This week in The Criterion

April 8, 2011 issue

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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:

'God, use me': New technology is changing hearts and saving unborn babies’ lives, speaker says
Indiana Court of Appeals ruling upholds Lawrence Township decision on nonpublic school bus fee
School choice measure passes Indiana House
Unexpected blessings: Volunteers say helping people in need moves their heart and soul
Archdiocesan parishes schedule Lenten penance services
What was in the news on April 7, 1961? Those rising hemlines and predictions of the future

Regular local features:

Seeking the Face of the Lord: Take time for reflection and prayer to open your heart to God’s love
Buscando la Cara del Señor: Dedique tiempo a la reflexión y la oración para abrir su corazón al amor de Dios
Editorial: South Dakota’s new abortion law is worth emulating
From the Editor Emeritus: The wisdom of the saints - John Baptist de la Salle
Cornucopia: When duty calls, will we answer it in our lives?
Twenty Something: Escape ‘The Waiting Place’ with wisdom from Dr. Seuss
Be Our Guest: Spirituality and the Final Four
Letters to the Editor
- No letters were printed this week
Events Calendar
- Spring sale continues during Lent at Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House
Obituaries
- General listing
- P. Robert Bonke, the father of Father James Bonke, volunteered at Good Shepherd Parish in Indianapolis as the business manager
- Franciscan Sister Joan Elise Smith was a teacher, librarian
My Journey to God: Signs of Spring

Catholic News Service:

French nun cured of Parkinson’s to speak at John Paul II prayer vigil
CRS rep says priority is to help Haitians help themselves
High court tosses out challenge to Arizona tuition tax credit program
Indian bishop who worked for spiritual renewal declared venerable
Like Jesus, world’s migrants seek a place of welcome, says cardinal
Bishop urges seminarians to exercise Christ’s authority in priesthood
Artist’s work aims to make Stations of the Cross ‘more immediate’
Educators learn about Catholic identity at New York symposium
Pope advances sainthood causes, including cause of Canadian brother
Dialogue is response to secularism, fundamentalism, cardinal says
Caritas reports 1,000 people dead or missing in Ivory Coast town
Pakistani archbishop calls for arrest of U.S. pastor over Quran burning
Column: Book offers insight into finding good news in bad times
The Sunday Readings: Fifth Sunday of Lent
Go Ask Your Father: Good confession involves sorrow and resolution to avoid sin in the future

FaithAlive!

Trusting in God in tragedies is an ever-present challenge
‘Beauty so ancient and so new’—Praise God with beautiful music

Items of Interest

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

School choice measure passes Indiana House
“School choice now! School choice now! School choice now!” This chant, which echoed throughout the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, was generated by a crowd estimated at 800 people—some of whom were school children—during a March 30 rally. Hours after the gathering, House lawmakers passed the school scholarship bill, House Bill 1003, by a 56-42 vote, which allows eligible families to use public dollars to attend a private school of their choice. (Page 3)
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Indiana Court of Appeals ruling upholds Lawrence Township decision on nonpublic school bus fee
An Indiana Court of Appeals recently upheld an earlier court decision that Lawrence Township Schools do not have to provide full bus transportation to students who attend nonpublic schools. The appeals court ruling upheld an order by Marion Superior Court Judge Robyn L. Moberly that Lawrence Township no longer had to provide free shuttle service from its public middle schools to two Catholic elementary schools in the district—St. Lawrence School and St. Simon the Apostle School. (Page 2)
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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

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: