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The Catholic New World
December 8, 2002




St. Joseph’s celebrated 100 years of service to God and his people on Nov. 3rd.





Observations by Tom Sheridan: Here are a couple of questions that won’t be answered any time soon— but whose answers should be very important to people of faith.

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Cardinal George:
‘These Advent weeks are time for all earthly flesh to keep silence, time for us to remove whatever clutters our life and prevents our joining joyfully in the song God will sing through us when we see our savior.’

There are often misunderstandings in the way the church is governed, especially when such governance is compared with our everyday experience. Archdiocesan experts in the Code of Canon Law explain how - and why - church law developed and how it functions.

12/8 Guiding the gifts of the Spirit
Issue of December 8, 2002

The supreme test
Scheidler case tests limits of legitimate protest
Anti-abortion activist Joe Scheidler has been a lightning rod for controversy in the highly charged debate But whether they agree with him or not, activist groups of all stripes have lined up in support of the landmark Scheidler vs. the National Organization for Women case now before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Prayers, marches seek peace in Iraq, not war
Several archdiocesan parishes plan special prayer services before Christmas supporting the against pre-emptive military effort by the United States against Iraq. The efforts came as the Archdiocese of Chicago joined other Chicago-area religious leaders calling on President Bush to seek peace rather than war.
New SW high school plans move closer to implementation
A new co-ed Catholic high school, one built from the ground up, is a step closer to serving students in southwestern Cook County. Archdiocesan officials have announced the launch of a capital campaign feasibility study to determine the potential to raise funds for a the school, proposed for the Orland Park area.
Adoption: The rules have changed
Years ago, when people talked about adoption, the situation that popped into most people’s heads was that of the unwed mother, unable to care for her baby because of family or social pressures, who left the maternity hospital without her infant, never to see or hear from the child again.

Sister finds legal calling helping troubled kids
Sister Catherine Ryan: “What we should be about in our juvenile justice system is helping our young person ... to understand that they hurt someone and hurt the community.”