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December 16, 2011 issue
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Local stories:
- 'Operation Lourdes': Students’ surprise sends special teacher on a dream trip to sacred grotto in France
- Indiana’s bishops offer statement on state labor issues
- Retiring superintendent’s legacy includes improving schools
- A century of faith comes to an end at St. Leonard of Port Maurice Parish
- Founder saddened by closing of Terre Haute pro-life ministry
- New Albany Deanery parish celebrates 150 years of faith
- What was in the news on Dec. 15, 1961? Pope John XXIII appeals for Christian unity and for the primacy of Latin
- SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral and Saint Meinrad announce Christmas liturgies
- Advent penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes throughout December
Regular local features:
- Editorial: ‘Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship’ outlines Catholics’ political responsibility
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical readings - Exhorting the Jews to return
- Faithful Lines: The holidays bring love and joy to almost everyone
- Catholic Education Outreach: ‘Don’t eat the marshmallow’
- Letters to the Editor
- At what cost—literally—is new translation of Roman Missal?
- Events Calendar
- Details announced for St. Francis de Sales School Reunion
- Obituaries
- General listing
- My Journey to God: The Gifts of Advent
Catholic News Service:
- Bishops’ concerns rise over growing infringements on religious liberty
- Pope says late cardinal should inspire use of mass media to spread Gospel
- Vatican congregation approves miracle needed for Blessed Marianne Cope’s canonization
- Economic hardship hits nearly all, from individuals to nations
- New missal translation introduced in 2011 is also an evangelization tool
- Archbishop Dolan defines human dignity as ‘primary doctrine’ of the Church
- ‘You are not alone,’ bishops tell undocumented immigrants
- Philadelphia leader: ‘Painful’ year may bring school and parish closings
- Cuban bishops announce Marian jubilee year, confirm papal visit during 2012
- Website fosters faith, fellowship among students, campus ministries
- Health and Human Services secretary says girls under 17 must consult doctors to get Plan B
- Column: Unconditional parental love
- Column: Who says we don’t live in a cruel, unusual and crazy world?
- The Sunday Readings: Fourth Sunday of Advent
- Go Ask Your Father: Canon law recommends that Catholics should be confirmed before marriage
FaithAlive!
- Christ’s virgin birth reveals that he is Lord of creation
- Extraordinary events happen in the births of John the Baptist, Jesus
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Students’ surprise sends special teacher on a dream trip to sacred grotto in France
The 31 eighth-grade students kept the great surprise a secret for more than two months, knowing it would be the trip of a lifetime for their favorite teacher who was turning 50 on Dec. 7. Ever since the eighth-grade students at Holy Name of Jesus School in Beech Grove were in the fourth grade, they have had Benedictine Sister Mary Nicolette Etienne as their religion teacher—a teacher who has touched their lives with her laughter, her side hugs and her way of helping them “to know, love and serve God.” (Page 1)
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A century of faith comes to an end at St. Leonard of Port Maurice Parish
A century of sharing faith and fellowship came to an end on Nov. 19 at St. Leonard of Port Maurice Church in West Terre Haute. Exactly 100 years to the day after St. Leonard parishioners celebrated Mass at their first church in western Vigo County, the Terre Haute Deanery parish at 126 N. Eighth St. was closed by the archdiocese due to declining membership and future parish staffing challenges. Parishioners from about 35 households are in the process of transferring their memberships to nearby St. Mary-of-the-Woods Parish, the designated receiving community six miles away, or to another area parish of their choice. (Page 5)
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Web-only features
Advent Resources
During the season of Advent, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis will have a special Web page at www.archindy.org/advent. The page contains various Advent resources, including the Christmas schedule for the Cathedral, links to the daily readings, reflections from Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, penance service schedules, images of past Criterion Christmas Supplement covers and links of interest to other Advent Web sites.
Go to website | Advent penance service listings
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.
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- Evidence of alleged miracle credited to Archbishop Sheen heads to Rome
- Bishop urges Congress to heed needs of jobless and their families
- Cardinal Foley dies; was Vatican communications chief, Mideast advocate
- 'You are not alone,' Hispanic bishops tell undocumented immigrants
- Board approves miracle needed for Blessed Marianne Cope's canonization
- Cuban bishops announce Marian jubilee year, confirm papal visit
- Economic hardship hits nearly all, from individuals to nations
- HHS secretary says girls under 17 must consult doctors to get Plan B
- 25 years after 'Economic Justice for All,' pastoral still stirs debate
- Pope taps tablet, lights world's largest Christmas 'tree'
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