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3/3/02
Updates In gratitude, the university will name its fourth residence hall, now under construction, in honor of Morris, a French-born stage actress who became a noted philanthropist in the Chicago area. St. Xavier received the $1.5 million at the dissolution of the
trust. Two-thirds will be used for capital improvements and one-third
for the university’s endowment. Scheduled speakers include Sister of St. Joseph Helen Prejean; actor Mike Farrell, president of California Death Penalty Focus; and exonerated Death Row inmate Delbert Tibbs. Cardinal George will give the keynote address, and Gov. George Ryan will be honored for his moratorium on executions. Cost is $20 for the plenary sessions and lectures and an additional
$10 for the March 9 dinner and entertainment. For more information
or to register, visit deathsentence2002.home.att.net on the Web
or call (312) 849-2279. U.S. bishops widen church’s efforts to fight abuse By the end of February, dioceses from New England to Arizona to
California had either announced new policies for reporting sexual
abuse or settlements of old cases, and the issue had hit the cover
of Newsweek with the headline, “Sex, Shame and the Catholic Church.” That’s a healthy thing, said Father John Clemens, executive secretary
of the archdiocese’s Priests’ Placement Board, in a radio interview
for “Catholic Community of Faith,” scheduled to be broadcast at
9 p.m. March 4 on WYLL (AM1160). The 70-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner visited the parish from
Harvard University (where he’s a visiting professor) as part of
the predominately African-American congregation’s celebration
of Black History Month. Tutu has become a symbol of battles against
racism. “We are proud to be the host of the ninth congress,” said Auxiliary
Bishop Joseph Perry. The last time Chicago hosted the congress
was in 1893. Based on some of the comments made by the justices during the
80-minute presentation, Cleveland’s voucher program might be considered
constitutional as long as parents are offered a wide variety of
alternatives for their children beyond just public and religious
schools. Alternatives include tutoring programs, magnet schools
and community schools, which are public schools separately chartered
from the regular school district. Bishop Blaire gave the keynote address on “Rediscovering the Treasure:
Envisioning the Future in Light of ‘Gaudium et Spes’” at Parish
Leadership Day Feb. 23. The Office for Parish Pastoral Councils
event drew about 1,000 people to pray, worship and learn at Mother
Theodore Guerin High School, River Grove. “In the name of Poland’s bishops’ conference, I have invited John
Paul II to visit this year, and I think the Holy Father will meet
our request,” Cardinal Glemp said. This confidant of presidents was named in 1981 as one of the five most powerful men in the nation’s capital by Fortune magazine. When he died in February 1986, The Washington Post ran a full-page obituary and an editorial.
The 33-foot-tall stainless steel sculpture has been traveling
to sites in the archdiocese for two years. A final determination
of its future has not yet been announced.
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