Religion
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Pope on Ash Wednesday: charity's not to please ourselves
Feb 10, 2016 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis rubbed ashes on the bowed heads of prelates, nuns and ordinary Catholics Wednesday, and had them smudged on his own head, too, to usher ...
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Images: Ash Wednesday in the suburbs of ChicagoFeb 10, 2016 12:00 am - See observances of Ash Wednesday in the suburbs of Chicago. Suburban Catholics, Episcopalians and other Christians marked Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the 40-day Lent...
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Suburban Christians line up for ashes to start LentFeb 10, 2016 12:00 am - Christians across the suburbs opened the 40-day Lenten period of reflection and penance by marking Ash Wednesday. For many people, Ash Wednesday is commemorated by being...
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Deal between Wheaton College, professor creates scholarship in her nameFeb 10, 2016 12:00 am - Wheaton College will create an endowed scholarship for peace and conflict studies in the name of former political science professor Larycia Hawkins, school President Phi...
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Hearts can be like chocolates, bitter or sweetFeb 09, 2016 10:00 pm - "Create in me a pure heart, O God." - Psalm 51:10 (NIV) As I walked down the aisle of the corner store, I was distracted from my task when heart shaped boxes lining th...
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Pope briefs priests: Don't be smug, don't judge sinners
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St. Alphonsus school's future still undecidedFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - Archdiocese of Chicago officials said Tuesday they are continuing to tally the results of the recent fundraising and registration drive to keep St. Alphonsus Liguori Sch...
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Easter season dawns with arrival of Ash WednesdayFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - Mardi Gras is over, and the most solemn period on the Christian calendar begins today with Ash Wednesday. At St. James Catholic Church in Arlington Heights, young studen...
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Church's plan for Prospect Heights campus meets neighborhood oppositionFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - The Bridge, a nondenominational Christian church in Des Plaines, plans to open a second location in Prospect Heights, a proposal that's meeting with opposition from some...
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Shamrock Shave fundraiser returns March 5Feb 08, 2016 10:00 pm - On Saturday, March 5, organizers estimate that more than 60 men, women and children will shave their heads to raise money for community families in need and for cancer r...