When the time came for him to choose a career, Christopher Mansols said the answer was as clear as the results from an X-ray machine.
: Feb 1, 2007
Nearly 75 students from nine Catholic high schools in the Suburban Catholic Conference participated in an afternoon of workshops designed to showcase visual and performing arts Jan. 29 at St. Francis High School in Wheaton.
: Feb 1, 2007
In light of the new Democratic majority in Congress, pro-life advocates believe it is imperative that they demonstrate commitment by participating in the annual March for Life later this month.
: Jan 11, 2007
“I feel peaceful,” said the eighth grader, who recites the rosary near “the real presence of Jesus” on Thursday afternoons.
: Dec 21, 2006
The students at Immaculate Conception have taken the adage “’Tis better to give than to receive” fully to heart each year by donating funds to “The Gift of Christmas,” an Advent program sponsored by Catholic Charities and the Catholic Explorer.
: Dec 21, 2006
Maureen James shared her simple Christmas wish with the Catholic Explorer, “All I want is to sit in church as a family on Christmas Day—and we’re all feeling good.”
: Dec 15, 2006
Members of Montini Catholic High School’s Music Department offered the community a dose of holiday cheer Dec. 10 during the department’s annual holiday concert at the school’s auditorium in Lombard.
: Dec 15, 2006
Sporting a Chicago Cubs baseball cap, 13-year-old Steven McFarland hurried to rake as many leaves as possible on the grounds of Sacred Heart Mission in Hopkins Park.
: Nov 30, 2006
An exuberant group of students and faculty teased and joked with one another as they poured brightly-colored paint into trays and carefully carried them from room to room.
: Nov 30, 2006
Youth ministries, local high schools and groups of college students, among them the youth ministry of St. Margaret Mary Parish in Naperville, took part in the third annual “Sleep Out Saturday” Nov. 4 to promote understanding about poverty and homelessness.
: Nov 9, 2006