Religion
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It's never too late to find yourselfDec 28, 2022 12:00 am - "Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." - Matthew 10:39 "I'm trying to find myself," I was recently told by two significant people in my life. This made me t...
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Live baby Jesus, real donkey highlight Christmas story at Aurora churchDec 27, 2022 10:00 pm - A live baby Jesus and a donkey were part of a live Nativity program at Aurora's Faith Lutheran Church on Saturday, Dec. 17. The free, public production was held outdoors...
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Geneva church performs Christmas cantata with handbells and choirDec 27, 2022 10:00 pm - With a 40-voice choir, 10 handbell ringers and six instrumentalists, Geneva United Methodist Church performed the Christmas cantata "On Christmas Night" at 9 and 10 a.m....
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Life is full of choices, so live full of passion and a good attitudeDec 26, 2022 10:00 pm - " ... I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life" - Deuteronomy 30:19 (NIV) "Life is what you make it!" was something my father used to ...
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'Angels and Shepherds' usher in Christmas Eve at St. James in Arlington HeightsDec 24, 2022 12:00 am - Children, costumed to fit their parts, reenacted the Christmas story Saturday for Christmas Eve Mass at St. James in Arlington Heights. The "Angels and Shepherds" Christ...
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Column: What if Jesus had never been born?Dec 23, 2022 12:00 am - When Philip Van Doren Stern's 4,000-word short story "The Greatest Gift" failed to impress a prospective publisher, the writer and Civil War historian decided to print i...
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Pope warns Vatican staff an 'elegant demon' lurks among them
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis warned Vatican bureaucrats on Thursday to beware the devil that lurks among them, saying it is an "elegant demon" that works in people who ha...
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Worship like the 18th century at Gary UMC Jan. 1Dec 20, 2022 10:00 pm - On Jan. 1 every year, the founder of Methodism, John Wesley, held a Covenant Renewal Service. Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton will turn back time and worship lik...
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New collective seeks to advance racial equity efforts statewideDec 19, 2022 4:30 am - A new initiative by Forefront, an Illinois association representing grantmakers and nonprofits, aims to study and advance racial equity efforts statewide. Forefront ...
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Christmas miracles: Saints Peter & Paul parishioners provide financial support to help the disabled in East AfricaDec 18, 2022 10:00 pm - As a priest with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Njombe in Tanzania, Africa, the Rev. Nestor Mtweve's education and career started along a fairly usual path. He studied ph...