This week in The Criterion
July 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
Full Contents
Local stories:
- The spirit
of the
schools: First year for
Catholic
education
director
is marked by
celebrations
and challenges
- Centrality of the Eucharist is the key to living
Christ-centered life, says new bishop of Evansville
- Holy Name music director sings a parting song of joy and faith
- Longtime musicians are a staple at several archdiocesan parishes
- ‘Lost Boy of Sudan’ recounts harrowing story of survival
- Priest says Catholic bloggers ‘an extraordinary reality’ in Church life
- Who’s into blogging? Plenty of bishops
- What was in the news on July 7, 1961? Pope speaks of unity, Serrans urged to seek social justices and bishops defend Protestant ministers
- Bishop Coyne posts podcast about leading multiple parishes
Regular local features:
- Seeking the Face of the Lord: Vocation of every baptized Christian is to love and say yes to God’s grace
- Buscando la Cara del Señor: La vocación de cada cristiano bautizado es amar y decirle sí a la gracia de Dios
- Editorial: N.Y.’s same-sex marriage law
- From the Editor Emeritus: The wisdom of the saints - St. Benedict
- Cornucopia: Help! Help! We always need to help ourselves
- It's All Good: Do your best to be right with God each day
- Twenty Something: Lessons from my 80-year-old grandpa
- Be Our Guest: Vital organ transplantation—not truly dead
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters printed this week
- Events Calendar
- Former St. John Academy reunion set for Oct. 21
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Conventual Franciscan Father Gerald Herman served at parishes in Clarksville and Terre Haute
- Ursuline Sister Carmelita Grantz ministered as a teacher, social worker, counselor and volunteer
- My Journey to God: God’s Desire
Catholic News Service:
- As new abortion
laws take effect,
questions loom
on Medicaid
funding
- U.S. nun’s cause moves forward with initial ruling on second miracle
- Vatican reports budget surplus for 2010, but says worldwide giving down
- Professor proposes ‘green Thomism’ to reconnect Catholics to creation
- Pope marks 60 years as a priest, bestows palliums on archbishops
- Column: Taking control of our senses in a frequently senseless world
- The Sunday Readings: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Question Corner: Scripture indicates that Peter and most of the other Apostles were married
FaithAlive!
- Generosity can help us fight greed’s powerful pull
- Christ’s light helps us to see past our worldly desires
Items of Interest
Here are a few items that may be of particular interest to you -- and you can get them online right now!
Centrality of the Eucharist is the key to living Christ-centered life, says new bishop of Evansville
In a June 29 liturgy filled with processions, pageantry and even a little humor, Bishop Charles C. Thompson was installed as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Evansville. His motto is “Christ the Cornerstone,” and he reminded the 7,000-plus in attendance at his episcopal ordination at Roberts Municipal Stadium that “it must always be the voice of Jesus Christ who speaks through us. In his name, we speak and work on behalf of those in need. (Page 1)
Read our news story
Priest says Catholic bloggers ‘an extraordinary reality’ in Church life
Catholic bloggers are “an extraordinary reality in the life of the Church.” Msgr. Paul Tighe, secretary for the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Social Communications, made that observation during an impromptu meeting about blogging on June 23 during the Catholic Media Convention in Pittsburgh. (Page 10)
Read our news story | Bonus: A list of bishops who blog
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.
Go to our parish festival listing
National and world news you may have missed...
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:
