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Issue of September 14, 2003
Cubs’ star Mark Prior has his ‘prior-ities’ straight
Cubs’ pitching sensation Mark Prior has his priorities in place. He’s gifted athletically and blessed spiritually. When the Prior, 23, is on, he’s as dominant as anyone in the game of baseball. Not just your typical All Star pitcher, Prior also has a strong spiritual dimension and is proud of his Catholic faith. Prior said, “It’s huge because you know Christ is always there.”
Catholic schools welcome students, teachers
Kindergarten teacher Annie Hilpy stood in front of her class on the first day of school at Immaculate Conception on North Park Avenue. “All right, boys and girls, we all know where the cross in the classroom is now. Let’s point our fingers in heaven and do our prayer,” she said.
The Interview
Big hearts help Big Shoulders support schools
Tom Zbierski: “Once they can put a face to their financial gift, they find that it’s so much more rewarding. They get a real sense of ‘This is what I have done’.”
Observations - by Tom Sheridan
Getting a perspective
It’s been a tough year. Much more than a year, actually. And not just the abuse scandal that has wounded the church, as serious as that is.
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The Catholic New World
September 14, 2003
 
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