Criterion E-Newsletter (September 7, 2012)

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Items of Interest
Web-only Features
National and World News you may have missed

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September 7, 2012 issue

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Local stories:

A heart to help: ‘God’s hand’ guides parishes, volunteers to open new pantry to feed people in need
Exciting changes mark new era for Bishop Chatard
Four Providence sisters celebrate golden jubilees

Regular local features:

Editorial: The trials of Middle Eastern Christians continue to increase
From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical readings - Jeremiah, Habakkuk, Lamentations
It's All Good: God’s grace helps us to pass all of life’s tests
Faith, Hope and Charity: Time and attention can be the greatest gift we can give
Letters to the Editor
- Reader appreciated presentation on political activity, conscience formation
Events Calendar
- Right to Life of Indianapolis’ annual ‘Celebrate Life’ dinner set for Sept. 18
- Society of St. Vincent de Paul benefits from vehicle donations
Obituaries
- General listing
My Journey to God: The Lakeshore

Catholic News Service:

Courts urged not to dismiss Catholic lawsuits against HHS mandate
Voter ID laws wend through federal courts with implications for November
Cardinal Martini, biblical scholar, former archbishop of Milan, dies
Priest apologizes after rebuke for his comments on sexual abuse
Column: Joy in work is found by listening to God’s purpose for us now
Column: Being nice online can be contagious and uplifting
The Sunday Readings: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Question Corner: Lamentations and Jeremiah are separate so there are 73, not 72, books in the Bible

FaithAlive!

Curious Christians learn about how faith affects everyday life
The faith is taught through all aspects of the life of a parish

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‘God’s hand’ guides parishes, volunteers to open new pantry to feed people in need

Mark Varnau has led a monumental effort in the past 15 months to create a new St. Vincent de Paul Society food pantry for people in need on the north side of Indianapolis. Named Boulevard Place, the new pantry opened in early August, and it’s already on track to serve about 500 families a month. It’s also a collaborative venture of five Indianapolis parishes—St. Thomas Aquinas, Christ the King, Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Joan of Arc and St. Luke the Evangelist—a venture that Varnau started in June 2011. (Page 1)
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Exciting changes mark new era for Bishop Chatard

For Bill Sahm, it was a special moment when all the planning, hard work and generosity of a Catholic school community came together to show the promise of the present and the hope for the future. As the president of Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis, Sahm left his office one afternoon in mid-August and walked toward the school’s new $2.9 million athletic complex. (Page 3)
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Web-only features

Parish festival listing -- all summer long

Our parish festival listings were included in our annual Vacation/Travel Supplement in May, but we keep them up all summer, posting periodic corrections and additions. Got a spare weekend? Check our listings at any time via the link below to see where the fun will be each week.
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National and world news you may have missed...

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