In the upcoming print issue of The Criterion

The latest edition of The Criterion has been printed and is on its way to subscribers. Below is a list of stories that will be appearing in the issue, along with regular features like the archbishop's column, the editorial page and our events calendar.

Front pageOur August 7, 2026 issue

Local stories:

  • 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
    • Prayer intentions during adoration chapel pilgrimage
  • 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

Regular local features:

  • 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

OSV News Service:

  • Bishops ready nationwide prayer and action effort amid rising abortion rate
  • Pope Leo appoints U.S bishops as members of Vatican’s highest court
  • Faithful craft World Mission Rosaries for Archbishop Sheen’s beatification
  • Court shields women religious from New York assisted suicide law
  • Pope Leo on his ancestry, and how he’s a ‘pope who happens to be American’
  • Column: Why an encyclical on AI is needed
  • The Sunday Readings: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
  • Question Corner: The Catholic Church sees marriages officiated by SSPX clergy as invalid

Simply Catholic:

  • Faith of Native American Catholics is rooted in missionaries

 

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