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This week in The Criterion

March 11, 2011 issue

The latest edition of The Criterion has been printed and is on its way to subscribers! But with this e-newsletter, you'll get a preview of that issue -- and access to certain stories right now.

The contents of this newsletter are:

A listing of the full contents of the print edition
Items of Interest
Web-only Features
National and World News you may have missed
Links to the daily readings

Full Contents

Local stories:

‘Witness to mystery’: Bishop Coyne ordained as first Indianapolis auxiliary bishop since 1933
Archbishop Buechlein: Thank you for a beautiful ordination
Bishop Coyne feels welcomed, wants to minister on the Internet
Parishes and schools are hopeful charitable gaming proposal becomes law
Episcopal ordination draws people from throughout archdiocese
Boston area music directors bring sense of universal Church to choir
Photo gallery: ‘A shepherd after God’s own heart’
Coyne family enjoys emotional ordination Mass
Former parishioners say Bishop Coyne will excel in his new episcopal ministry
Archdiocesan parishes schedule Lenten penance services
- Lenten activities available online
Providence sisters to be honored as Irish Citizens of the Year

Regular local features:

Seeking the Face of the Lord: Take time to slow down during this Lenten season
Buscando la Cara del Señor: Dedique tiempo para aminorar la marcha durante la época de la Cuaresma
Editorial: Lent is the season for stewardship
From the Editor Emeritus: The wisdom of the saints - St. Patrick
Cornucopia: Tell me, are we saved or aren’t we?
Twenty Something: Lord, help us spring ahead and leap again
Be Our Guest: The erosion of liberty in America
Letters to the Editor
- Let’s stop tolerating what goes on at Planned Parenthood
Events Calendar
- Dinner dance to support Bishop Chatard tuition grant
- Vocalist Matt Maher to perform on March 23 in Bloomington
- Notre Dame Glee Club concert is March 19 at Carmel High School
Obituaries
- General listing
My Journey to God: The Presence of God

Catholic News Service:

Archbishop calls Obama’s decision on federal marriage law ‘alarming’
New media help Church listen, build community, says Vatican official
Religion vs. science: Writer delves into sainthood process in new book
Column: A 105-year-old Bataan Death March survivor’s story
The Sunday Readings: First Sunday of Lent
Go Ask Your Father: Even saints sometimes struggled with spiritual dryness in their prayer life

FaithAlive!

Our need for a Savior is foretold in Scripture
Confessing sins can lead to healing and a fruitful life

Items of Interest

Here are a few items that may be of particular interest to you -- and you can get them online right now!

‘Witness to mystery’: Bishop Coyne ordained as first Indianapolis auxiliary bishop since 1933
A witness to mystery. That is how Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein described Bishop-designate Christopher J. Coyne in a homily that he delivered just minutes before he ordained the former priest from the Boston Archdiocese as the first auxiliary bishop for the Church in central and southern Indiana since 1933. (Page 1)
Read our news story

Parishes and schools are hopeful charitable gaming proposal becomes law
As planning gets under way for parish and school fundraising events, some organizations are dealing with a challenge from a law passed in 2009. That change and new rules from the Indiana Gaming Commission have made running charitable events cumbersome and, in some cases, are causing a significant reduction in fundraising. (Page 3)
Read our news story

Web-only features

Lenten resources
Each year, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis provides special Lenten resources – the daily readings, archbishop’s columns, Stations of the Cross and links of interest – on a site located on our server (www.archindy.org/lent). We encourage you to share this link with others, most particularly because it also includes the full listing of penance schedules from around the archdiocese.
Go to the site | See our listing of parish penance services

Online resources to learn more about Auxiliary Bishop Coyne
Bishop-designate Coyne was ordained an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis on March 2 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Indianapolis by Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein. Watch a video of the Mass, see photos from the event, read our past news coverage and follow the blog of Bishop Coyne on his new website: www.archindy.org/auxiliary.
Go to the website

National and world news you may have missed...

Capital building Here's a sampling of some news stories that ran on our website this past week or so that you may have missed. Click the headline to see the story: