of two turns for support to the Church community she calls home

At 11 a.m. on April 24, Erika Fierro’s name was called. She stood and walked to the door being held open to lead her to see the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) field office director. Fierro wore the tracking device she has had strapped to her ankle since Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers came to arrest her and her husband Jesus at their Indianapolis home on March 21. Fierro was there to plead for her family. With her husband detained and awaiting deportation, Erika’s deportation would leave their 3- and 8-year-old children without the support of their parents, alone in the only country they’ve ever known. She didn’t know it yet, but her plea would go unanswered. (Page 1)
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Award-winning teacher sets the ‘God’ standard, hoping to help her students become saints

Lynne Locke’s depth of caring for her students is one of the reasons that she is this year’s recipient of the Saint Theodora Excellence in Education Award, the highest honor for a Catholic educator in the archdiocese. Another reason is her commitment to the community, including preparing and serving meals to families of hospitalized children at the Ronald McDonald House in Indianapolis. There’s also her commitment at school. She has coached three Academic Challenge teams to championships in the past three years. She also coordinates the eighth-grade class trip to New Albany and St. Louis so students can learn more about the legacy of Cardinal Joseph E. Ritter, a champion of school desegregation. (Page 1)
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