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November 24, 2017 issue

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National Catholic Youth Conference Special Edition:

  • Want proof ‘that the young Church is alive’? NCYC offers it
  • Archdiocese and Indianapolis rise again to welcome 20,000 Catholic youths
  • Catholic youths seek God and meaning in their lives
    • ‘My faith allows me to think I can make a difference’
    • ‘I hope God gives me the power to persevere’
    • ‘There are always people in my church who support me’
    • ‘I can’t get to where God wants me to be without him’
    • ‘I’ve had to stand my ground to keep my Catholic values’
    • ‘I wouldn’t be the same person I am without my Church and my faith’
    • ‘I like spending time with people who value their faith’
    • ‘I know I will have God to be there with me’
    • ‘My parents would agree it was a big, life-changing experience for me’
  • ‘Have fun, enjoy, keep Christ at the center’ of NCYC, Archbishop Thompson tells youths
  • Youths experience God’s mercy in sacrament of penance at NCYC
  • Youths urged to remember they’re ‘called by name’
  • Diverse workshops lead Catholic youths to consider their lives of faith
  • Photo spread: Scenes from 2017 NCYC
  • Thousands enter into silence in eucharistic adoration at NCYC
  • Youths, religious, priests encourage each other at conference
  • Sister shares heartbreaking story to lead youths to the heart of God
  • Service project helps ‘impact a country in Africa from Indiana’
  • Bishops find a reason to believe and hope in faith, gifts of young Church
  • Church’s future ‘in good hands,’ declares Archbishop Gomez during NCYC closing Mass
  • Chaperones, youth ministers are energized by young people’s faith

Local stories:

  • Expansion is ‘a huge, huge blessing’ for Lawrenceburg pregnancy care center
  • Advent penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes

Regular local features:

  • Christ the Cornerstone: Thanksgiving reminds us that we are a blessed people
    • Cristo, la piedra angular: El Día de Acción de Gracias nos recuerda que somos un pueblo bendecido
  • Editorial: Help for persecuted Christians
  • From the Editor Emeritus: Bill Buckley: The most important Catholic conservative
  • Cornucopia: Thank God for Thanksgiving, which reminds us to be grateful
  • Emmaus Walk: Doctor’s visit reveals God knows what we need before we even know
  • Faith and Family: Make your home a kingdom of ‘justice, love and peace’
  • Public Schedule of Archbishop Charles C. Thompson
  • Letters to the Editor
    • No letters were printed this week
  • Events Calendar
    • St. Bartholomew Parish to present ‘A Jazzy Christmas’ concert on Dec. 16
    • Sisters of Providence to host annual Christmas Fun at the Woods on Dec. 9
    • St. Agnes Academy Class of 1968 looking for alumnae for June reunion in Indy
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
    • Conventual Franciscan Father Kenneth Gering served as a hospital chaplain
  • My Journey to God: FED

Catholic News Service:

  • U.S. bishops take on immigration, racism at fall assembly
  • Blessed Solanus Casey lived out faith, hope, charity every day, says cardinal at beatification Mass
  • ‘Invest in love,’ pope says on first World Day of the Poor
  • Column: Are you ready to be a child again?
  • The Sunday Readings: The Church does careful research in evaluating possible sainthood causes
  • Question Corner: Agoraphobia can lessen a person’s obligation to attend Sunday Mass

FaithAlive!

  • Thanksgiving can be marked by holiness, unity and gratitude
  • The psalms teach ways to be grateful to God in both good times and bad

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Want proof ‘that the young Church is alive’? NCYC offers it

Youth at NCYCIt’s not very often that you get more than 20,000 teenagers on a unique journey of faith in downtown Indianapolis. If we’re being honest, we know it doesn’t happen a lot around the world. But the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) is not about statistics or comparing young people from America, Europe or anywhere else on the globe: it is a pilgrimage of faith for its participants. And what planners from the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, local organizers and representatives of the city of Indianapolis have learned during the past several years is that the “Crossroads of America”—specifically the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium—is a great place to host a three-day retreat for young people eager to meet like-minded teenagers hoping to grow in their lives of faith. (Page 2A)
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Catholic youths seek God and meaning in their lives

Youth at NCYCOne of the most poignant realities of the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) is that many of the 20,000 youths who participate are searching for something deeper in their lives: a connection with other teenagers who share their faith, a bond with adults they trust and respect, and a closer relationship with God. Their search for faith, connection and meaning came through in the conversations that The Criterion had with a number of youths at the conference in Indianapolis on Nov. 16-18. Several of the youths’ stories are shared here. (Page 3A, 12A)
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Church’s future ‘in good hands,’ declares Archbishop Gomez during NCYC closing Mass

Youth at NCYCWhen Indianapolis Archbishop Charles C. Thompson thanked Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez for celebrating the closing Mass of the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) on Nov. 18, a cheer broke out. He proceeded to receive shouts and standing ovations when he thanked the National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministers, and then when he thanked the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, and then when he thanked all of the religious, deacons, priests and bishops who helped with NCYC…and then when he wished everyone safe travels. It was the kind of spirited joy that only 20,000 youths could exude at the end of the three-day NCYC gathering. Not long before the revelry, the very same youths had knelt in solemn prayer after receiving the most holy Eucharist during the convention’s closing Mass in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (Page 11A)
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Expansion is ‘a huge, huge blessing’ for Lawrenceburg pregnancy care center

Woman in pregnancy centerTwo things are consistent as Kristi Potts shows off the expanded Pregnancy Care Center of Southeast Indiana facility: her beaming smile, and her praise of God. “We’re in a unique situation here in southeastern Indiana,” says Potts, executive director of the Lawrenceburg organization which serves Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley and Switzerland counties. “We are the only medical pregnancy center for these five counties. “In the last five to six years, we’ve just had tremendous growth in size, in reach, in services and the number of clients we’ve been seeing.” (Page 1B)
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Photo galleries and video from NCYC

Youths at NCYCSee dozens of photographs in three different galleries of the events that happened at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis last week. Also featured is a Catholic News Service video.
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