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April 6, 2018 issue
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Local stories:
- Shared legacies
of King, Kennedy
show the ‘power
of a single person’
- Kennedy’s speech: A call for love, wisdom and compassion
- St. Rita parishioner recalls interactions with late civil rights leader
- ‘God is the reason’: Pacers star soars through life with a joy and passion that drives his game, his faith
- NCEA honors Elcesser for work in promoting school choice
- Priests renew promises, oils blessed during annual chrism Mass
- Center offers pregnancy tests, ultrasounds and unconditional love
- Youth theater group in Greenwood to perform Pirates of Penzance
- From the Archives: Christmas volleyball tournament at St. Paul Parish, Tell City
Regular local features:
- Christ the Cornerstone: Love and radical mercy are the fruits of Easter joy
- Cristo, la piedra angular: El amor y la misericordia son los frutos de la alegría de la Pascua
- Editorial: Pope’s encounter with boy shows God’s love in our fractured world
- From the Editor Emeritus: Trying to find the Hasler Hotel in Rome: a comedy skit
- It's All Good: Remember, God loves us despite the messiness in our lives
- Be Our Guest: Colton Murray: A case for life
- Public Schedule of Archbishop Charles C. Thompson
- Letters to the Editor
- Elders inspire faith, Criterion reader says
- Events Calendar
- Applications for ‘Queen and Divine Mercy’ grant will be accepted through May 10
- Philosophy professor to speak on prayer at Saint Meinrad’s Thomas Lecture
- Catholics Returning Home to be offered at St. Mark Parish starting on April 17
- St. Augustine Guild to host luncheon, style show and silent auction on May 2
- New Albany Catholic Youth Ministries hosts overnight retreat for middle school students
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Conventual Franciscan Brother Bob Baxter served in retreat ministry and education
- Franciscan Sister Millie Speed served as an educator, missionary to the Navajo
- My Journey to God: The Child/The Savior
Catholic News Service:
- Easter shows the power of love, which renews the world, pope says
- Pope, MLK share common dream, Vatican official says
- Jesus does not give up on anyone, Pope Francis tells prisoners
- Column: The Church needs us in its field hospital to care for the wounded
- Column: Food for thought on helpless seniors
- The Sunday Readings: Divine Mercy Sunday
- Question Corner: Pontifical Academy of Sciences members chosen for academic credentials
FaithAlive!
- Christ renewed gift of divine mercy through St. Faustina
- In life and death, St. John Paul II embodied message of divine mercy
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Shared legacies of King, Kennedy show the ‘power of a single person’
On April 4, 1968, Indianapolis remained calm while other cities across the country descended into violence. More than 2,000 people were injured and 39 died in riots sparked by the assassination on that day of civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tenn. So what made Indianapolis different? According to Abie Robinson, it was the “power of a single person”—Robert F. Kennedy. That power not only kept Indianapolis peaceful on that night. It also spurred Robinson and Phyllis Carr to lean on their faith in the midst of that tragic day, and to give of themselves in service to the community for years to come. (Page 1)
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Pacers star soars through life with a joy and passion that drives his game, his faith
Victor Oladipo can ignite a basketball crowd with his passion—an intensity that has already made him a fan favorite in his first year of playing for the Indiana Pacers. The 25-year-old only son of two Nigerian immigrants is also known for a relentless work ethic that has powered him to become an All-Star in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the first time this year. Yet if you want to see the toughness and intensity dissolve from the face of the former Indiana University All-American, just mention his love of singing, including the times when he and his mother served as cantors in the Catholic church their family attended when he was growing up. His eyes glow with joy, and a quick smile bursts across his face as he remembers those days. (Page 1)
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Center offers pregnancy tests, ultrasounds and unconditional love
The Women’s Care Center opened for business on a main Bloomington thoroughfare just over one year ago, yet the stream of community members crossing the threshold has already surpassed expectations. Since Feb. 1, 2017, the quaint red brick building with a bright pink awning has received more than 1,300 visits. “It’s been wonderful,” said Lee Ann Zatkulak, the director of the Women’s Care Center and a member of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Indianapolis. “I would say at this point, we serve probably close to eight to 10 women a day.” (Page 7)
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Web-only features
Photo gallery: Archdiocesan chrism Mass
The archdiocese in microcosm. That was the annual archdiocesan chrism Mass celebrated on Tuesday of Holy Week, March 27, at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. Lay faithful, young and old, from parishes across central and southern Indiana, men and women in consecrated life from religious communities across the archdiocese, deacons and some 140 priests gathered for worship with Archbishop Charles C. Thompson in his first chrism Mass as shepherd of the archdiocese.
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