Religion
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The Christian Shop in Palatine to celebrate 25th anniversaryOct 10, 2013 12:18 pm - Twenty-six years ago, Susan Rheaume decided to figure out what to do with the rest of her life. Rheaume, then a regional manager for a fine jewelry company, said she fel...
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Quebec seeks curb on religious symbolsOct 09, 2013 6:46 pm - MONTREAL — Viewed from the outside, Quebec often seems like a place where all life orbits around the political destiny of a French-speaking province in an English-speaki...
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Don’t allow life’s labels to define youOct 09, 2013 1:03 pm - Our society has become overwhelmed by labels. Besides the labels on blue jeans, gym shoes, and other paraphernalia, some of us are wearing the labels of life. Some of li...
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Vintage Elgin folk singer returns to the stageOct 07, 2013 1:19 pm - In the early 1970s, almost any Elginite who loved folk music knew Don Skelton. People were drawn to his warmth and humor, his expressive voice, his fine guitar work, an...
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Author Maggie Anton to speak at Beth JudeaOct 07, 2013 1:08 pm - At 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, the Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Judea will welcome author Maggie Anton for a discussion of her books “Rav Hisda’s Daughter: Book 1-Appr...
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Religious institutions’ pensions prove not guaranteedOct 05, 2013 6:54 pm - PASSAIC, N.J. — Working at St. Mary’s Hospital was all about making do. When supply shelves emptied, respiratory therapist Lori-Ann Ligon made frantic calls to compatri...
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Mormon church membership hits 15 millionOct 05, 2013 11:34 am - Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — The president of the Mormon church says worldwide membership has hit 15 million, representing a three-fold increase over the three deca...
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Pope trip to St. Francis’ town highlights his goalsOct 04, 2013 10:42 am - ASSISI, Italy — Pope Francis broke bread with the poor and embraced the disabled on a pilgrimage to his namesake’s hometown Friday, urging the faithful to follow the exa...
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Chicago burger garnished with communion waferOct 03, 2013 4:00 pm - A Chicago restaurant has cooked up a controversial burger of the month for October, garnishing it with an unconsecrated communion wafer and a red wine reduction sauce. K...
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It is important to use your time wiselyOct 02, 2013 1:59 pm - “Be very careful then, how you live — not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity.” — Ephesians 5:15 (NIV) As the daylight begins to dwindle away ea...