This week in The Criterion

May 13, 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:

Families unite in faith during Easter Vigil liturgies
- Light of Christ illuminates golden years for seniors at St. Augustine Home
- New Catholics follow varied paths to the Church
- Welcome, new Catholics
Governor Daniels signs school choice legislation into law
Governor is expected to sign sweeping pro-life legislation into law this week
What was in the news on May 12, 1961? The Second Vatican Council and is there a ‘lady-like’ way to chew gum?
‘Work hard. Pray hard. Don’t worry!’: Cardinal Ritter Neighborhood Resource Center opens
‘Blessed are those who believe in me …’: SPRED Mass participants are encouraged to believe Jesus is always in their midst
Bishop Coyne posts third podcast about new Mass translation
Official Appointments

Regular local features:

Seeking the Face of the Lord: Finding the Good Shepherd, the paschal light of hope, in darkness
Buscando la Cara del Señor: Encontrando al Buen Pastor, la luz pascual de la esperanza en la oscuridad
Editorial: Blessed John Paul II
From the Editor Emeritus: The wisdom of the saints - St. Bernardine of Siena
Cornucopia: Create a past worth remembering when we are grown
Twenty Something: Pro-life Miss America shows wisdom at age 18
Letters to the Editor
- Problem-solving techniques needed to address broken immigration system
Events Calendar
- Holy Rosary Parish to host speaker on end-of-life issues
- Courage chapter is active in the archdiocese
Obituaries
- General listing
My Journey to God: The Precious Blood of Christ

Catholic News Service:

Nuncio to Egypt says Christians have both hope, fear
Bishops, Knights urged to take action to help storm victims in southern U.S.
Faith, like water, is life-giving, Pope Benedict says in Venice
Charges dropped against protesters at 2009 Notre Dame commencement
Column: NFP and the ‘telos’ of sex
Column: Be proud to be a Catholic and to speak up for the faith
The Sunday Readings: Fourth Sunday of Easter
Question Corner: Early writings not part of Bible are considered apocryphal books

FaithAlive!

Use your freedom to control how you express anger
If taken too far, anger can create polarization in relationships

Items of Interest

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

Governor Daniels signs school choice legislation into law
“Real school choice has come to Indiana,” said Glenn Tebbe, Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) executive director, moments after watching Gov. Mitch Daniels sign the school choice bill into law during a May 5 bill signing ceremony at the governor’s office. Tebbe, who has worked to promote school choice in Indiana for more than a decade, said, “For the first time in the history of Indiana, eligible parents will be able to use a voucher to send their children to a nonpublic school. And in many cases, that school of choice will be a Catholic school.” (Page 3)
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‘Work hard. Pray hard. Don’t worry!’: Cardinal Ritter Neighborhood Resource Center opens
“People have such big hearts,” said David Hock, who spoke at the grand opening of the Cardinal Ritter Neighborhood Resource Center in New Albany on April 29. Hock, president of the Cardinal Ritter Birthplace Foundation, thanked “a long list” of supporters who donated funds, labor and materials—both to restore the birthplace of Indiana’s first native cardinal, Joseph Elmer Ritter—and to construct a new community center behind the home. (Page 10)
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Welcome, new Catholics
We welcome the new Catholics who have become full participants in the Church since last Easter. The 438 catechumens listed are people who have never been baptized and—within the past year—were baptized, confirmed and received their first Eucharist. The 543 candidates listed were baptized in other Christian traditions and were received into the full communion of the Catholic Church with a profession of faith, confirmation and first Eucharist during the past year. (Page 8-10)
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National and world news you may have missed...

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