Religion
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Advent calendar symbolizes faith and hopeNov 25, 2025 11:58 am - Annettee Budzban discusses the significance of Advent calendars and how they serve as a reminder of the faith and joy associated with the Christmas season.
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FaithBridge’s Interfaith Thanksgiving event celebrates immigrationNov 19, 2025 1:53 pm - FaithBridge, a local interfaith organization, will host its annual interfaith Thanksgiving program on November 23rd, featuring speakers from various religious traditions addressing the theme "Welcoming the Stranger: We Are All Immigrants".
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God blesses us with his graceNov 19, 2025 1:02 pm - Annettee Budzban says that grace is more than a prayer, it is what he gives us to get through our daily lives..
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‘Optimistic’ about a papal visit: Pritzker meets Pope Leo XIV in Rome and extends invite to ChicagoNov 19, 2025 11:54 am - Gov. JB Pritzker sat down with Pope Leo XIV in Rome, discussed immigration raids in Chicago, and presented ‘Da Pope’ beer to the Illinois native.
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Aurora church to host Mobile Museum of Tolerance Nov. 23Nov 19, 2025 11:29 am - New England Congregational Church in Aurora will host the Mobile Museum of Tolerance on Nov. 23, featuring a workshop on fighting for civil rights, roles of upstanders and bystanders, and how students can prevent hate and promote tolerance.
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Gary UMC in Wheaton offers Sunday Advent studyNov 18, 2025 8:32 pm - The Rev. Steve Conger will lead the Advent study, “Names for the Messiah,” at Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton on Sundays, starting Nov. 30
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Training our minds to be thankfulNov 18, 2025 7:16 pm - Years ago, the Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos discovered faces in nature, leading him to train his brain to recognize such patterns. A friend's book on everyday miracles taught him how the brain can be trained to notice blessings and goodness around us, just as he learned to see faces in unexpected places.
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Pope strongly backs US bishops in blasting Trump immigration crackdown, urges humane treatment
Nov 18, 2025 4:05 pm - Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday strongly backed U.S. bishops who condemned the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and urged the American people to listen to them and treat migrants humanely.
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Suburban congressional candidate who posted antisemitic views knocked off 2026 ballotNov 18, 2025 2:02 pm - A would-be congressional candidate who has an extensive history of antisemitic social media posts was removed from ballot consideration Tuesday.
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Grinch-themed Breakfast Bash brings Whoville to Geneva churchNov 17, 2025 7:51 pm - United Methodist Church of Geneva is bringing back the popular Whoville Fest during Geneva Christmas Walk weekend, and this year it’s a Breakfast Bash featuring “Storytime with The Grinch!”