In the upcoming print issue of The Criterion

The latest edition of The Criterion has been printed and is on its way to subscribers. Below is a list of stories that will be appearing in the issue, along with regular features like Archbishop Buechlein's column, the editorial page and our events calendar.

Front pageOur November 28, 2008 issue

Local stories:

  • 'Labor of Love': Teenage and young adult outreach at St. Charles Borromeo Parish builds community
  • Altar boy’s good deed leads to encounter with possible saint
  • St. Mary Parish has served Catholic immigrants for 150 years
  • St. Thomas Aquinas Parish is part of Bread for the World video
  • Advent penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes
  • ‘The God-reminder on campus’: Catholic priest makes a difference in college students’ lives
  • Advent resources available on archdiocesan Web site
  • Readers are invited to share favorite Christmas memories

Regular local features:

  • Seeking the Face of the Lord: Advent offers us the grace to become better friends with Jesus
  • Buscando la Cara del Señor: El Adviento nos ofrece la gracia de hacernos más amigos de Jesús
  • Editorial: Starting afresh from Christ
  • From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - Maria Kaupas
  • Cornucopia: It’s hard not to be thankful in our lives
  • Emmaus Walk: Giving up something important to make room for Christ
  • Faith and Family: Learn to wait patiently this Advent
  • Letters to the Editor
    • No letters printed this week
  • Events Calendar
    • Benedict Inn open house is Dec. 6
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
    • Holy Cross Brother Pedro Haering was a principal
    • Ellen Ginther was the mother of Father Rick Ginther
    • Franciscan Sister Mary Xavier Grieshop was a teacher
  • My Journey to God: Advent’s Grace

Catholic News Service:

  • 188 Japanese martyrs beatified at Mass in Nagasaki
  • ‘Love in Truth’: Honing the idea that charity is litmus test of faith is at heart of pope’s first social encyclical
  • New phase of Father Peyton’s sainthood cause opens in Baltimore
  • Vatican newspaper: Beatles’ music better than today’s pop songs
  • Vatican calls for greater vigilance over world’s financial operations
  • Column: Making truthful choices of conscience
  • The Sunday Readings: First Sunday of Advent
  • Question Corner: Celebration of Liturgy of Eucharist by priest is essential for true Mass

FaithAlive!

  • Bilingual faith-sharing group inspires hope during Advent
  • Discussion Point: Christ’s light leads us through Advent to Christmas

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