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  1. 'Immersed in the beauty of God': Deacon Jerry Byrd looks forward to embracing the glory of the priesthood bit.ly/JrNpzD
  2. The "Race for Vocations" participants where shirts that read: "Vocation … everyone has one. What’s yours?"
  3. Each year, hundreds of participants in the Mini Marathon do double-duty by promoting vocations at the same time: bit.ly/K0qGK8
  4. ...or if you want to stay local, learn about the cuisine at Bonaparte's Retreat in Napoleon, Ind.
  5. ...or set your sites further to learn about Sicily and Dominican Republic...
  6. In our supplement, you can learn more about Lake Michigan's Manitou Islands and the churches of Pittsburgh...
  7. See the stories in our Vacation / Travel Supplement (including the parish festival listing): bit.ly/KbgKNE
  8. Coming to Indy for the big race? Heads up: Six parishes near track to change Mass times due to holiday and race bit.ly/JrinUX
  9. Stump your Catholic friends with this one: RT @OSV: The Catholic Dictionary Word for Wed: 'Aseity' What IS it!? osv.cm/MoTv23
  10. What do you love about parish festivals? The Criterion invites readers to tell us: bit.ly/KCKYHh
  11. Need something to do this summer? Check out our parish festival listings: bit.ly/m7QFR9
  12. Preview the headlines from our May 25 issue, which includes our Travel Supplement and the parish festival listing: bit.ly/KOkGRL
  13. This week in the "Minute with the Catechism": Sin bit.ly/Iuum8e
  14. "A Promise to Keep" peer mentor program helps youths respect themselves and others: bit.ly/JDiosK
  15. Needless to say, the Council didn't take up that proposal. Read more about it and see other headlines here: bit.ly/J95lKx
  16. It would be "a repetition of Sat., Dec. 30, and it wouldn’t be included in the...count but would become a kind of blank day without a date.”
  17. But there would be an extra day each year leftover (not to mention leap day every four years). How did they propose to revolve this?
  18. This was done by having 4 three-month periods, each with 13 weeks. All 4 would begin on a Sunday and end on a Saturday, as would each year.
  19. The move would have ended all movable feasts, including Easter, as each date would fall on the same day of the week forever.
  20. What was in The Criterion 50 years ago? A proposal for the Council to do away with the Gregorian Calendar: bit.ly/J95lKx