Each year, The Criterion produces a special Marriage and Family Life Supplement announcing recent engagements and weddings submitted to the newspaper, accompanied by marriage-related articles. For more information on the archdiocesan Office of Marriage and Family Life, go to marriageandfamily.archindy.org.

If there is ever a doubt that children pay more attention to their parents’ actions than their words, listen to a few of the 10 children of Patricia Etling talk about their mother.

The Tell City Deanery spreads across Crawford and Perry counties and portions of Spencer County in the southwest corner of the archdiocese. More than 2,100 families find their faith home in one of the predominantly rural region’s 10 parishes.

We are again approaching the Lenten season, where as people of faith we observe the penitential practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Lent begins on Wednesday, Feb. 18, this year and concludes on Holy Thursday, April 2, leading into the Easter Triduum.

Sometimes life comes down to a friend who notices, who cares and who acts. During his time in high school, 18-year-old Luke Hopkins saw that one of his friends was struggling with life in a way that made Luke worry.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Indeed, the words we choose and the visuals we use shape how people experience our archdiocese—and ultimately, our Church.

Yo soy la luz del mundo, Quien me siga tendrá la luz de la vida. (Jn 8:12)

I am the light of the world, says the Lord; whoever follows me will have the light of life. (Jn 8:12)

What if we focused on the smallest of details? The striped shades of pink on the imperfectly beautiful petals The solitary bee deep inside the rose quietly collecting pollen The colorless water droplets reflecting the glowing sunshine