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May 16, 2014 issue
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Local stories:
- Dream job and friendship: Best friends who taught same grade at same school for 40 years will retire together
- New Catholics share stories of journey to the faith
- Welcome, new Catholics
- Archbishop Tobin to announce Connected in the Spirit decisions
- Graduations set for Catholic high schools in archdiocese
- New education awards honor Cardinal Ritter, Father Boniface Hardin
- Miter Society members help ‘carry forth the mission of God’
- No ordinary Joe: Retiring St. Pat’s coach leaves lasting legacy
- What was in the news on May 15, 1964? Proposals for the use of vernacular in the Mass are approved, and discussion about the pill
Regular local features:
- Rejoice in the Lord: Salvation in Christ, the source of our joy
- Alégrense en el Señor: La salvación en Cristo: La fuente de nuestra alegría
- Editorial: Christians in the Holy Land
- From the Editor Emeritus: Old Testament - The Israelites arrive east of the Jordan
- Catholic Evangelization Outreach: Turn to Mary, Star of Evangelization
- Column: Remember, in life, ‘nothing is as it seems’
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters were published this week
- Events Calendar
- Six parishes change Mass times due to holiday and race
- Exhibit on architecture on display at Saint Meinrad Archabbey Library
- Mental health workshop set for May 22 at SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi Church
- ‘Faith in Action’ radio show features local faith stories
- Obituaries
- General listing
- My Journey to God: The Soul Is a Butterfly
Catholic News Service:
- Priesthood is not a business, monarchy, orphanage, pope tells students
- Pope tells new priests to show mercy to the faithful
- Pope to beatify Pope Paul VI
- Pope: Never forget to pray! Speak from the heart, ask God for help
- Column: Editing our own genes?
- Column: Jotting down the family tales and a trove of history
- The Sunday Readings: Fifth Sunday of Easter
- Question Corner: Healings in the New Testament often were related to the healed person’s faith
FaithAlive!
- Love of one’s neighbor is at the heart of Christian morality
- Jesus expanded the Jewish notion of ‘neighbor’ to include all humanity
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New Catholics share stories of journey to the faith
As the Church marks the Resurrection of Christ at Easter, it also welcomes new members who enter into their own new life as Catholics. The Archdiocese of Indianapolis welcomed 986 souls into the full communion of the Church Easter weekend through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) in parishes throughout central and southern Indiana. Each new member brings a rich story of their call to Catholicism. Here are four of those special stories. (Page 1)
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Dream job and friendship: Best friends who taught same grade at same school for 40 years will retire together
While nearly everyone has an idea about what would be a dream job, Connie Hessler and Donna Ross have no doubts that they have lived theirs. For Hessler and Ross, the first part of what makes a dream job is to do something you love—and both of them have loved teaching fourth-grade students in a Catholic school, helping to shape the lives, the faiths and the futures of children. The second part of what makes a dream job for them is to share it with your best friend—which is what Hessler and Ross are to each other. (Page 1)
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Web-only features
Archbishop Tobin to announce Connected in the Spirit decisions on May 21
Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin has scheduled a news conference for 11 a.m. on May 21 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis to announce his decisions concerning the parishes of the four Indianapolis deaneries that recently completed the Connected in the Spirit planning process. The announcements will be posted online.
Go to our Connected in the Spirit homepage
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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- 'Love Is Our Mission' is theme of 2015 family meeting in Philadelphia
- Vatican official voices opposition to automated weapons systems
- God makes no one struggle with life's challenges alone, pope says
- 'Black mass' outcry leads to cancellation, prayers, impromptu event
- Cardinal, at Catholic prayer breakfast, calls for immigration reform
- Pope to beatify Pope Paul VI at end of synod on the family
- Patriarch wants Israelis to crack down on vandalism at religious sites
- LCWR leaders, U.S. archbishop respond to Vatican official's remarks
- Life in the fast lane: FCC plan on net neutrality draws criticism
- Nigerian church groups organize prayers for missing schoolgirls
- High-tech world is plagued by ethical, economic misery, says cardinal
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