Blogula Rasa

Here’s the story: The two pieces of slate, and the large rounded glacial pebbles set in crushed limestone around it, are the salvaged pieces of the altar at Holy Innocents Hoffman Estates, my former Episcopal mission parish. When we closed the church at the end of December, 2006, there were a few people who mourned [...]

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Missing Hoffman Estates woman found alive in nearby vacant house — chicagotribune.com
A Hoffman Estates woman who failed to return home after going for a walk with her dog was found unharmed Monday in a vacant house nearby, police said.
Astrid Nordgren, 88, who has symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, was found in a house in the 1500 [...]

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The Lead
The man who attacked the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Church during church services yesterday was said by local police to be motivated by hatred. The congregation’s web site says that they have already begun a healing process that will include a debriefing for those present at the shooting and a community candlelight vigil for those [...]

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Daily Herald | Cook County faith
I need to check with somebody - this news item says that Holy Moly’s food pantry is open every Wednesday - it had been 1st and 3rd Wednesdays….

Technorati Tags: Food Pantry

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My husband David and I are well on the way to fogeyhood: without consulting each other’s schedules, we made doctor’s appointments for the same day within 15 minutes. He’s up first, then me.
By way of illustration, I see the large-type Readers Digest has a relevant article.

As you can see the Readers Digest large [...]

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