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Index: Concerned Catholics of Boone County

February (51)

• Patrick Madrid Blog: Has many comments from fans ...
• Father Geary to participate in Lent talk in Aurora...
• REPOSTING--- The New St. James Church: Many Questi...
• Two Vacant Catholic Churches (in Northhampton, MA ...
• Four Priests Charged In Vatican Banking Scandal | ...
• Freedom of and From Religion – by Bill Moyers | 20...
• Leader of board reviewing diocese’s sex abuse case...
• John Corapi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Timothy M. Dolan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedi...
• Repost: St. Charles Borromeo, Hampshire, Illinois:...
• Rev. Federspiel featured speaker in Schaumburg on ...
• How does the The Observer Subsidy work?
• UPDATE: Priest cancels Rockford, DeKalb stops ove...
• Reposting: Parish Stewardship and St. James’ Appr...
• Birth Control, Bishops and Religious Authority - N...
• Reposting: St. Peter parish priest reassigned by ...
• Tara McGuinness: Why I Wish Catholic Leaders Would...
• CHAUSA | Catholic Health Association is Very Pleas...
• Jurors will view secret church archives on sex abu...
• Bishops plan aggressive expansion of birth-control...
• St. James Contribution and Campaign Numbers for we...
• Monsignors' mutiny revealed by Vatican leaks | Reu...
• Bishop Doran’s Response to President Obama’s “acco...
• Jeff Anderson pulls sex-abuse suit against pope, t...
• Birth Control Debate: Why Catholic Bishops Have Lo...
• Bishops Studying Initial White House Movement on R...
• Pennsylvania - Answers Sought in Cardinal’s Death ...
• 8,000 instances of abuse alleged in Milwaukee Arch...
• Twenty-Two US Bishops Could Retire for Age Reasons...
• Are Bulletin Inserts and Personal Pleas from the L...
• Catechismus in Lapidem --"Catechisms in Stone"—Dun...
• Obama announces compromise on contraceptive covera...
• The Hawaii Compromise? White House to Announce Cha...
• Quote for the day
• Archbishop Timothy Dolan Happy To Give White House...
• The Contraception Coverage Debate Isn't Just About...
• Reposting: Jack Wolf’s Letter to Editor: Questio...
• St. James Contributions and Campaign Numbers for w...
• The actual rule regarding required contraceptive c...
• Where is the real issue on mandated contraceptive ...
• Concerned Catholics approaches 9,000 page views si...
• Inserts to the February 4-5 Bulletin: A campaign ...
• The Capital Plan is right on schedule?
• Catholic theologian speak out regarding the Bishop...
• Reposting: St James’ New Church Feasibility Study...
• Former priest in sex abuse case to be free again |...
• Was Komen Foundation’s Planned Parenthood Pullout ...
• Interesting Website Regarding the Diocese, the Cam...
• FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK …February 5-6, 2012 St. Jam...
• Reposting: BCJ: Letter to Editor regarding St. Jam...
• Archdiocese of Chicago borrows for abuse cases?

January (38)

• St. James Contributions and Campaign Numbers for w...
• Rank and File Catholic Numbers and Birth Control
• More details on which Catholic institutions are in...
• Bishop Doran’s Letter to parishes this January 28-...
• Phoenix Diocese reacts to birth control feature of...
• Bishop Finn’s Case in Kansas
• REPOSTING--- The New St. James Church: Many Questi...
• BCJ: Letter to Editor regarding St. James Campaign...
• St. James Contributions and Campaign Numbers for w...
• Building Campaign needs support NOW
• The shortage of Priests—the numbers
• US Conference of Bishops makes public their annual...
• Was there really any cost/benefit analysis done fo...
• Concerned Catholics approaches 8,000 page views si...
• Radical Secularism
• St. James Contributions and Campaign Numbers for w...
• Duncan Stroik: The altar rail architect?
• Reposting: Why will Father Geary not answer quest...
• Insert to St. James Bulletin: Personal follow-ups ...
• Coach for Christ: St. Peter Catholic Church welcom...
• “It is amazing how complete is the delusion that b...
• St. James Contributions and Campaign Numbers for w...
• Where is Father Nicholas Federspiel?
• Why are there naysayers? Why are there cynics to ...
• Can old Catholic Churches be sold?
• Chicago Archdiocese to pay $3.2 million to abuse v...
• Update on the Bishop Finn Story
• Pope Benedict XVI: Gay Marriage A Threat To 'Futur...
• The Push is on—Is there a deadline for St. James’ ...
• Why will Father Geary not answer questions about t...
• Cardinal O'Malley on the sex abuse crisis: 'It's n...
• REPOSTING--- The New St. James Church: Many Questi...
• Pope Benedict XVI names 22 new cardinals, includin...
• When will the new design drawings be coming?
• How many of these letters were sent?
• CNS: Boston sexual abuse scandal plus 10 years
• Auxiliary Bishop of LA Resigns
• St. James Contributions and Campaign Numbers for w...

December (30)

• How well are neighboring parishes doing financiall...
• Concerned Catholics approaches 7,000 page views si...
• BCJ: Local Year in Review—The St. James Zoning Cas...
• Catholic Times of Springfield: Catholic cemeterie...
• Reposting: The Cathedral that never was
• How big were the collections for Christmas?
• Father Geary’s Plea for support from Christmas Cat...
• BCJ Letter to Editor: Sally Heisler--St. James Ch...
• St. James new church capacity? 1,000? 850? Now 80...
• How much of St. James’ Diocesan Stewardship (DSP) ...
• Contributions for the weekend of December 18, 2011...
• Beloit Daily News, 12-16-2011: St. Peter parish p...
• The teaching authority of the Catholic Church and ...
• Pope’s strength and health?
• What interest rate will the Diocese of Rockford ch...
• Thousands Abused in Dutch Catholic Institutions
• Rockford Register Star 12-16-2011
• Joliet Diocese’s audit shows the exact terms for i...
• Contributions and building pledges for weekend of ...
• Little known facts regarding Rev. Federspiel, past...
• Openness and Transparency of Finances in Milwaukee...
• Topography of faith
• Financial Reporting at St. James in a previous era...
• Concerned Catholics approaches 6,000 page views si...
• How many pledges have been withdrawn?
• What is position of American Bishops on sexual abu...
• Weekly collection and building campaign for Decemb...
• St. James website has link to its architect
• Campaign Member speaks at each Mass
• Collections for weekend of November 27, 2011
• November (47)
• When will parishioners be updated regarding the ne...
• Rod Snyder and his truths about St. James
• Charles R. O’Malley Trust donates $50,000 to Build...
• The “school brochure”from the new St. James’ Paris...
• St. Mary’s (Huntley) gives weekly updates of its c...
• This week’s “Building on Our Faith Campaign”
• Making do with a faulty translation: A National ...
• Bishop Finn’s history
• New St. James Parish website names parish advisors...
• The Building Our Faith Campaign’s website chart
• New Translation of Catholic Mass Makes Its Debut
• With Mrs. Maggie Daley’s funeral at old St. Pat’s,...
• Did St. James really take its architect's advise o...
• Rites and Liturgy
• Bishop Doran and the “traditionalist”
• Advocates for Mass. clergy abuse victims welcome A...
• St. Vincent’s gives an accounting of its non-monet...
• Weekly Collection and Pledges for week ending Nove...
• Chicago Tribune Reports on St. James School, Belvi...
• Holy Family’s Contribution/Budget
• Are communion rails coming back to churches in the...
• Who determines what is an ugly church?
• Should a parish have financial transparency?
• Bishop Finn avoids indictment by entering diversio...
• St. Katharine Drexel, Sugar Grove: the diocese’s ...
• What has St. Vincent de Paul done the last two yea...
• 11-13-2011 St. James Collections and Capital Campa...
• St. James School on You Tube
• New Parish website uses outdated picture
• How does the Rockford Diocese Calculate the DSP Go...
• 11-6--2011 Collections, Pledges and DSP for St. Ja...
• New Research: Sexual Abuse Cases cost Catholic Chu...
• How Penn State and the Catholic Church Covered Up ...
• Catholic Church in Iceland ready to begin abuse in...
• Vatican rejects child abuse cover-up claims
• Concerned Catholics approaches 5,000 page views si...
• St. James’ new website
• Joliet Diocese says man’s priest sex abuse claims ...
• Cardinal regrets that rape victim has become the f...
• Northwest Herald: Struggling to keep the faith
• The other Pope John XXIII
• Father Helber Daza
• The New St. James Church: Many Questions; Few Answ...
• How much did St. James pay for the two properties ...
• St. James’ Application to rezone two properties fo...
• 10-30-2011 Collections, Pledges and DSP for St. Ja...
• Sunday’s Gospel and subject of Father Geary’s Homi...

October (25)

• St. Paul Lutheran to lower 2012 tuition to hopeful...
• Does Belvidere’s state grant to preserve historica...
• Cardinal Burke speaks in McHenry County
• Father Geary’s Update on the new church
• The Observer’s official story on the St. Bernadett...
• The Observer’s official story of the St. Peter’s ,...
• 10-23-2011 Collections, Pledges and DSP for St. Ja...
• Old 2009 article on St. Peter, South Beloit’s buil...
• Bismarck Tribune Announcement regarding Msgr Kagan...
• Announcement by Diocese of Rockford of Msgr Kagan ...
• Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Cases
• Bishop Indicted; Charge Is Failing to Report Abuse...
• Controversy in Phoenix Diocese regarding parishion...
• UPDATED 10-23-2011 Collections, Pledges and DSP fo...
• DSP–“mostly on track”
• Many diocesan parishes disclose their school subsi...
• 10-7-2011 The New St. James Church: Many Questions...
• St. Mary’s , Woodstock, Il supplies its parishion...
• Viewers have viewed over 4,000 pages of this websi...
• Changes at St. James Cemetery
• Will funeral luncheons continue at St. James?
• UPDATED 10-16-2011 Collections and Pledges for St....
• Goodbye to Father Ospina; Hello to Father Daza
• St. James’ FY 2011 Financial Reports
• St. Mary Oratory, Rockford

September (57)

• 2008 Outcry concerning Madison’s Bishop Robert Mor...
• [St.Peter’s, South Beloit] St. Vincent de Paul se...
• St. John’s (Johnsburg) Census: Will it reduce the ...
• Papal Infallibility—what should we know about this...
• UPDATED 9-26-2011 Collections and Pledges for St. ...
• [Elburn, Il] St. Gall’s building plan: $6 million...
• Holy Angels, Aurora, Il: FY 2011 Financials in Spr...
• St. Patrick’s, Dixon, Il: FY 2011 Financials on t...
• Weekly Financial Reporting at other diocesan churc...
• 9-26-2011 The New St. James Church: Many Questions...
• St. Patrick’s of St. Charles: Parish expansion ma...
• Finances at the Parish of St. Peter’s Cathedral, R...
• The OBSERVER’s Story of the St. James zoning reque...
• Update on Huntley Catholic Parish building drive
• What amount should St. James’ regular collection b...
• Catholic Charities to see cuts without contracts
• What Rights Do Catholics Have in the Church?
• Father Ospina issue plays on Channel 23
• Viewer have used over 3,000 pages of this website–...
• John Talbot to perform at Huntley Catholic Church
• St. James’ “New Issue”: Father Diego Ospina?
• Huntley church plans big expansion
• How is Rockford’s largest Catholic parish doing fi...
• Has the Rockford Diocese ever done this before?
• Children’s Classes Begin at St. James
• Current St. James Pledges and Regular Collection
• City Council outnumbered by St. James parishioners...
• Last letter posted on website by pastor: June 27,...
• Last Day for Religious Education Sign-Up at St. Ja...
• Letter to Editor: Two Churches
• Holy Family’s Finances: Financial Report to be pr...
• How are other parishes doing financially? St. Eliz...
• Spanish Masses at neighboring parishes
• 9-11-2011 The New St. James Church: Many Questions...
• Belvidere votes on St. James church expansion plan...
• Aftermath of South Beloit’s failed Catholic church...
• Boone County Journal: The DECISION—(St. James Zon...
• Why is the Rockford Diocese and St. James Parish n...
• Did statements from Mayor Brereton and Alderman Ch...
• St. James Campaign begins to post on parish websit...
• Rockford Register Star coverage of the voting on S...
• BNNS Radio: Hear the Belvidere City Council Meeti...
• St. Charles Borromeo, Hampshire, Illinois: A stall...
• The streets of Belvidere are expected to be quite ...
• How good are the finances at St. Peters Cathedral,...
• SHADOW EFFECT: Will the city council be shown the ...
• Rockford Register Star’s View: Downtown location b...
• Embracing the Faith No Matter the Consequences
• The new “lower” height design of St. James church
• Reposting: Did St. James really take its architect...
• 8-29-2011 The New St. James Church: Many Questions...
• St. James Building Our Faith Capital Campaign—Upda...
• Letter to Editor: A prayer? Will a pastor be reas...
• Boone County Journal Devotes Pages to St. James Zo...
• How large? How Overpowering will St.James “Cathedr...
• Shopper Ads: Vote “NO”

August (49)

• More questions than answers at St. James meeting
• Viewership for the month of August
• St. James Capital Campaign demands “allegiance”
• The NEW St James: The first “classic” style church...
• Reposting: Will Fr. Geary be able to comply with t...
• The New St. James Church: Many Questions; Few Answ...
• Request not to rush the St. James church project
• St. James’ Proposed 170 PARKING Spaces with requir...
• “Unity T-shirts”
• Boone County Journal coverage of Revised St. James...
• Letter to Editor—Vote “Yes”
• Register Star article of 8-24-2011
• How much does a “bird house”cost?
• Should St. James build a “cathedral style” church?...
• UPDATE: St. James’ Revised Plan due 8-19-2011—or ...
• 8-29-2011: St. James Building Our Faith Capital Ca...
• What is the Mayor going to report to the aldermen ...
• 8-24-2011 Updated//// The New St. James Church: Ma...
• Register Star Guest Columnist Wants Aldermen to vo...
• St. James’ Revised Plan due 8-19-2011—or does a ch...
• August 23 Meeting at Community Building
• Parishioners writes alderman to vote “NO”
• Meeting Tuesday at Community Building
• St. James Capital Campaign Brochure
• 8-7-2011: St. James Building Our Faith Capital Cam...
• A vote “YES” letter to the Aldermen
• How much did the professional fund raising cost St...
• The New St. James Church: Many Questions; Few Answ...
• Stewardship: Diocesan Assessment/DSP
• Parish Stewardship and St. James’ Approval Letter
• One Year After Tuition Cut, Enrollment Trend Turns...
• St. James’ neighbor announces public meeting conce...
• Jack Wolf speaks further of the help requested in ...
• Parishioner makes large ad purchase in favor of St...
• What interest will St. James pay on a DIAL loan? 6...
• UPDATED: 8-9-2011: The New St. James Church: Man...
• St. James Pastoral Plan Circa 2000
• “Collateral” Damage: What was a widow’s intent reg...
• The Homily/Sermon for August 6-7, 2011 Masses
• Insert to the Parish Bulletin 8-7-2011: Update to ...
• 8-6-2011////
• Status of St James Zoning Request
• BCJ Letter to Editor concerning St. James’ new chu...
• St. James Building Our Faith Capital Campaign
• Observer reports South Beloit Church Fundraiser Ca...
• Food for Thought: Yesterday’s Cryptoquote
• Viewership on this blog
• 8-2-2011////The New St. James Church: Many Questio...
• Jean Christensen’s Letter to the aldermen regardin...

July (50)

• St James Church Feasibility Study
• BCJ Letter to Editor 7-29-2011—Lincoln’s prayer fo...
• Is St. James admitting that there is a “problem” w...
• Shadow Pictures which Mr. Lickenheld chose not to ...
• The Goal: $3,000,000 pledged; $1,000,000 in cash
• Old St. James Church Belvidere
• What institutional zoning of St. James could mean?...
• A look at what happened at St. Peter’s in South Be...
• Rockford Register Star, July 25-6 web/paper editio...
• 7-26-2011:
• Beloit Daily: St. Peter’s School building projec...
• Can St. James afford to operate a bigger Church?
• Boone County Journal: July 15, 2011—Both Editorial...
• St. James: What do your neighbor’s think of the ne...
• Verbatim Record St. James Zoning Hearing of the Pl...
• The Cathedral that never was
• Holy Family Parish: Rockford’s richest parish not ...
• July 14, 2011:
• Shopper Ad: Attention Aldermen, VOTE NO
• Does Bishop Doran have a problem in South Beloit?
• 7-12-2011
• Belvidere Daily Republican: Belvidere council tabl...
• Jack Wolf: Rockford Diocese stance on Belvidere c...
• Boone County Journal: St James Decision Tabled Unt...
• Maximum Capacity of St. James Church 850 or 1000?
• Listen to Tuesday Night’s Belvidere City Council
• First to stand up: Casey Brothers Letter to Editor...
• Vote “NO” on the St. James Church Zoning
• St. James Church zoning requests up for Belvidere ...
• A Response to this new website
• The new St. James Church will be very big—you can ...
• President Lincoln’s statement on Litigation
• Scale: New Proposed St. James to old St. James Ch...
• Boone County Journal Letters to the Editor
• Will the new St. James Church cause a parking prob...
• Will Fr. Geary be able to comply with the requests...
• Pastor of St. James states parishioners give “over...
• What is the Institutional Zoning which St. James P...
• Listen to Committee of Whole meeting of the City o...
• Did St. James really take its architect's advise o...
• Belvidere Planning posts the St. James zoning pack...
• St. James Zoning passes the advisory city commissi...
• Will the new St. James Church cause a parking prob...

Rick Santorum: Prenatal testing encourages abortions (VIDEO) - Election 2012 - The Washington Post

GOP presidential candidate and former senator Rick Santorum sharply criticized President Obama’s health-care law again Sunday for requiring health-insurance companies to cover certain prenatal tests, because some procedures are used to identify abnormalities and “encourage abortions.”

“The bottom line is that a lot of prenatal tests are done to identify deformities in utero and the customary procedure is to encourage abortions,” Santorum said during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation

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Company and regulators continue to study Byron nuclear shutdown

As Exelon continues to evaluate the outage, the NRC is looking at Exelon’s conclusions and determining whether further action needs to be taken.

Exelon Corp. and federal regulators are still assessing the eight-day shutdown of a nuclear reactor at the company’s Byron facility that began Jan. 30. The facility is about two hours northwest of Chicago.

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NDK cannot resume operations until certified by regulators as safe - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

 

according to terms of a settlement filed Friday in Boone County Circuit Court and announced by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier.

The state fire marshal’s office must inspect and certify all machinery used for growing synthetic quartz crystal. NDK must submit a copy of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board’s final report to Madigan’s office within 30 days of its receipt and pay a $39,000 civil penalty for deposit in the Environmental Protection Trust Fund and $5,000 in reimbursement to Boone County and IEPA’s Hazardous Waste Fund.

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