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Renew My Church: Mary, Mother of Mercy Parish formed

The Archdiocese of Chicago announced June 17 that the new unified parish that includes the current Queen of the Universe, 7114 S. Hamlin Ave., and St. Adrian, 7000 S. Washtenaw Ave., will be named Mary, Mother of Mercy Parish, beginning July 1.

Renew My Church: Names announced for reconfigured parishes

The first new parishes created as part of the Renew My Church process have announced their names.

Renew My Church: What is a parish?

With the first group of reconfigured parishes under Renew My Church announcing their new names on May 13, Chicago Catholic wanted to take a look at what a parish is as understood by the universal Catholic Church.

Renew My Church: Going out on a limb

People who study the etymology of words have mixed opinions on the phrase “going out on a limb.” Some say it means taking a risky chance or hazarding a guess. The point being that the further you go out on a limb the weaker the branch becomes, thus increasing the risk of being wrong or failing.

Cardinal Cupich: Evangelization is never coercive

Renew My Church is a call to build disciples and communities, Cardinal Cupich said at an evening lecture at Northshore Congregation Israel in Glencoe Jan. 29. Its spirit is a kind of evangelization that has nothing to do with proselytizing.

Archdiocese announces structural decisions in Renew My Church

The Archdiocese of Chicago has announced structural decisions for the groupings that were part of the pilot and subsequent waves of the local discernment and planning component of Renew My Church.

Companions an important part of Renew My Church

When the archdiocese put out a call for people to be “companions” for Renew My Church to accompany parishes on the journey, Deacon Greg Shumpert from St. Agatha Parish thought he could offer some wisdom.

Renew My Church: West Humboldt Park group becomes one parish

The first pilot grouping for Renew My Church is starting its journey of becoming a force for evangelization in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood. After months of meetings, the three parishes in the grouping learned Nov. 10 that they would move forward as one parish with one pastor and all three churches remaining open as worship sites.

Book inspires evangelization through Renew My Church

Our archdiocese, in fact the Catholic Church of the United States, was gifted with an excellent snapshot and call to action by Archdiocese of Chicago priest Father Lou Cameli in a book called, “Church, Faith and Future: What We Face and What We Can Do.”

What belongs to God?

Some years ago, Cardinal George received a very special gift for the archdiocese — a Roman coin dating back to the time of Jesus. It bears the inscription and head of Augustus Caesar and is the kind of coin mentioned in the Gospels we heard earlier this month.
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