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Issue of December 21, 2003
A Christmas message to readers from Cardinal George
Archdiocesan Annual Financial Report (Download 130k PDF file)
Individual donations grow, but Pastoral Center and parishes showing deficits
Fewer people in the pews translated into less money for parishes while increasing pension and insurance obligations created a deficit in the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Pastoral Center budget, according to the annual report for the fiscal year that ended June 30.
Teens find faith, hope and challenge in Tijuana’s ‘La Morita’
Selling subscriptions to The Catholic New World helped raise money for trip
Michael Clark made a difference in the world. So did Allison Steffens and Ryan Flood. So, too, did other teenagers from St. Alphonsus Liguori (Prospect Heights) Genesis Youth Ministry who participated in a week-long service-learning experience in Tijuana, Mexico, earlier this year.
Cardinal George
Christmas: a Child is born to us
‘No one comes to God without the heart of a child. In the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, the entryway is so low that one has to stoop to get into the birthplace of the child Jesus. A Christmas rhyme sums it up: Because the Maker of us all lay with the cattle in a stall; because the Great comes to the small — I thank my God.’ -The Cardinal's Column >
The Interview
Making Christmas count — the census-taker’s tale
Posada celebrations traditionally re-enact Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter as they traveled to Bethlehem for a Roman census.
Observations - by Tom Sheridan
Cursing the darkness
Every year around this time, I start looking for miracles. For instance, it’s a major miracle if all the lights on our Christmas tree work right out of the box. It’s a minor miracle if they don’t work and I can fix them.
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Travelling treasures — The largest  tour of Vatican Museum artworks is touring four North American cities. “Saint Peter and the Vatican: The Legacy of the Popes” brings more than 300 works of art and objects tracing 2,000 years of church leadership from the Rock (aka Peter) to JPII.
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CATÓLICO - Periódico oficial en Español de la Arquidiócesis de Chicago:
Los niños ciudadanos exigen justicia
Según la Constitución de este país, los nacidos aquí adquieren automáticamente la ciudadanía sin importar el estatus migratorio de los padres.
Oraciones Católicas del Pueblo de Dios
En este libro, se han recopilado las oraciones católicas más populares, de las que en su mayoría se desconoce el autor, ya que forman parte de la riqueza cultural del «Pueblo de Dios».
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