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Children at Ascension in Oak Park use Lent to help the environment
Children at Ascension Parish in Oak Park are participating in a different kind of Lenten fast thi...
June 4: Pentecost
Some years ago Catholic Theological Union, where I served as president, honored Father Ted Hesburgh, the legendary president of the University of Notre Dame. As host, I had the privilege of sitting next to him at the banquet and in the course of our conversation I asked him the secret to his dynamic energy, still apparent in his mid-80s.
May 28: Ascension of the Lord
It is the evangelist Luke who tells us of the ascension of Jesus, the feast we celebrate this Sunday. The ascension is a dramatic turning point when the mission of Jesus that climaxed in his death and resurrection is now completed and the age of Spirit, which will propel the church to the ends of the earth, is about to begin.
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