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June 22, 2012 issue
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Local stories:
- The spirit of Catholic fun: Festivals celebrate the joy, faith and bonds of parish communities
- Prayers are answered as storm hits right after festival’s annual Marian procession
- Bishop Bruté Days helps young men learn about the faith, priesthood
- What was in the news on June 22, 1962? A warning about over-optimism regarding Church unity, and faiths joining the fight against racism
- Through donations of items, St. Ann Parish continues to live on
- Lay ministers honored for completing formation program
- Franciscan sister from Minnesota celebrates golden jubilee
- Benedictine sister professes first vows at Our Lady of Grace Monastery
Regular local features:
- Editorial: Celebrating a year of faith
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical readings - The First Book of Samuel
- Cornucopia: Speaking of contradictions, take life itself
- Be Our Guest: The struggle for religious freedom - A confrontation that must be won
- Letters to the Editor
- Families need to have difficult discussions about health care decisions, doctor says
- Events Calendar
- ‘Sunday Night Run,’ pro-life and fitness event, is June 24
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Franciscan Sister Yvonne Conrad served as a teacher and nurse then did parish ministry
- My Journey to God: Morning Reflection
Catholic News Service:
- Bishops discuss religious liberty, economy, 10-year review of charter
- CHA urges expanded religious exemption for HHS mandate
- Archbishop: Irish Catholics’ faith must form basis of new evangelization
- U.S. to stop deporting young adults under DREAM Act-like orders
- Vatican says agreement will not recognize Israeli occupation
- Church bombings, reprisal attacks, claim 45 lives in Nigeria
- Priest named head of Australian ordinariate just before ordination
- Vatican presents SSPX leader draft proposal for personal prelature
- Lived faith, service keys to evangelization, says synod text
- Column: A simple way to keep the peace at summer reunions
- Column: Make churches more welcoming for people with disabilities
- The Sunday Readings: Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
- Question Corner: Catholics value entire Bible and hear many verses proclaimed during Masses
FaithAlive!
- Is God there in the ordinary, chaotic lives of families?
- Parents play a crucial role in forming the faith of their children
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Festivals celebrate the joy, faith and bonds of parish communities
It’s the season of the parish festival—a time when children squeal with joy as they play games, and adults lick their lips as they line up to feast on fish, chicken, hot dogs and homemade desserts. It’s the season when festival committee members pray for sunny afternoons and moonlit evenings touched by soft breezes—a time when families and friends gather to eat, laugh, drink, dance, play and eat some more, all with the hope of building a closer faith community. In celebration of this rite of summer, The Criterion asked readers and festival leaders from across the archdiocese to share their favorite moments and memories from their parish festivals. Their stories capture the spirit of this fun Catholic tradition. (Page 1)
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Bishop Bruté Days helps young men learn about the faith, priesthood
Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary in Indianapolis helps junior high and high school-age boys across the archdiocese and beyond learn more about their faith and a vocation to the priesthood through its annual Bishop Bruté Days. This vocations camp and retreat experience was held on June 11-14 at the Future Farmers of America Leadership Center in southern Johnson County near Trafalgar. It drew nearly 50 participants from 23 archdiocesan parishes. Four young men attended from parishes in the Lafayette Diocese and Cincinnati Archdiocese. (Page 3)
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Web-only features
"Fortnight for Freedom" Resources
On April 12, the U.S. Bishops called for a “Fortnight for Freedom,” a 14-day period of prayer, education and action in support of religious freedom, from June 21-July 4. Bishops in their own dioceses are encouraged to arrange special events to highlight the importance of defending religious freedom. Check out our new resource page to get more information about this two-week event.
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National and world news you may have missed...
Here's a sampling of some news stories that ran on our website this past week or so that you may have missed.
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- New report shows children do best when raised by biological parents
- Church bombings, reprisal attacks, claim 45 lives in Nigeria
- 'E-giving' making a positive difference in some parishes' offertories
- CHA urges expanded religious exemption, says government must pay
- US to stop deporting young adults under DREAM Act-like orders
- Bishops discuss religious liberty, economy, 10-year review of charter
- SSPX says doctrinal difficulties could prolong talks with Vatican
- LCWR reform is not criticism of religious orders, archbishop says
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