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 the archbishop's column, the editorial page and our events calendar.

Front pageOur February 26, 2021 issue

Local stories:

  • ‘I just try to remember that God has a plan for all of us’: Young woman follows her dream to fulfill wishes of children, youths facing cancer
  • Climate is mixed for environmental issues important to Church
  • How has the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on your faith?
  • In this ‘Year of St. Joseph,’ tell us how he has influenced your life and your faith

Spring 2021 Marriage Supplement:

  • Wedding coordinators help sacramental marriages get ‘off to a great start’
  • Couples should seek ‘mind of the Church’ when planning wedding liturgy
  • Pre-Cana Conference, Tobit Weekend and One in Christ program prepare engaged couples for marriage
  • Wedding Announcements
    • Couples may announce engagement or marriage this fall in The Criterion

Regular local features:

  • Christ the Cornerstone: The essential connection between love and sacrifice
    • Cristo, la piedra angular: La conexión esencial entre el amor y el sacrificio
  • Editorial: 40 Days for Life campaign can be a season of hope
  • Corrections Corner: Let’s do our part to support those incarcerated
  • Faith and Family: ‘Divine choreography’ makes marriage a beautiful dance
  • Be Our Guest: Thanks to all who helped with Mass remembering 2,400-plus unborn children
  • Investing with Faith: Planned giving, estate planning help parishes in times of need
  • Public Schedule of Archbishop Charles C. Thompson
  • Events Calendar
    • Franciscan Sisters offer weekly virtual Lenten ‘I AM’ series in March
    • ‘The Third Option’ skills-based virtual group sessions help build better marriages
  • Letters to the Editor
    • No letters were printed this week
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
    • Providence Sister Jacquelyn Hoffman served as a music teacher for 50 years
  • My Journey to God: The Word of Truth

Catholic News Service:

  • Pope, Holocaust survivor talk about the importance of remembering
  • Parishes should plan now how best to welcome back parishioners to church
  • Fight temptation with faith, prayer, penance, pope says at Angelus
  • Pope marks 90th anniversary of Divine Mercy apparition
  • Cardinal prays on program marking 500,000 COVID-19 deaths
  • Pandemic, security pose challenges, but pope, Iraqis, hopeful for visit
  • School enrollment, hit by pandemic, is at its lowest in 50 years
  • Bishops say fellow Texans’ help for one another amid storm is ‘edifying’
  • Column: A humanism bursts from God’s love for his people during the pandemic
  • Column: Waiting in joyful hope for the coming of Jesus Christ
  • Column: The power of questions can create a hopeful destiny
  • The Sunday Readings: Second Sunday of Lent
  • Question Corner: Priestly celibacy is a discipline of the Church with deep historic roots

FaithAlive!

  • Open up to the transformative power of prayer in Lent

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