A simulated refugee experience titled “Run for Your Life” was held in January presented by Exodus World Services, a non-profit agency that mobilizes the Christian community to share God’s passionate love for refugees and to then put that love into action, according to Kathleen Kowalewski, director of religious education at St. Mary Parish.
Showing someone you care can require a lot more effort than purchasing a greeting card or a bouquet of flowers. A group of Darien Cub Scouts donated a Sunday afternoon to show residents at the Carmelite Carefree Village retirement home how much they care. The scouts showed up Feb. 3 to play games and interact with the senior residents.
Lisa Duffy of Holy Family Parish in Shorewood and Alexandra Fedosenko of Annunciation Byzantine Church in Homer Glen recently told the Catholic Explorer that serving meals at Daybreak Shelter in Joliet among other JCA humanitarian efforts started them on a path that led to mission work in Mexico. They took a break from their work Feb. 1 to discuss their experiences during a telephone conversation.
Though it might not have been midnight in Bethlehem, it was definitely bitter cold when the eighth grade students at St. Mary School in West Chicago reenacted the birth of Jesus twice on the evening of Dec. 2 outside their school.
It has been a while since Joliet Catholic Academy fans waited for their state championship football team to arrive on campus with the state championship trophy in hand. The Class 6A team had a bit of a dry spell, considering it won five state titles from 1999-2004.
While most people were making last minute preparations for the Thanksgiving holiday, a group from Lewis University in Romeoville traveled to Fort Benning in Georgia to join a nationwide protest of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
In the shadows of the bright, white light bulbs of the marquee, a man’s bicycle was spilling over with bags and leaning against a light pole Nov. 3 near Glen Art Theatre on Crescent Boulevard in Glen Ellyn. One could only assume that all of his belongings were contained in that single two-wheeled mode of transportation.
On their feet, teens of Oswego’s St. Anne Parish were clapping and singing with the young members of the Messages Which Are Hopeful! troupe in the Joachim Center at the faith community. Inspirational skits and dynamic music numbers were showcased during the Oct. 14 program.
It seems every day there are more and more temptations to distract children, which is one reason Red Ribbon Week was founded in 1985. Some Joliet diocesan schools will mark Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 21 through Oct. 27, in a variety of ways.
Paul Storer takes a look at the people and places of Catholic Schools.
Paul Storer takes a look at the people and places of Catholic Schools.
One doesn’t need a Superman cape, a pair of tights or a limitless array of larger-than-life powers to protect the innocent. Hundreds of young people affirmed this when they took part in a pro-life demonstration in the afternoon hours of Sept. 1 along New York Street and Oakhurst Drive in Aurora.
Grateful for another successful season of volunteer work, Servant of the Holy Heart of Mary Sister Beth Clements pointed to the various improvements around the faith community and expressed gratitude for this summer’s harvest of blessings.
This ninth annual GREAT summer camp offered students of Bradley Central School, St. George Elementary School in Bourbonnais and St. Joseph School in Bradley the opportunity to interact with each other outdoors and allowed the officers to expand on the program’s lessons.
Dan Parks, a 17 year old from St. Mary Parish in Mokena, rocked an infant to sleep Aug. 2 at Del Valle Head Start in Plainfield. Fifteen-year-old Bridgett Mitchell from St. Joseph Parish in Manteno motioned for silence in the nursery of the child care facility. Parks looked over at Mitchell and whispered, “I love kids.”
On July 20, the roaring crowd of more than 700 participants in the 2007 Youth Leadership Conference overflowed with unique ways to express Catholicism.
For two decades, he worked to market the talents of popular music groups, including Mötley Crüe and AC/DC. But, Deacon Bill Johnson of the Rockford Diocese now strives to promote God’s lyrics, taking the spiritual teachings of the church on the road.
During the 15th annual Cathedral Days tour March 15, Father Paul told youngsters that a home’s front porch is generally a casual place to meet and greet visitors; likewise, the narthex serves the same purpose—the faithful gather there to exchange greetings before entering the main part of their worship home.
As young people arrived for the parish’s second annual youth pro-life rally and all night celebration, they clapped and cheered while the rockers belted out tune after tune.
Sponsored by the Joliet diocesan Religious Education Office, the faith-enriching evening’s theme was “Survivor: It’s a Jungle Out There.”
Green, blue and brown uniforms are set to pop up in many pews March 11, Girl Scout Sunday.
