Religion
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Taking care of our bodies is a spiritual disciplineJun 07, 2012 2:43 pm - “Did you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit …?” — 1 Corinthians 6:19 (NIV) My son called to tell me about the fabulous deal he got on a treadmill. It w...
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With holy water, rector says “Bless this bike”Jun 03, 2012 8:00 pm - His white robe gleaming under the bright sun, Rev. Steven R. Godfrey, rector of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Des Plaines, stood in his church’s parking lot Sunday su...
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Appleton church adds huge sports complexJun 03, 2012 8:37 am - GRAND CHUTE, Wis. — Appleton Alliance Church will use aerobics classes, weight lifting and other physical fitness activities to connect the community with God when it op...
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Nuns: Vatican reprimand causing pain in churchJun 01, 2012 9:00 am - NEW YORK — The largest umbrella group for U.S. nuns said Friday that the church-ordered overhaul of their organization is based on unsubstantiated claims from a flawed i...
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Wisconsin archdiocese no longer paying priests to leaveMay 31, 2012 8:13 pm - MILWAUKEE — The Archdiocese of Milwaukee and a former priest who received money to leave the ministry following allegations of sexual abuse say that payment and others w...
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Suburban Catholics join in debate after Vatican rebuke of nunsMay 29, 2012 5:30 am - When 11-year-old John Raymond regained consciousness following a 25-foot fall from a burning school building in 1958, his first question was, “Did Sister get out?” “Beca...
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Pope's butler vows to help Vatican scandal probeMay 28, 2012 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY — The biggest scandal to rock the Vatican in decades widened Monday with the pope's butler, arrested for allegedly having confidential documents in his home...
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State Senate narrowly rejects antibullying legislationMay 22, 2012 8:13 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A push to make Illinois schools adopt more detailed policies to prevent bullying fell short Tuesday in the state Senate amid concerns that its real purpose...
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Illinois dioceses join birth control challengeMay 21, 2012 6:01 pm - Catholic dioceses in Springfield and Joliet and their charity groups are among 43 plaintiffs in a dozen lawsuits that challenge the Obama administration mandate that mos...
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Muslim member of rights panel denied another termMay 17, 2012 4:51 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A longtime member of the Illinois Human Rights Commission was denied another term Thursday, in part because of material on his website about the Nation of ...