Criterion E-Newsletter (March 23, 2012)

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March 23, 2012 issue

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Local stories:

'A little miracle': Girl’s life-changing surgery shows bond between archdioceses in Cuba and Indy
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard praises Catholic schools and school choice at monthly business exchange meeting
Bishop Coyne to be celebrant of Holy Week liturgies at cathedral
- Holy Week liturgies are set at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis
Groups forming in archdiocese to promote beauty and art
Students volunteer for Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge
Shroud of Turin exhibit on display at St. Monica Parish during Holy Week
Unique program at Butler helps students deepen their faith
Lenten penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes
Transfer of patients marks close of St. Francis hospital in Beech Grove
What was in the news on March 23, 1962? Orthodox bishops speak out on East-West differences, and editor urges laity to minimize differences

Regular local features:

Editorial: Clerical sex-abuse scandal
From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical readings - Beginning the Letter to the Hebrews
Cornucopia: That seventh sense of ours is not only valuable, it is necessary
Letters to the Editor
- No letters published this week
Events Calendar
- Registrations open for National Black Catholic Congress in Indianapolis in July
- Al Kresta to speak at Catholic Radio Dinner
Obituaries
- General listing
- Providence Sister Alice Louise Potts served as a teacher, principal and hospital chaplain
My Journey to God: Centering Force

Catholic News Service:

U.S. bishops set March 30 as day of prayer and fasting for religious liberty
U.S. bishops stand in solidarity with people facing Middle East violence
Another Catholic ‘swing vote’—Supreme Court gets health reform law
Pope Benedict XVI offers condolences to Coptic Orthodox on death of patriarch
484 acres set aside for future regional seminary and monastery in the South
Restoring St. Patrick’s Cathedral to cost $175 million, take five years
New ways proposed by HHS to pay contraceptive costs for religious employers
Indian vocations guided by spirit of St. Thomas, says CNEWA president
Vatican office says SSPX response to basic doctrinal principles is ‘insufficient’
Mid-Atlantic Congress aims to strengthen Catholic pastoral ministers
Israel’s residency laws challenge Jerusalem’s mixed couples
Pope asks married Italian couple to compose Via Crucis meditations
Students pray rosary for religious freedom in front of White House
Column: Federal mandates and the crushing of religious freedom
Column: A sense of humor, education needed to restore unity and peace
Column: Self-image in the age of YouTube
The Sunday Readings: Fifth Sunday in Lent
Go Ask Your Father: Annual confession, traditionally called ‘Easter duty,’ is a precept of the Church

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If we falter in our Lenten resolutions, God will help us back up
The psalms help us better understand Christ’s suffering and death

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Groups forming in archdiocese to promote beauty and art

From its earliest days, the Church has encouraged artists to create works that communicate the beauty and truth of the Gospel. Reflected in paintings on the walls of ancient catacombs to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, from Gregorian chant to the Masses of Mozart, the faithful throughout the world have expressed their love of Christ and sought to evangelize through beauty. Three organizations based in Indianapolis that promote the work and fellowship of Catholic artists are carrying on that ancient tradition. (Page 3)
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Transfer of patients marks close of St. Francis hospital in Beech Grove

It has been a time of transition and memories, a time of wistfulness and appreciation. At 12:10 p.m. on March 14, the last patient at Franciscan St. Francis Health’s hospital in Beech Grove was transported to the more modern Franciscan St. Francis Health’s hospital in Indianapolis, ending 98 years of in-patient care at the Beech Grove facility. The transfer of that last patient ended more than a year of consolidation efforts between those two campuses of Franciscan St. Francis Health. (Page 14)
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Bishop Coyne to be celebrant of Holy Week liturgies at cathedral

Filled with rituals celebrated only once a year, the liturgies of Holy Week are the solemn high point of the Church’s liturgical calendar. Bishop Christopher J. Coyne, apostolic administrator, will be the principal celebrant for each of them at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis, and looks forward to praying with Catholics from across the archdiocese. (Page 2)
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Help the victims of the recent tornadoes

Get the latest information on how you can help the victims of the tornado damage in southern Indiana on our special tornado page. The page contains a variety of information, links to news stories, and ways that you can donate money or items. During the storm on March 2, the parish of St. Francis Xavier in Henryville sustained damage but ultimately served as a shelter and an organizational point for food and clothing donations.
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