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January
January 9, 2015
January 16, 2015
January 23, 2015
January 30, 2015
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February
February 6, 2015
February 13, 2015
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- ‘The best
teacher
I ever had’: Student who integrated Catholic schools says faith in Jesus guided her through tumultuous time
- Archbishop
Tobin invites
faithful to take
part in synod
consultation
- Lenten penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes
- Proposed Indiana law hopes to provide parents with better prenatal information about the disabilities facing children
- Seminarians drawn closer to Christ in Holy Land pilgrimage
- What was in the news on February 12, 1965? The question of bus rides for private school students, and discussion of the reform of the curia
- 40 Days for Life campaigns
to begin on Feb. 18 in
Indianapolis, Bloomington
- Sisters of Providence celebrate jubilee anniversaries
- Indiana college students help form ‘the pro-life generation’
- Raffin is intern
at The Criterion
- Rejoice in the Lord: We are an immigrant Church called to welcome strangers
- Editorial: Male and female are God’s design
- From the Editor Emeritus: Conditions in Palestine at the time of Christ
- Cornucopia: Trying to answer the eternal question about love
- Bruised, Hurting and Dirty: Spreading God’s message of faith, hope and love to Alana
- Twenty Something: How one young
Catholic saved
2,500 kids
- Reflection: New movie is a ‘far cry’ from Christ’s vision of authentic human love
- Letters to the Editor
- Late pastor’s radio talks helped raise funds for rebuilt Michigan basilica, reader notes
- Events Calendar
- Marian University to present the play Almost, Maine on Feb. 27 and 28
- RSVP seeks volunteers ages 55+
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Holy Cross Brother Raymond Harrington taught at Cathedral High School for 16 years
- Dolores Marie Beever, 85, mother of Father Carlton Beever, died on Jan. 29 in Indianapolis
- My Journey to God: Lover of My Soul
- The Sunday Readings: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 20, 2015
February 27, 2015
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March
March 6, 2015
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- Where faith and medicine connect: Unique March 15 presentation offers forensic medical examination of the Passion of Christ
- Bill to dissolve human remains defeated in Indiana House
- Mom’s advice leads Feltz to become director of planned giving
- Holy Rosary Parish hosts 15th annual Lenten speaker series
- Several opportunities scheduled for women considering a religious vocation
- Use guidance of Church with end-of-life decisions, bioethicist says
- What was in the news on March 5, 1965? Pope asks for silence on birth control issue, more changes for the liturgy and a call for updated Church architecture
- Lenten penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes
- Biannual grants awarded to parishes, schools and archdiocesan agencies
- Official Appointment
- Rejoice in the Lord: Spend some quiet time in God’s closeness this Lenten season
- Editorial: Why do Catholics leave the Church?
- From the Editor Emeritus: When Jesus cleansed the Temple in Jerusalem
- It's All Good: Make space for God, simplify your life during Lent and beyond
- Twenty Something: The hidden lives of Catholic sisters
- Reflection: Father Hesburgh leaves a legacy of ‘a life of greatness—given for others’
- Reflection: A perfect pilgrimage to the Holy Land
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters were printed this week
- Events Calendar
- Author of book on catechesis to present retreat in Bloomington on March 13-15
- Right to Life of Indianapolis seeks youth essay, speech, art, scholarship contest entries by April 1
- African Catholic Ministry to host African Gathering on March 14 in Indianapolis
- Catholic Radio fundraiser dinner set for April 15 in Indianapolis
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Mary Lou Kovatch, 88, mother of Father Thomas Kovatch and a retired teacher, died on Feb. 22
- My Journey to God: To a
Protestant
Friend
- The Sunday Readings: Third Sunday of Lent
March 13, 2015
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- In pastoral letter, Indiana bishops say needs of poor must be a priority
- A land of calm and chaos: ‘There’s a militarized
wall around Bethlehem?’ and other Holy Land
pilgrimage observations
- Newborn incubator bill passes House, heads to Senate
- Rice Bowl effort helps people in need in archdiocese and world
- Lenten penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes
- Terre Haute Deanery faith community reaches out through parish app
- What was in the news on March 12, 1965? The pope’s Mass in Italian, horror in Selma and St. Meinrad is closing its high school
- Official Appointment
- Rejoice in the Lord: Geography of Holy Land gives witness to God’s involvement with all creation
- Editorial: Toward a Church that is poor and for the poor
- From the Editor Emeritus: What Jesus tried to teach Nicodemus during his visit
- Cornucopia: Social interaction means more than just passing time
- Bruised, Hurting and Dirty: Planting seeds of faith and friendship with Dylan, Ryan and Kyle
- Faith, Hope and Charity: How will you respond?
- Reflection: Remembering Father Ted
- Be Our Guest: Father Hesburgh leaves legacy of devoted priesthood, friendship to many
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters were printed this week
- Events Calendar
- Irish singer and songwriter Eunan McIntyre to perform at Marian University on March 21
- Cardinal Ritter students seek help with food drive for Indianapolis charities
- Discount for May 16-17 marriage retreat in Indianapolis ends March 19
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Carmelite Sister Ruth Ann Boyle joined Monastery of the Resurrection
- Patricia Ann DeVault, 89, gave significant support to the Church in central and southern Indiana
- My Journey to God: Cataracts of My Heart
- The Sunday Readings: Fourth Sunday of Lent
March 20, 2015
March 27, 2015
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- ‘United in our diversity’: Woman’s story, archbishop’s message show how Church is blessed by African-born Catholics
- Visiting homeless shelter, having fun with children are part of speaker’s prep for Spirit of Service Awards Dinner
- Religious communities, consecrated individuals
invited to Holy Thursday Mass on April 2 at
SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis
- Sisters of Providence announce services for Holy Week at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
- Bill to clarify chemical abortion, RU-486 regulation advances
- Lenten penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes
- Official Decrees
- Dorothy Day: ‘A theologian with street cred’
- Play by New Albany native brings Color-blind Cardinal to life
- Roncalli choir, singers from around archdiocese to sing at Holy Week liturgies
- What was in the news on March 26, 1965? More changes in the liturgy, and hope for better methods of family planning for faithful Catholics
- Rejoice in the Lord: Following Jesus on the Via Dolorosa, the only way to Easter
- Editorial: From joy to sadness on Palm Sunday
- From the Editor Emeritus: Caiaphas’ home, where Peter denied Christ three times
- Cornucopia: Hanging on to the family and its values in today’s world
- Emmaus Walk: It’s Lent, but I didn’t plan to make this sacrifice
- Faith and Family: Jesus’ dying and
rising are lived out
daily in family life
- Reflection: Understanding rural poverty
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters were published this week
- Events Calendar
- Bread for the World conference set for April 11 in Indianapolis
- St. Thomas Aquinas seeks funds to repair church roof, school building at Haitian sister parish
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Ursuline
Sister Andrea
Callahan served
at the former
St. Michael
School in
Madison
- My Journey to God: Desert Prayer
- The Sunday Readings: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
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April
April 3, 2015
April 10, 2015
April 17, 2015
April 24, 2015
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May
May 1, 2015
May 8, 2015
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- The joy of being Catholic: Entertaining exchange between Colts leads to tales
of football, faith and fun at Spirit of Service event
- Sisters of St. Benedict offer powerful experience of
community through prayer, work and hospitality
- Graduations set for 12 Catholic high schools in archdiocese
- Msgr. John M. Wright, priest who served as Navy chaplain for 30 years, dies
- What was in the news on May 7, 1965? Protests against a downtown
Indianapolis highway, and accusations of immorality among Selma protesters
- Generations of love at heart of families’ stories
- Volunteers at Catholic Charities epitomize love of neighbor
- Fundraisers to benefit foundation that
supports children who have lost a parent
- Rejoice in the Lord: Love is the source of Easter joy
- Editorial: May we never lose hope
- From the Editor Emeritus: Early Church - The importance of St. Paul
- Cornucopia: Believe me, mothering is not an exact science
- Twenty Something: Answering God’s call -
A rising ‘30
Under 30’ honoree reflects
- Bruised, Hurting and Dirty: Seeing how God never tires of reaching out to us
- Reflection: Nurturing a ‘sense of decency’ in marriage
debate is the duty of all Christians
- Letters to the Editor
- We must utilize the
graces of Divine Mercy
to fullest extent,
reader says
- Like pope, leaders
must demonstrate
moral courage in fight
against evil
- Events Calendar
- St. Mary Parish in North Vernon
to host vocations evening on May 22
- Former St. Agnes Academy will
host all-class brunch on June 7
- Former St. Mary Academy invites faculty
and alumnae to all-class reunion on June 13
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods offers Taizé prayer service on May 12
- Father Hilary Meny to celebrate his 75th anniversary
- Obituaries
- My Journey to God: A Mother’s Love to Behold
- The Sunday Readings: Sixth Sunday of Easter
May 15, 2015
May 22, 2015
May 29, 2015
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June
June 5, 2015
June 12, 2015
June 19, 2015
June 26, 2015
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July
July 3, 2015
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- Making a world of difference: CYO honors camp’s first counselor for helping to create legacy of fun, friendship and faith
- Despite ruling, Church’s marriage teaching unchanged
- Despite Supreme Court ruling, religious freedom rally
participants implored to stand strong in their faith
- ‘A new generation of the Church’: Bishop Bruté Days helps teenage boys
learn about the faith, priesthood
- Serra Club vocations essay: Prayer, engagement in parish are aids in discernment
- What was in the news on July 2, 1965? Pope Paul looks at problems of the Church, and a complaint about the translation of the Mass
- Father Rodas celebrates 50 years of ‘leading people to the kingdom’
- Rejoice in the Lord: When families are strong, society is strong
- Editorial: Court decision must lead
to respectful dialogue,
especially about families
- From the Editor Emeritus: Early Church - Pope Damasus took the papacy by force
- It's All Good: Forget that device, make time to be fully present to others
- Be Our Guest: Church can do many things to respond to pope’s encyclical on environment
- Letters to the Editor
- Column’s headline
is offensive and
unchristian, reader says
- Events Calendar
- Spiritual Direction Training
Program to be offered in Kentucky
- RSVP seeks volunteers ages 55+
- Benedict Inn to host ‘Garden Treasures with Women of the Bible’ retreat on July 5-6
- Office of Pro-Life and Family Life seeks
nominations for Respect Life awards
- Obituaries
- My Journey to God: True Personal Freedom
- The Sunday Readings: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 10, 2015
July 17, 2015
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- A wonderful life: Love, laughter and faith define 103-year-old Jeffersonville parishioner’s amazing journey
- Former Benedictine monk, Father Noah Casey was known for
ministry of spiritual direction, prayer, liturgy and hospitality
- Encouragement marks
Father Buchanan’s 50 years
of priestly ministry
- Wedding Announcements
- Office of Pro-Life and
Family Life to phase in
new Pre Cana marriage
preparation format and
material in 2016
- Golden Wedding Jubilee Mass is scheduled on Aug. 23 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral
- What was in the news on July 16, 1965? A plea from religious leaders for peace in Vietnam, and encouraging a papal visit to the South
- Serra Club vocations essay: Follow the many clues God provides in discerning a vocation
- Criterion staff honored for excellence in journalism
- Rejoice in the Lord: Jesus, a man of labor, looks on work with love
- Editorial: Amazing grace in the Palmetto State
- From the Editor Emeritus: Early Church - Chalcedon affirms Christ has two natures in one person
- That All May Be One: Methodist-Catholic dialogue echoes pope’s environment encyclical
- Catholic Education Outreach: Help lead youths back to Christ
- Be Our Guest: Despite court decision, greatest law remains loving God above all, neighbors as ourselves
- Be Our Guest: Father’s insight, guidance help son embrace his faith throughout life
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters were printed this week
- Events Calendar
- Six-week ‘Divorce and Beyond’ session to begin on July 28
- Annual Catholic cross country youth qualifier is on Sept. 26 in New Albany
- Fatima Retreat House offers retreat for struggling marriages on July 31-Aug. 2
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Elora Schmidt, an Indianapolis native, ministered in Catholic high schools
- My Journey to God: Be Still
- The Sunday Readings: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 24, 2015
July 31, 2015
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August
August 7, 2015
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- Finding God, embracing joy: Youth minister and religion teacher uses his life story to teach young people about faith, friendship
- Indiana cities join in
national rally calling for
investigation, defunding
of Planned Parenthood
- Seminarian, priests honored at joint black Catholic conference
- Four Benedictine sisters celebrate 50-year jubilees
- What was in the news on
August 6, 1965? Pope urges
Catholics to trust in the Church, and
laity’s role in the civil rights fight
- Official Appointments
- Rejoice in the Lord: Health care is a basic human right, not a privilege
- Editorial: Wise leaders needed now more than ever
- From the Editor Emeritus: Early Church - Why Pope Gregory I was called ‘the Great’
- It's All Good: Even in circus mode, a family shows its true colors
- Faith, Hope and Charity: To fulfill Jesus’ hope
for humankind,
make love the
basis of what
you say and do
- Be our Guest: Pax Christi Indianapolis is eager to make living and just wage a priority in Indiana
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters were printed this week
- Events Calendar
- Artists sought for SS. Francis and Clare festival in Greenwood on Sept. 25-26
- Fatima Retreat House hosts annual Day of Prayer with theme ‘Prayer through Mary’s Eyes’ on Aug. 24
- All Saints Parish to hold two vocation events for girls and women on Aug. 22 in Dearborn County
- Franciscan priest offers day of reflection in Sellersburg on Aug. 15
- Bishop Luers High School gathering for Indianapolis alumni set for Aug. 13
- Obituaries
- My Journey to God: In God’s Eyes
- The Sunday Readings: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 14, 2015
August 21, 2015
August 28, 2015
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September
September 4, 2015
September 11, 2015
September 18, 2015
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- Trusting in the Lord: Archdiocesan World Meeting of Families’ pilgrims take varied paths to God
- St. Monica members hopeful ‘God will work through the ashes’ after fire destroys narthex
- Leading people to God through prayer, action motivates award winners
- Archdiocesan Life Chain
events scheduled on
Respect Life Sunday
- What was in the news on Sept. 17, 1965? Defending the Eucharist, supporting St. Thomas Aquinas, and sharing concerns over the arms race
- Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish
Oktoberfest is Oct. 2-3 in
Beech Grove
- Lumen Christi Catholic School to sponsor conference for those high school age and older on Sept. 26 in Indianapolis
- Rejoice in the Lord: Stewardship of creation calls us to conversion, action
- Editorial: We are most like
God when mercy
seasons justice
- From the Editor Emeritus: Medieval Church - The East-West Schism of 1054
- That All May Be One: Let’s continue to prayer for unity with our sister churches
- Catholic Evangelization Outreach: The Sacred Heart
of Jesus and
World Youth Day
- Be Our Guest: Veterans’ memorial, town’s
heritage being threatened in
Church-state debate
- Letters to the Editor
- When it comes to abortion, end justifies means in undercover reporting, reader says
- Editorial writer’s message undoes Pope Francis’ pastoral outreach
- Events Calendar
- Archdiocesan Health Ministry starts speaker series on Sept. 21
- $1,000 raffle at St. Lawrence Parish Fall Festival in Indianapolis on Sept. 18-20
- Catholic radio talk show host Al Kresta to speak at St. Luke the Evangelist Parish on Oct. 4
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Providence Sister Joan Frame ministered in Catholic schools, pastoral care in the archdiocese
- My Journey to God: Reconciliation
- The Sunday Readings: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 25, 2015
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October
October 2, 2015
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- Local Catholics witness history as Pope Francis talks to Congress
- Seminarians, priests witness history at canonization Mass in nation’s capital
- Pope helps archdiocesan pilgrims grow in love of the family
- Pilgrims seek to ‘see Jesus’ in pope at festival, Independence Hall
- Archdiocesan pilgrims attending World Meeting of Families reflect on its impact
- Pilgrims have encounters with pope, saints in Philadelphia
- Emotions run high as pilgrims catch glimpse of pope during visit
- What was in the news on Oct. 1, 1965? The UN prepares for Pope Paul VI’s visit, a discussion of marriage at the council and the growth of Catholics
- Fall 40 Days for Life is underway,
people still needed to pray at sites
- Respect Life Mass, Life Chain
events are this Sunday, Oct. 4
- Rejoice in the Lord: Challenges to family life can seem overwhelming
- Editorial: Pope Francis calls us to communion, not division
- From the Editor Emeritus: Medieval Church - The greatest scandal in papal history
- It's All Good: Call on God when you don’t connect with others
- Faith, Hope and Charity: Protecting the unwanted children in today’s world
- Reflection: Thoughts about the pope’s visit
- Letters to the Editor
- Priest’s support of
Kentucky clerk
is surprising,
Criterion reader says
- Letter writer missed
broader context editorial was meant to convey
- Events Calendar
- Founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, Inc., to speak at St. Joan of Arc Parish on Oct. 8
- Registration for St. Mother Theodore Fest at St. Mary-of-the-Woods is due on Oct. 12
- Deadline for all women’s Catholic high schools Mass and luncheon is Oct. 16
- Session on recent changes to annulment process will be held on Oct. 28 in Indianapolis
- Comedian John Crist to perform at Marian University in Indianapolis on Oct. 16
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Franciscan Sister Marilyn Joel Franks was a teacher, principal and college treasurer
- My Journey to God: I Am Thinking About the Pope’s Visit
- The Sunday Readings: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 9, 2015
October 16, 2015
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- A bridge of faith: St. Mark parish, school welcome Burmese refugees with open arms
- Nativity sets are at heart of Advent pilgrimage to Dayton
- Unique ‘Table of
Plenty’ dinner event
to benefit NCYC
scholarships
- Priest retirement fund has been ‘underfunded for some time’; donations to United Catholic Appeal can help
- Conversation to mark 50 years of Jewish-Catholic dialogue
- CCF offering free seminars on basics of estate planning
- Providence very evident in young adults’ pilgrimage to see Pope Francis
- ‘Celebrate Life’ dinner highlights
pro-life successes and heroes
- Parishes, groups across central and
southern Indiana help build culture of life
- What was in the news on Oct. 15, 1965? Pope prevents council debate on clerical celibacy law, and an editorial mourns the closing of the Indianapolis Times
- Leader of Anglican ordinariate for U.S. and Canada visits Indianapolis
- Deadline to apply for fall grants for schools, parishes and ministries is Oct. 31
- Hometown birthday celebration at St. Nicholas School
- Rejoice in the Lord: Themes from the Synod on the Family that deserve our reflection
- Editorial: St. Thérèse of Lisieux’s parents’ canonization
- From the Editor Emeritus: Medieval Church - Pope St. Gregory VII claimed secular supremacy
- Catholic Evangelization Outreach: ‘Becoming Catholic?’ or ‘entering
full communion?’
- That All May Be One: Oct. 25 Jewish-Catholic dialogue to feature Archbishop Tobin, Rabbi Cook
- Reflection: Backup quarterback’s example of selflessness, faith are worth emulating
- Letters to the Editor
- Small families are
limiting descendants
for future generations,
reader says
- Events Calendar
- Science, technology, engineering and math
conference for sixth- through eighth-grade girls
is Oct. 31 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- Nov. 1 deadline to order new CD of
college seminarians’ hymns to Mary
- Holy Name of Jesus Parish
to begin first Friday devotion
- Filipino cuisine to be featured at
Intercultural Ministry gathering on Oct. 17
- Session on recent changes to annulment process
will be held on Oct. 28 in Indianapolis
- Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration
offer discernment retreat, day of reflection
- ‘Evangelization in the Black Community’ event on Oct. 17 is cancelled
- Obituaries
- My Journey to God: In You I’ll Abide
- The Sunday Readings: Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 23, 2015
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- ‘A forever friendship’: Unexpected meeting lead two strangers to form special bond during cancer challenge
- Deacon heads new secretariat as revised model seeks ‘to serve parishes better’
- To evangelize, be ‘on fire for your faith,’ deacon says
- Palliative care conference offers speakers, resources to ‘enhance caregiving’
- What was in the news on Oct. 22, 1965? More English is coming to the Mass, and Pope Paul VI considers reducing the days of fasting in the Church
- Appeal affords Church opportunities for encounter and dialogue, archbishop says
- Appeal donations make large-scope charitable services possible in central and southern Indiana
- Conversation to mark 50 years of Jewish-Catholic dialogue
- CCF offering free seminars
on basics of estate planning
- Search is on for singers of all voice parts to form archdiocesan chamber choir
- Indianapolis Children’s Choir to perform at SS. Peter
and Paul Cathedral on Nov. 1
- Former St. Christopher parishioner
professes first vows as Dominican sister
- Unique ‘Table of
Plenty’ dinner event
to benefit NCYC
scholarships
- More volunteers are needed to help staff
National Catholic Youth Conference in November
- Special archdiocesan youth choir being formed to sing at NCYC Mass on Nov. 19 at St. John’s
- Rejoice in the Lord: Mary, heart of the Holy Family, mother of compassion and tenderness
- Editorial: Yes, prayers are helping build a culture of life
- From the Editor Emeritus: Medieval Church - Positive events during the 11th century
- Cornucopia: A great way to nudge our kids along the road to sainthood
- Emmaus Walk: What I learned in the dark beyond a kid’s science lesson
- Letters to the Editor
- We must find a way to
control flood of guns,
gun violence in America,
reader says
- Events Calendar
- Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. High School
to host open house on Nov. 5
- Providence Cristo Rey School
to offer open house on Nov. 1
- St. Martin de Porres Mass set for Nov. 3 at
St. Mark the Evangelist Church in Indy
- Latin Mass, procession at Calvary Cemetery in
Indianapolis on Nov. 6 offer plenary indulgence
- Obituaries
- My Journey to God: This Struggle Called Life
- The Sunday Readings: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 30, 2015
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November
November 6, 2015
November 13, 2015
November 20, 2015
November 27, 2015
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December
December 4, 2015
December 11, 2015
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- Syrian refugee family arrives in archdiocese
with ‘so much hope in their eyes’
- Christmas dream comes true for family thanks to Sacred Heart Parish, other churches and housing center
- Christmas list can include gift certificates, gift cards to retreat centers in archdiocese
- Archdiocesan parishes
to host Our Lady of
Guadalupe celebrations
- Event offers couples chance to laugh, ‘learn to appreciate their marriage’
- What was in the news on Dec. 10, 1965? The Second Vatican Council comes to an official end, as do 900 years of mutual excommunication
- Truth Overruled makes reasoned case for traditional marriage, religious liberty
- Diversity of Church on display at annual St. Martin de Porres Mass
- Mission trip offers chance to share God’s transforming love
- Advent penance services are scheduled throughout parishes in the archdiocese
- Tell us how mercy and forgiveness have made a difference in your life
- Rejoice in the Lord: The Lord is coming again in glory
- Editorial: Mary is present throughout the Advent and Christmas seasons
- From the Editor Emeritus: Medieval Church - The six crusades of the 13th century
- Cornucopia: Christmas - Our greatest gift, our beauty, our joy
- Twenty Something: Thirteen sons,
no daughters,
no reality TV shows
- Perspective: Critics have short-sighted view on faith in wake of San Bernadino terrorist attack
- Letters to the Editor
- Outreach allows
low-income children to
get shoes in the winter
- Events Calendar
- Annual Christmas food basket program still needs volunteers
- ‘Longest Night’ Mass and service
scheduled for Dec. 18 and Dec. 19
- Advent, Christmas concert to be held at St. Boniface Church on Dec. 13
- Worldwide Marriage Encounter is seeking longest married couple; deadline is Jan. 10
- Obituaries
- My Journey to God: Advent Adoration
- The Sunday Readings: Third Sunday of Advent
December 18, 2015
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- A Christmas
Message from
Archbishop Joseph
W. Tobin, C.Ss.R.
- Dr. Ray, Archbishop Tobin guest speakers for Catholic radio event in Columbus
- Bishops’ pastoral letter on the poor tops local news stories
- SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral and Saint Meinrad announce Christmas liturgies
- St. Elizabeth/Coleman receives award for a century of service
- Liturgies, opening of doors begin observance of Holy Year of Mercy
- Booklet on Holy Year of Mercy is available on archdiocesan website
- Readers share their favorite Christmas memories
- Parish celebrates 20th annual Mass honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Advent penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes
- Catholics rally in Indianapolis in support of Paris climate change conference
- Terre Haute Carmelite monastery gives witness to faith, prayer
- Young adults encouraged to use digital media to spread the Good News
- New online publication highlights values of Catholic schools
- What was in the news on Dec. 17, 1965? A tuition hike for schools, calls for group confession and Pope Paul VI asking for peace in Vietnam
- The Criterion and Catholic Center are closed from Dec. 23 to Jan. 3 for Christmas holiday
- Official Appointment
- Rejoice in the Lord: The Lord draws near to us, closer than we think
- Editorial: Church serves, strives to keep Christian presence in Bethlehem
- From the Editor Emeritus: Medieval Church - 13th century devotion and theology
- Catholic Education Outreach: Faith, joy and love are multiplied, magnified in our schools
- That All May Be One: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity a step toward all being one
- Faith and Family: Have Christ make your heart young again this Christmas
- Reflection: Prayers continue for healing and comfort
as Cathedral High School community
grieves loss of student and friend
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters were printed this week
- Events Calendar
- Archbishop Tobin to speak at Marriage on Tap event on Jan. 9
- Celebrate Catholic Schools Week with the Indiana Pacers on Feb. 6
- Archabbey Library Gallery to host exhibit by Benedictine Brother Martin Erspamer
- Obituaries
- General listing
- William Marcotte, father of Fathers David and Douglas Marcotte, died on Dec. 13
- My Journey to God: The Christ Child
- The Sunday Readings: Fourth Sunday of Advent
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