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May 10, 2013 issue
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Local stories:
- A 'miraculous journey': Seed for priestly vocation planted early in Tanzania, takes root in southern Indiana
- New Catholics feel at home in the Church
- Welcome, new Catholics
- Marian University kicker invited to Colts rookie minicamp
- ‘One in Christ’ marriage prep program presents ‘authentic teaching of Church on Christian marriage
- New ‘One in Christ’ renewal program for married couples to be offered this fall
- What was in the news on May 10, 1963? The need for more priests in Latin America, and a question about the continuity of the council
Evangelization Supplement:
- Column: Evangelization - Simple as P.I.E.? Prepare, Invite, Engage
- Parishes start evangelization team to share the faith
- Young adult Catholics find creative ways to share their faith with others
- Office of Catholic Education offers workshop on building parish evangelization ministry team
- Catholic radio evangelizes non-Catholics and Catholics alike
- Three full-time, one part-time Catholic radio stations available within archdiocese
Regular local features:
- Editorial: Support for immigration reform is based on Church doctrine
- From the Editor Emeritus: Year of Faith - What about Marian apparitions?
- Cornucopia: Surprise! Motherhood was not what I expected
- Twenty Something: Starry night - The power of prayer, wherever you are
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters were published this week
- Events Calendar
- Pentecost choir concert to be held on May 19 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral
- Saint Meinrad monk displays ceramic art at Saint Meinrad Archabbey Library
- Obituaries
- General listing
- My Journey to God: Interlude
Catholic News Service:
- Word of God and humility offer defense against devil and hatred, pope says
- Vatican says its congregations collaborate, including on LCWR decision
- Hospitalized N.Y. dad gets to see daughter’s first Communion
- Pope Francis welcomes retired Pope Benedict back to Vatican
- Mary is a mother who helps Christians grow, pope says at rosary
- Column: An incremental approach to changing unjust laws is morally acceptable
- Column: Does the election of Pope Francis signal great change ahead?
- The Sunday Readings: Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
- Question Corner: Attending Sunday Mass is still required in ordinary circumstances for all Catholics
FaithAlive!
- Families are the prime teachers of the virtue of charity
- Christians learn to love by following Jesus Christ’s example
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Seed for priestly vocation planted early in Tanzania, takes root in southern Indiana
At 10 a.m. on May 18, three men are scheduled to be ordained priests at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis: Transitional deacons Doug Marcotte, Martin Rodriguez and John Francis Kamwendo. This week, The Criterion features a profile of Deacon Kamwendo. Previous issues features profiles on Deacon Marcotte and Deacon Rodriguez. (Page 1)
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‘One in Christ’ marriage prep program presents ‘authentic teaching of Church on Christian marriage’
When it comes to weddings, there are dresses to choose, flowers to order, invitations to send out, a reception hall to book … who has time for marriage prep? Considering that a couple is not entering into a contract with options to renege, but rather into a lifelong covenant intended to help each other get to heaven, the question should rather be, “Who doesn’t have time for marriage prep?” Among the marriage preparation programs offered in the archdiocese, “One in Christ” (OIC) is the newest. (Page 5)
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New Catholics feel at home in the Church
As the Church marks the Resurrection of Christ at Easter, it also welcomes new members who enter into their own new life in Christ. The Archdiocese of Indianapolis welcomed 944 souls into the full communion of the Church Easter weekend through the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) in parishes throughout central and southern Indiana. Each new member brings a rich story of their call to Catholicism. Some of their stories tell of rapid conversion. Others involve a long path spanning years or decades. Others highlight a first profession of faith. (Page 1)
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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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- Church spokesman: Catholics not divided by remarks over women deacons
- Pope tells sisters the church needs them, they need the church
- In Brazil, pope to meet slum-dwellers, politicians, world's youth
- Vatican says its congregations collaborate, including on LCWR decision
- Mary is a mother who helps Christians grow, pope says at rosary
- Science can create a monster if too prideful, said future pope
- School-choice movement gains slow but steady momentum
- Pope Francis welcomes retired Pope Benedict back to Vatican
- Bishops hail repeal of capital punishment in Maryland
- Cardinal Dolan asks for prayers for kidnapped Orthodox clergy in Syria
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