In the spirit of Thanksgiving, our country designates a day that roots us in a tradition of gratitude for the harvest, for our legacy of freedom and even collaboration between ethnic groups. The first Thanksgiving story tells us of a shared feast between the recent arrivals to this land, Pilgrims, and those who lived […]
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Share your master’s joy! Make more of your talents! As I have reflected on this week’s Gospel passage from Matthew, I believe that this succinct statement sums up the message Jesus gives us in the parable of the talents. The ending of the passage leaves us with that negative statement of consequence when the person
On Friday, November 22, 1963 I was sick and had to stay home from school; nothing serious, just a day at home with a slight temperature. Around 12:30 I was laying on the couch in the small TV room in the back of our small Cape Cod house in Cincinnati, Ohio. The room was
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Every year at this time the Archdiocese of Chicago honors parishioners who give of themselves and their talents to serve in parish ministries across entire Archdiocese. These honors come in the reception of the Christifidelis Award, which takes place at Holy Name Cathedral in a ceremony led by Cardinal Cupich. He, along with the six
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