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THIS WEEK on the WEB Johnson County Public Library helps residents schedule COVID-19 vaccinations PAGE 2 BEECH GROVE • CENTER GROVE • GARFIELD PARK & FOUNTAIN SQUARE • GREENWOOD • SOUTHPORT • FRANKLIN & PERRY TOWNSHIPS FREE • Week of February 4-10, 2021 Serving the Southside Since 1928 ss-times.com NATIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK 2021 Local Catholic schools celebrate with daily activities PAGES 6-7 HAUNTS & JAUNTS Former Greenwood priest explains exorcisms A BIG STEP FOR A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY Beech Grove Comprehensive Drug-Free Coalition receives federal grant funding for youth substance prevention PAGE 4 FEATURE FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP MARKETPLACE GRAMMAR GUY SBL: PEER TO PEER Retired IMPD officer teaches Franklin Township student A feather in A new era of youth about leadership publishes Chin folklores book your capitonym working smarter PAGE 3 Page 5 Page 11 Page 14 Page 15 INDEPENDENT LIVING ALTENHEIM | ASPEN TRACE | GREENWOOD HEALTH & LIVING ASSISTED LIVING UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS HEALTH & LIVING REHABILITATION LONG TERM CARE of CarDon MEMORY SUPPORT The heart WWW.CARDON.US Take our free assessment at cardon.us/sst 2 Week of February 4-10, 2021 • ss-times.com COMMUNITY The Southside Times BUSINESS Contact the THIS Editorial Consultant Mutual Savings Bank Have any news tips? announces graduation of Kellie WEEK on the Want to submit a calendar event? 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Or, is there credence that de- Christ. He was an adamant teacher in dis- monic activity holds court in the present? secting evil from the grace that Christ pro- I believe that it does; that evil has the ca- vides. To witness a possession he equated to pacity to be the great imitator of what we visual shows or parlor tricks, meant to scare feel is good, and sometimes steers us down or distract from the business at hand. a path we don't want to walk down. Exor- cism? Ghost hunting? Between the two it's “I think there are a lot of people who think a whole different realm. And not one to be that exorcism is a throwback to the Middle taken lightly. Ages,” he stated. “But, lots of times, it's because Entertainment media, it appears, has be- they don't want to think about it. They don't come the illumination of the demonic, with want to think about the reality of evil, or what exorcism portrayed in books, movies, on- that means or entails. Evil IS a reality, but line and television. In 2016, one show – The that doesn't mean we should be afraid of it!” HOW IS COVID-19 AFFECTING Exorcist – was the revamping of the origi- Or hide our heads in the sand. ... nal 1973 movie of the same name. Regan The late Father Gabriele Amorth, the YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS? has grown up, now with a family of her own.