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The focus of this year’s Advent Africa Summit is the global food shortage as it affects the continent of Africa.

The speakers include: Stephen Hilbert, “Why Africa Matters;” Paul Miller, CRS Policy Advisor/Team Leader Africa; and Bruce White, CRS Food Security Policy Advisor.

The Africa Summit brings people together to ...educate and discuss how U.S. policy affects the lives of the people of Africa. We will also sell fair trade, coffee, chocolate and goods from Africa. Start your Christmas shopping. The cost of the day is $20.00 and includes materials and lunch.

Sponsored by: ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO, OFFICE FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE

For more information call: Adrienne Curry at 312.534.8367 or email her at acurry@archchicago.org
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Time:9:00AM Saturday, December 5th
Location:Cardinal Meyer Center
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Keynote address… Cardinal Arinze of Africa

Cardinal Arinze will speak about how the struggles in Africa are related to every Catholic's call to live out the virtue of chastity.

This Benefit Dinner is to support programs that empower teens and young adults to embrace chastity and other healthy decisions. This program was ...initiated in 2003 by the Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Tickets $50 for teens $75 for adults. Call 312.534.1554 or email chasity@archchicago.org for more information.
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"Educating Minds, Inspiring Hearts"
Time:4:30PM Sunday, November 22nd
Location:Drury Lane
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Family Ministries Swearing. Maria is sick of people swearing.

November 5 at 6:24am
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You can mail us your quarter fine.
November 5 at 8:17am
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Family Ministries From the Marriage Moments and Memories calendar for today: Compliment your spouse today in a new, unique way.

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This beautiful full color perpetual calendar has daily inspirational or entertaining quotes or ideas for activities to strengthen marriage,a beautiful photograph, and space to jot down events. Couples can look back year after year and remember the good times in their marriage.
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Family Ministries Follow daily tips about marriage on our Marriage page on the website. A nice daily reminder of what really matters in life! Click on the link to see the app; can't get the right thumbnail up.

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For a lifelong marriageThe Catholic community believes marriage happens with the help of the Lord and is a relationship that parallels the love of Christ for his people. It is a lifelong commitment to one other person and a dwelling place of God's spirit. ...
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Family Ministries This is a great website for financial advice.

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Mary Hunt shares 10 of her favorite free websites.
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Family Ministries This month's ENewsletter article.

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Combining families can be rough, be it children from a previous marriage or relationship, or in-laws with differing personalities and opinions. With the desire to live the Golden Rule, sometimes as Catholics ...
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Family Ministries We're so cutting edge, aren't we? But using the phrase "cutting edge" probably means we're not cutting edge.

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Charles Nelson, president of Sprinkles Cupcakes, doesn't have a Facebook profile. Nelson, who works seven days a week, has no time for chatting online with Facebook friends.But Nelson is logged on to Facebook all the time. ...
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Family Ministries Did you want a poster of the Face of Jesus superimposed on wedding pictures of couples that attended the Celebration of Marriage event? Order here!

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Family Ministries Taking Andrew to lunch to thank him for his ten years of service to the Archdiocese and to marriage ministry.

Nancy
Nancy
Thaks for everyting Andrew! We will miss you! Keep in touch! God Bless you and Terri in your new ministry
October 29 at 8:24pm
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Family Ministries Long and disturbing article about the Vatican investigation of nuns. Even though it was long, we are able to read it thanks to our education by Benedictines, Franciscans, BVMs, etc.

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I have been a religious sister for more than thirty years, part of a community that has been active in this country for over a century, and whose work centers on teaching and health care. Our order belongs ...
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I finally got back on track working out. Only took me 6 months of complaining about being fat to finally get unfat. Ok well I haven't done it yet, but it will be done soon. I mean the getting unfat part. I am definitely working out probably close to a billion hours a week...
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Family Ministries Found an old Catholic Couples article that still holds true about missing an absent spouse....

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What doesn't kill us makes us strongerBy Kim HagertyMy husband, Pat, has been away in Florida for a couple of weeks, working on a remodeling job. He comes back today. I have to admit that before he left he was driving me a little crazy. ...
Nancy
Nancy
No, i don't agree! I LIKE MY HONEY WITH ME ALL THE TIME!!!!
October 27 at 1:17pm
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Nancy you are too good a wife!
October 28 at 5:29am
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Family Ministries Today is Oktoberfest at the Meyer Center. Guessing there will not be any beer...

October 27 at 7:35am
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Actually there was root beer.
October 27 at 1:06pm