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Archives - August 2026

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August 7, 2026

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At 78, sister starts 56th year of teaching with tips for high school students, parents
- Keys to a child’s success in grade school? New MTCA director shares tips
Bishop Bruté Days continues to inspire faith and vocations in teenage boys
Corrections Ministry is ‘a core Christian practice,’ says new coordinator
Hispanic Ministry coordinator’s ‘lived testimony is a source of inspiration’
- Testimonio de vida del nuevo coordinador del Ministerio Hispano es fuente de inspiración
Indiana’s Catholics reflect American spirit of courage and sacrifice
- A mother’s gift and a soldier’s loyalty define a family’s faith and love
- Two dreamers and their descendants meet on a bridge across time
- Daring archbishop left a lasting impact on Church in America
- Bishop Martin Marty inspired a saint as a missionary to Native Americans
- Page provides links to podcasts, articles, more on U.S. 250th anniversary
- Who has inspired you to pursue a life rooted in hope, faith and love?
Priest and three young adults visit 16 adoration chapels in one day
Reflection offers a reminder: dad’s ‘I love you’ often comes in actions
Trends for the Church are grim, but signs of hope exist, priest says
- ‘Vocational seeds’ are sown at National Eucharistic Congress, priest notes
Calling all poets! Submit your work for possible publication in The Criterion
Share what Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen meant to you, how he helped shape your faith
Share your memories of 9/11—and how your faith and your life have been affected by that day
Official Appointments
Christ the Cornerstone: Jesus calms the storms, calls us to be courageous
- Cristo, la piedra angular: Jesús calma las tormentas y nos llama a ser valientes
Editorial: Evangelization is not optional
Faith in History: Mother Theodore Guérin lived a life of holiness in Indiana
Our Works of Charity: Help children make their return to school much easier
Guest Column: Reflecting on the role of grace in our lives of faith
Twenty Something: Learning to read the map
Public Schedule of Archbishop Charles C. Thompson
Events Calendar
- Father Jerry Byrd will lead ‘Living the Litany of Humility’ retreat in Bloomington on Sept. 18-20
- Store blessing and celebration at Celtic Cross Catholic Gift Shop is August 15
Letters to the Editor
- Reader: Leading a contemplative life can help us live more intentionally
Obituaries
- General listing
- Benedictine Brother Kenan Kapina served in the business office and guest house at Saint Meinrad
- Carmelite Sister Jean Alice McGoff led the former Monastery of the Resurrection in Indianapolis as prioress for 27 years
- Franciscan Sister Norma Jean Hynes served in Catholic education for 25 years, including in Indianapolis
My Journey to God: I Found Love
The Sunday Readings: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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August 7, 2026

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