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St. Stephen Protomartyr Catholic Church
1280 Prospect Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60018 * 847-824-2026 * www.ststephendp.org
From Deacon Conrad Wojnar
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Dear Parishioners,
Today’s first reading, from the Book of Exodus, presents the Ten Commandments. It is entirely fitting that we take the time to reflect on these precepts early on in our Lenten journey. For, as Saint Paul tells us in the second reading, “the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.” God gave these commandments out of love, not to constrain us, but to free us of the lure of worldly wisdom.
Unfortunately, our society has long been marginalizing God’s and working to make them irrelevant. Even years ago, the following study yielded these distressing facts: “Put to the test, Americans recalled the seven ingredients of a McDonald’s Big Mac hamburger and members of TV’s “The Brady Bunch” more easily than the Bible’s Ten Commandments. A survey by Kelton Research found 80 percent of 1,000 respondents could name the burger’s primary ingredient -- two all-beef patties -- but less than six in 10 knew the commandment “thou shalt not kill.” Less than half of respondents -- 45 percent -- could recall the commandment “honor thy father and mother” but 62 percent knew the Big Mac has pickle. Bobby and Peter, the least recalled-names from the fictional Brady Bunch family, were remembered by 43 percent of respondents -- topping the 34 percent who knew “remember the Sabbath” and 29 percent recalling “do not make false idols.’” Americans know Big Macs better than Ten Commandments, Reuters News Service, 10/12/2007
So, have things got any better? Not at all. New studies appear to show that only a quarter to a third of all millennials feel that the Ten Commandments in general are relevant to their everyday life. Even fewer ascribe any importance at all to the first three commandments—those involving the Creator directly. This, of course, correlates with statistics showing less and less interest in religion by this generation. It is certainly most disconcerting that many see no problem with taking God’s name in vain, pursuing idols or disregarding the Sabbath, but just as ominous is the 10 percent that don’t believe “Thou shalt not kill,” is relevant to today’s world, or the 30 percent that think stealing, lying, envy and adultery are OK.
So, as we contemplate the great gift of God’s Wisdom and Providence in giving us these precepts, we must not be like the fair-weather friends to which Christ referred in today’s Gospel. “Jesus would not trust himself to them because he knew them all, and did not need anyone to testify about human nature. He himself understood it well.” We must interiorize our faith, hope and love so we do not get swept away with the secular world, as it seeks to pull us away from God.
Deacon Conrad
Queridos Feligreses, La primera lectura de hoy, del Libro del Éxodo, presenta los
Diez Mandamientos. Es totalmente apropiado que nos tomemos el tiempo para reflexionar sobre estos preceptos al
principio de nuestro viaje de Cuaresma. Porque, como nos dice San Pablo en la segunda lectura, "la locura de Dios es
más sabia que la sabiduría humana, y la debilidad de Dios es más fuerte que la fuerza humana". Dios dio estos
mandamientos por amor, para liberarnos del atractivo de la sabiduría mundana.
Desafortunadamente, nuestra sociedad ha estado marginando a Dios durante mucho tiempo y trabajando para hacerlos irrelevantes. Incluso hace años, el siguiente estudio
arrojó estos hechos angustiosos: “Sometidos a prueba, los estadounidenses recordaron los
siete ingredientes de una hamburguesa Big Mac de McDonald's y los miembros del programa de
televisión“ The Brady Bunch ”con más facilidad que los Diez Mandamientos de la Biblia. Una encuesta
realizada por Kelton Research encontró que el 80 por ciento de 1,000 encuestados podían nombrar el
ingrediente principal de la hamburguesa, dos tajadas de carne, pero menos de seis de cada 10 conocían el mandamiento "no matarás". Menos de la mitad de los
encuestados, el 45 por ciento, podía recordar el mandamiento “honra a tu padre ya tu madre”, pero el 62 por
ciento sabía que la Big Mac tiene pepinillos. Bobby y Peter, los nombres menos recordados de la familia ficticia Brady
Bunch, fueron recordados por el 43 por ciento de los encuestados, superando el 34 por ciento que sabía "recordar el sábado" y el 29 por ciento que recordaba "no hagas ídolos
falsos". Conocer Big Macs mejor que Diez Mandamientos, Reuters News Service, 10/12/2007
Entonces, ¿han mejorado las cosas? Para nada. Nuevos estudios parecen mostrar que solo entre un cuarto y un
tercio de todos los millennials sienten que los Diez Mandamientos en general son relevantes para su vida
cotidiana. Aún menos atribuyen alguna importancia a los primeros tres mandamientos, los que involucran
directamente al Creador. Esto, por supuesto, se correlaciona con las estadísticas que muestran cada vez menos interés en
la religión en esta generación. Ciertamente es muy desconcertante que muchos no vean ningún problema en
tomar el nombre de Dios en vano, perseguir ídolos o ignorar el sábado, pero igual de siniestro es el 10 por ciento que no cree que "No matarás" es relevante para el mundo de hoy, o
el 30 por ciento que piensa que robar, mentir, envidiar y adulterio está bien.
Así que, al contemplar el gran don de la sabiduría y la providencia de Dios al darnos estos preceptos, no debemos
ser como los amigos del buen tiempo a los que Cristo se refirió en el Evangelio de hoy. Debemos interiorizar nuestra
fe, esperanza y amor para no dejarnos arrastrar por el mundo secular, que busca alejarnos de Dios.
Diácono Conrad
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Confession Dates for Lent
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Han transcurrido 5 semanas desde la concepción, y su bebé adoptado espiritualmente tiene el tamaño de una semilla de mostaza. Aunque Baby todavía es muy pequeño, se está produciendo un crecimiento sorprendente. ¡Los órganos principales, incluidos los riñones y el hígado, comienzan a crecer, y el corazón del bebé comienza a latir a las 5 semanas y 1 día! Sus brotes de las extremidades superiores e inferiores comienzan a brotar, y estos formarán sus brazos y piernas. Los intestinos se están desarrollando y el apéndice está en su lugar. Sus oraciones por Baby y
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Maintenance Projects The church sump pumps are now installed. Thank you to our parishioners who donated the funds needed to cover this cost. Our next project is the furnace in the convent. If you haven’t yet had a chance to donate towards our maintenance projects, the envelopes are by the exits of church. Donations can be brought to the parish office or dropped in the collection box. Thank you for your support!
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Our Corporal Work of Mercy this Lenten season is to provide Christ-centered Easter baskets to children whose parent is
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Nuestra Obra de Misericordia Corporal en esta temporada de Cuaresma es proporcionar canastas de Pascua centradas en Cristo
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Proyectos de Mantenimiento Las bombas de sumidero para la iglesia ya se instalaron. Gracias a todos los feligreses quienes donaron para cubrir los gastos de este proyecto. El próximo proyecto es el calentón central del convento. Si todavía no has tenido la oportunidad de hacer tu
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