Criterion E-Newsletter (April 29, 2016)

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April 29, 2016 issue

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Local stories:

‘What life and love is all about’: A special love guides Bernie Price as she directs young people in sports and faith
Nearly 900 students to graduate from three Catholic colleges in archdiocese
Program honors youth mentors who say ‘yes to God’
Students help beautify, clean St. Patrick Cemetery
Father Turiddu faces unique antagonist in latest novel

Regular local features:

Rejoice in the Lord: Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid
- Alégrense en el Señor: No se turbe vuestro corazón, ni tenga miedo
Editorial: What has happened to marriage?
From the Editor Emeritus: Imperiled Church - Less than 1 percent in England
Emmaus Walk: Theology 101 - Life lessons learned in a waiting room
Faith and Family: God is a patient father as we learn his lessons
Be Our Guest: Abortion is not health care, reader says
Letters to the Editor
- No letters were printed this week
Events Calendar
- St. Bartholomew Church hosts two special concerts on May 14 and July 9
- Two events for Nathan Trapuzzano Memorial Foundation set for May 14-15
- CYO Camp Rancho Framasa offers Family Camp on May 13-15, open house on May 14
- Richmond Catholic Community Spring Festival set for April 30
Obituaries
- General listing
My Journey to God: Safety Through Storms

Catholic News Service:

Wuerl: Politically correct ‘choice’ rhetoric hides ugly truth of abortion
When it comes to happiness, there’s no app for that, Pope Francis tells teens
U.S. teens say faith strengthened at youth celebration in Rome
New nuncio to U.S. says he’s ready to listen and learn from American people
Friends of Dorothy Day commend step in her sainthood cause
Agencies begin work of rebuilding after Ecuador quake
Vatican suspends PricewaterhouseCoopers audit while reviewing contract
Look at your own sins before judging others, pope says during audience
No matter how court rules in immigration case, questions remain
Speakers hopeful post-Scalia Supreme Court will have religious liberty advocate
Column: Questionable use of scare quotes
Column: A ‘Coming of Age’ farewell loaded with lessons for readers
The Sunday Readings: Sixth Sunday of Easter
Question Corner: While some stories about him are not historical, St. George was a real person

FaithAlive!

Forgiveness expresses faith, protects against desire for revenge
Jesus’ teaching calls his followers to forgive others willingly and often

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Program honors youth mentors who say ‘yes to God’

For 21 years, “A Promise to Keep” has helped more than 10,000 archdiocesan teenagers not just keep their promises to live chaste lives, but also to mentor more than 100,000 junior high students to do the same. A Promise to Keep (APTK) is a ministry of the archdiocesan Office of Catholic Schools and is co-sponsored by St. Vincent Health. It teaches high school youths to mentor junior high students in chastity and moral living. Each year, those heroes are invited to a luncheon in their honor. This year, about 150 of the 365 mentors attended the event at the Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara Catholic Center in Indianapolis on April 14. (Page 7)
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A special love guides Bernie Price as she directs young people in sports and faith

There are more than a few “great loves” in the life of Bernie Price, and one is passionately on display mere minutes after a championship game in the archdiocese’s Catholic Youth Organization (CYO). The two girls’ volleyball teams have just finished a well-played, intense championship that has left one group of seventh- and eighth-grade girls beaming and jumping in joy while the other team slumps off the court, with some of the girls crying. In the midst of these polar opposite emotions, Price soon gathers the two teams together in her official role as the CYO’s director of girls’ athletics; she has always lived for this moment during her 42 1/2 years of joyous, give-everything-you-have dedication to serving the CYO and the children and youths of the archdiocese. (Page 1)
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Nearly 900 students to graduate from three Catholic colleges in archdiocese

Students, families, friends and educators will join in the celebration as the three Catholic colleges in the archdiocese hold their graduation ceremonies in May. (Page 3)
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