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August 5, 2011 issue

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Items of Interest
Web-only Features
National and World News you may have missed

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Local stories:

St. Elizabeth-Catholic Charities in New Albany and Louisville Archdiocese eyeing collaboration of services
Deacons take on leadership positions in archdiocese
What was in the news on Aug. 4, 1961? Religion helps determine a family’s size, and Finland plans for its first priestly ordination since the Reformation
Statue of Our Lady of Einsiedeln dedicated at cemetery
Four students earn awards in national prayer contest

Regular local features:

Seeking the Face of the Lord: Priestly and episcopal ordinations are high points of summer
Buscando la Cara del Señor: Las ordenaciones sacerdotales y episcopales representan el punto culminante del verano
Editorial: Youcat is vital for our teens
From the Editor Emeritus: The wisdom of the saints - St. Cajetan
It's All Good: Small acts of love have a way of multiplying
Faith, Hope and Charity: God’s perfect plan
Letters to the Editor
- Story failed to mention local connection at musician convention’s closing concert
Events Calendar
- Society of St. Vincent de Paul to sponsor benefit walk
- St. Joan of Arc School to host Founder’s Day Celebration
Obituaries
- General listing
- Franciscan Sister Marie Kathleen Maudlin ministered in education in the archdiocese
My Journey to God: A Heavenly Garden

Catholic News Service:

Cardinal criticizes contraceptive mandate and calls exemption too narrow
A powerful witness: World Youth Day pilgrims’ task: Help pope revive the Catholic faith in Spain
Memorial Mass for nuncio will be celebrated on Sept. 14 at national shrine
Memorial Mass for military chaplain killed in Vietnam War is planned for Sept. 6
Observer says shooter is not just anti-Muslim, against other faiths, too
Judge dismisses lawsuit against funding embryonic stem-cell research
Young people deserve to live free of violence, papal nuncio tells United Nations
Monuments, museums not only sites drawing tourists to Washington
Miss Teen USA will use platform to promote girls’ self-esteem and modesty
Attackers plant car bombs in front of churches in Kirkuk, Iraq
Kenyan bishops challenge government to improve food security during crisis
World Youth Day opens month after Spain marks 75th anniversary of war
Catholic clergy join 10,000 people in demonstrating for dalit rights in India
Landmark cathedral in Grenada rededicated seven years after storm
Pope calls for compassion, sharing with hungry of Africa
Belleville Diocese joins lawsuit against Illinois over foster care
Column: Small miracles happen every day
Column: The deadly potential of half-truths and outright lies
The Sunday Readings: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Question Corner: Baptism during Mass - A good practice, but not required by the Church

Items of Interest

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St. Elizabeth-Catholic Charities in New Albany and Louisville Archdiocese eyeing collaboration of services
When Louisville Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz visited St. Elizabeth-Catholic Charities in New Albany on July 27, agency director Mark Casper said, “We don’t consider the Ohio River a barrier. It’s just a little water we have to jump over.” New Albany, which is located in south central Indiana, is directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Ky. Many residents live in one state, and work or shop in the other. (Page 1)
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Deacons take on leadership positions in archdiocese
When Deacons Kerry Blandford and Michael East were ordained with their 23 classmates in 2008, they made history as the first class of permanent deacons in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. But now with three years of life and ministry as deacons under their belts, the two men have been assigned as leaders among deacons and deacon candidates in the archdiocese. “We’ve taken the training wheels off, so to speak,” said Deacon Blandford with a laugh. “We’re out there. It’s for real.” (Page 3)
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Web-only features

Browse our Online Archives by Topic
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