This week, The Catholic New World welcomes Jubilee Lent 2000 and informs readers of the litany of Lenten resources around us.

Cardinal's Column

Lenten stories
Treasure Trove

The Jegen Center is one of the Chicago Archdiocese’s best treasures and perhaps least known.
People who come here for the first time, said Sister of St. Louis Judy Dieterle, “are flabbergasted to see what’s here.”
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Lenten radio talks call listeners to turn their hearts toward God

Father Robert Barron is a theology professor at Mundelein Seminary of the University of St. Mary of the Lake. The following is a short summary of the first of his six radio talks that will air during Lent.
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Radio talks scheduled in three languages

Lenten radio talks will be delivered in English, Spanish and Polish.
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Lenten rules call for fasting, abstinence

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Operation Rice Bowl: families help the world

This week, Catholic New World staff writer Michelle Martin talks with Louise Wilmot, deputy executive director of Catholic Relief Services.
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News

Making an appeal to share gifts with others

Time. Talent. Treasure. These three T’s are the gifts of Christian stewardship.
But only one of the three can keep a parish’s lights on, print liturgical materials in multiple languages, put a meal before a hunger-stricken person or do any other things that take money.
For that, there is the Annual Catholic Appeal, this year set for March 18-19.
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Mother Katharine’s school at the ‘Mother Church’

From its start, Mother Katharine Drexel’s ministry was a welcome anomaly among Catholics of color in Chicago and throughout the United States, who faced racism outside and inside the Catholic Church.
“At that time, local churches [dioceses] weren’t reaching out to African-Americans and Native Americans, something she [Drexel] recognized,” said Helen Rhodes, a former professor at Chicago State University and local church historian on black Catholics.
“Somebody had to do it, so she did it.”
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Pro-life leaders applaud bill that limits abortion funding

Catholic leaders are applauding state legislators who passed a bill limiting Medicaid funding for abortions Feb. 24.
The bill says Medicaid can pay for abortions only in cases or rape of incest, or when the life of the mother is in danger.

Participants ‘re-energized’ at Parish Leadership Day

More than 1,200 people spent Parish Leadership Day meeting leaders from other parishes, trading ideas and learning new skills in workshops.
The Feb. 26 event at Mother Guerin High School started with a prayer service and ended with a Mass celebrated by Cardinal George.

Pope begins Holy Year ‘pilgrimages of faith’

Pope John Paul II began his much publicized series of Holy Year pilgrimages with a three-day visit to Egypt and a “virtual” journey to Iraq.

Parish Pride
Transfiguration of Our Lord
2609 W. Carmen Ave.

Here is a church-school edifice that has been an oasis of worship for immigrant families since its dedication in 1912.

Church Clips

Taking it on the road — Dominican Sister Kathryn Hartnett phoned Clips to express her delight in St. Ailbe (S. Harper) students appearing on Page 1 of the Feb. 20-26 issue. From the resultant exposure she heard from some old friends, and the choir has been invited to give a performance on March 19 at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Thanks to some grant money the college will pick up all expenses for the trip and each kid will be paired up with a college student while there.

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