Religion
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Tree of Life supports Toby's Fund For Women's HealthDec 30, 2018 10:00 pm - Members of Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation in McHenry contributed over $500 to Toby's Fund for Women's Health, which is managed by the McHenry County Ci...
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Suburban churches join in 'Explore God' series in JanuaryDec 30, 2018 10:00 pm - Join the conversation this January as you "Explore God" at churches of all denominations, all around the Chicago suburbs. In partnership with over 1,000 other churches a...
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'Father living, mother dead': How Maryville's old logbooks reveal its mission to save childrenDec 29, 2018 12:00 am - We can put 2018 in our past, but the memories — good and bad — are going to stick around. They might even grow stronger. Making pilgrimages to Maryville Academy, the Des...
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Focusing on the positive is the path to 'the Good Life'Dec 28, 2018 5:00 am - "Taking paths which He prepared ahead of time that we should walk in them living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live." - Ephesians 2:10 (AM...
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Pope Francis' early blind spot on sex abuse threatens legacy
Dec 27, 2018 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - It has been a wretched year for Pope Francis, whose blind spot on clergy sex abuse conspired with events beyond his control to threaten his legacy an...
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Aurora church performs fourth annual live nativityDec 27, 2018 12:00 am - Faith Lutheran Church in Aurora staged "The Christmas Story," a fourth annual outdoor live nativity presentation Saturday. Performances by 25 congregants in period costu...
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Pope's Christmas wish: World fraternity despite differences
Dec 25, 2018 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis offered a Christmas wish for fraternity among people of different nations, cultures, faiths, races or ideas, describing the world's diff...
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The Latest: Pope: Choose simplicity over Christmas greed
Dec 25, 2018 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Latest on Christmas Eve observances at the Vatican (all times local): 10:05 p.m. Pope Francis is urging Christians to forgo the greed, hoarding a...
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The Latest: Pope's Christmas wish is "fraternity"
Dec 25, 2018 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Latest on Pope Francis' Christmas celebrations (all times local): 12:30 p.m. Pope Francis has offered his Christmas wish for fraternity among peo...
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Tidbits about Christmas throughout history in IllinoisDec 23, 2018 5:00 am - One might say Illinois had plenty to do with the Christmas holiday in the U.S. After all, it was Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the U.S. and a resident of Galen...