Religion

Peter Agno, 79 Peter C. Agno died at the age of 79. He is survived by his wife Judy nee Caoili; his children Emmanuel (Carmen) and Maria Cristina (Rudolph) Chambers; grandchildren Nathan and Cameron Agno, Peter Jordan “PJ” and Anthony John Jude “AJ” Chambers.; sibling of Pablo (Conception) and Antonia (Juanito) Sarangay. Mr. Agno’s funeral service was...
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By Fr. Tirso Villaverde Pastor of St. Bartholomew Parish Recently, various people on various occasions have asked me questions regarding Catholic marriage, divorce, and annulments.  Looking back to prior articles, I realized that I have never explored the subject in this column so I thought I would take the opportunity to share some thoughts with readers...
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By Fr. Tirso Villaverde Pastor of St. Bartholomew Parish On August 24th, the Catholic Church throughout the world celebrates the feast of St. Bartholomew.  For that reason, August 24th is also the patronal feast day for the parish to which I am currently assigned.  As we honor the life of this great apostle, we realize, though,...
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By Fr. Tirso Villaverde Pastor, St. Bartholomew Parish On July 26th, the Catholic Church honors Sts. Joachim and Anne who are the parents of the Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus.  It follows, then, that they are the grandparents of Jesus.  Their names are never mentioned anywhere in the New Testament nor is there any reference to...
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By Pastor Dick Mirpuri While international outcry ring loud against Israel  for recently not allowing ships to violate the maritime blockade that it has imposed, along with Egypt, on Gaza to prevent the smuggling of weapons to terrorist groups – the Word of Grace Family Christian Fellowship of the Christian & Missionary Alliance  (U.S.A.)...
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Joe Reyes, Filipino journalist TV pioneer Mr. Reyes died of a heart attack last May. He was one of the first Filipinos to develop and host Filipino television programs in the Chicagoland area. Mr. Reyes brought to the Filipino community the first TV programs in Tagalog titled “Philippine Hour.” He was also responsible for  the program...
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By Fr. Tirso Villaverde Pastor, St. Bartholomew Parish As May is usually the month to honor our mothers, the third Sunday of June has been dedicated to the men in our lives who have served as father to us.  Whether it is our birth fathers, stepfathers, godfathers, uncles, or what have you, this is the month...
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Dr. Justiti M. Candari, 61 Justito Magbanua-Candari MD, 61, of Bellaire, Ohio peacefully passed away on Thursday, May 20. He was born in Culasi, Antique. Dr. Candari is a 1974 graduate of the University of the East-Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center.  He moved to Chicago in 1980 to complete his residencies in general surgery and clinical...
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By Fr. Tirso Villaverde Pastor of St. Bartholomew Parish Later this month, on May 23rd to be precise, Christians will celebrate the feast of Pentecost which is the day traditionally known as the “Birthday of the Church.”  We Christians know it very well as the day the Holy Spirit came down upon the apostles and disciples...
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