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Catholic college professor promotes iconography project to help Ukraine
By BY LAURA IERACI, Catholic News Service
Published April 27, 2022Paul Gavrilyuk, a native Ukrainian, has turned to an iconography project with a mission to expose the ongoing tragedy of war in Ukraine and to raise funds for a voluntary mobile hospital.
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Actor Mark Wahlberg’s faith journey leaves impression on young adults
By JOYCE DURIGA, Catholic News Service
Published November 2, 2017CHICAGO (CNS)—Hearing the faith journey of Hollywood actor and businessman Mark Wahlberg left an impression on the hearts of many young adults at the Archdiocese of Chicago’s first (re)Encounter event Oct. 20 at the UIC Pavilion. “It’s powerful for a celebrity to feel that way about religion,” said Omar Lopez, 21, from St. Gall Parish. […] Full Story
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Archbishop joins Chicago parish in efforts to promote neighborhood peace
By JOYCE DURIGA, Catholic News Service
Published May 12, 2016CHICAGO (CNS)—The city of Chicago’s Austin neighborhood leads a noteworthy list, but one its residents would rather not be on. “As of April 25, the Austin community—our community, our immediate community—led Chicago in 23 homicides and 101 people being shot. This is insane. This is wrong,” Father Tom Walsh, pastor of St. Martin de Porres […] Full Story
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Life of Father Augustus Tolton, the son of slaves, reads like a novel
By JOYCE DURIGA, Catholic News Service
Published November 26, 2015CHICAGO (CNS)—The life of Father Augustus Tolton already reads like a novel, but now it is illustrated in full color in a new graphic book produced in partnership with Liturgy Training Publications in Chicago and Editions du Signe in France. Father Tolton’s story—that of the first identified black priest in the United States—comes to life […] Full Story
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Father Barron: Having patience for the sausage-making synod
By FATHER ROBERT BARRON, Commentary
Published October 16, 2014The midterm report on the deliberations of the Synod on the Family has appeared, and there is a fair amount of hysteria all around. John Thavis, a veteran Vatican reporter who should know better, has declared this statement “an earthquake, the big one that hit after months of smaller tremors.” Certain commentators on the right […] Full Story
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Fresh look at the parable of the talents
By FATHER ROBERT BARRON, Commentary
Published October 2, 2014The attendance at our daily Mass at Mundelein Seminary on Labor Day weekend was sparse. Many of the students had gone home while others were on a special tour of Chicago churches. The celebrant and preacher for the Sunday Mass was Father Robert Schoenstene, our veteran Old Testament professor. Father Schoenstene offered the best interpretation […] Full Story
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Cristo Rey graduate says it was a ‘life-changer’
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published September 18, 2014CHICAGO—Andy Laureano, a graduate of the original Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago, received a full ride scholarship to the University of San Francisco. It was a long way from the gang-infested neighborhood of Little Village where he grew up. “I definitely had a great experience there,” said Laureano of his time as a […] Full Story
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Father Barron: ‘The Giver’ and the fading memory of Christianity
By FATHER ROBERT BARRON, Commentary
Published September 4, 2014Lois Lowry’s 1993 novel “The Giver” has garnered a very wide audience over the past two decades, since it has become a standard text in middle schools and high schools across the English-speaking world. With the enormous success of the “Harry Potter,” “Twilight” and “Hunger Games” films, Hollywood has been busy adapting books written for […] Full Story
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New ‘Catholicism’ documentary airs Dec. 21
Published December 19, 2013
The new documentary by Father Robert Barron called, “Catholicism: The New Evangelization” will be broadcast on Saturday, Dec. 21, on Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN). Most Catholics have heard of “the New Evangelization” but may not know what it is all about. Father Barron addresses those questions. This program is scheduled to air at 1 […] Full Story
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Claretian Missionary Father Severino Lopez Dies
Published November 22, 2012
Claretian Missionary Father Severino (Sevy) Lopez, who retired in 2006 after ministering in Mexico and Guatemala and in parishes around the U.S., including in Illinois, Virginia and Georgia, died Nov. 6 in Chicago. He was 94. Born on Sept. 9, 1918, in Lone Pine, Calif., he was the son of the late Severino and Isabel […] Full Story
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‘Catholicism’ Documentary Series To Air In Georgia
Published September 29, 2011
“Catholicism,” a multi-part documentary series, will air in over 80 public television markets across the country this fall, including Georgia. The documentary series illustrates the history and treasures of a global religion shared by more than one billion people around the world. Filmed in high-definition and spanning more than 50 locations in 15 countries, the […] Full Story
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‘Catholicism’ Documentary Series To Air In Georgia
Published September 29, 2011
“Catholicism,” a multi-part documentary series, will air in over 80 public television markets across the country this fall, including Georgia. The documentary series illustrates the history and treasures of a global religion shared by more than one billion people around the world. Filmed in high-definition and spanning more than 50 locations in 15 countries, the […] Full Story
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Wilton Gregory Sr., Archbishop’s Father, Dies
Published December 23, 2010
Wilton Daniel Gregory Sr., father of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, died Dec. 8 after an extended hospital stay. He was 82. Archbishop Gregory will celebrate a memorial Mass for his father on Monday, Jan. 17, at 1 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta. At the time of his death, Mr. Gregory was […] Full Story
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Seminarian Travels To Ethiopia As CRS Global Fellow
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 18, 2010Desmond Drummer, a seminarian for the Atlanta Archdiocese, recently returned from a trip to Ethiopia. He answered a few questions about the trip. What prompted your trip to Ethiopia? The Pre-Theology Program at Mundelein Seminary has a partnership with Catholic Relief Services — the international relief and development arm of the Catholic Church in the […] Full Story