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 March 24, 2023 issue

Local stories:

  • Teacher finds right chemistry with God and students in times of darkness and light
  • Bill allowing Indiana pharmacists to prescribe birth control raises concerns   
  • Project Joseph helps men on ‘journey of healing’ from abortion
  • Archdiocesan Catholic helps launch worldwide Laudato Si’ implemntation guide
  • Lenten penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes 
  • Conventual Franciscans open renovated art studio for events
  • Seeking stories about the bonds between high school students and their parents
  • Do you have a favorite Bible verse or a favorite quote that guides your life?

Regular local features:

  • Christ the Cornerstone: Mary’s ‘yes’ changes the course of history—and our lives
    • Cristo, la piedra angular: El ‘sí’ de María cambia el curso de la historia y de nuestras vidas
  • Editorial: Why do Catholic schools succeed?
  • Public Schedule of Archbishop Charles C. Thompson
  • Events Calendar
    • Indy St. Vincent de Paul 5K walk/run will take place virtually on April 15-29, in person on April 29
  • Letters to the Editor
    • Reader: Editorial on Pope Francis reminds us we must help, love and forgive others
  • Obituaries
    • General listing  

OSV News Service:

  • Medically changing a person’s sex characteristics to those of opposite sex ‘not morally justified,’ say U.S. bishops
  • Mercy sister who is lifelong advocate for developmentally disabled to receive Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal
  • Catholics challenged to assist Ukraine, mothers and children post-Roe
  • Pope Francis’ ‘anything but dull’ decade as pope ‘has charted a bold new course’ for the Church
  • Brownsville’s Bishop Flores named to synod preparatory commission
  • Experts see hope for pastoral inclusion of Catholics with disabilities
  • Wyoming becomes first state to ban use or prescription of abortion pills
  • Column: ‘Annunciation’: Salvation and the words of the air
  • Column: The challenges and gifts of caregiving and learning to lean
  • Column: How to successfully accompany young Hispanic Catholics
  • Column: Parish life is not always easy, but it is always our ‘home’
  • Column: Why I’m learning to grow in habitual living
  • The Sunday Readings: Fifth Sunday of Lent
  • Question Corner: Church has no formal law regarding penitential practices on Sundays in Lent

Simply Catholic:

  • Cultural trends have affected practice of sacrament of confession

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