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July 2007 Chronicle
•	A Message From Fr. Jim
•	Doing God's Will
•	Dominican Connection
•	Friends of St. Jude Report....What God Has Done
•	July Novena Guest Preacher

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Prayer for the Friends of St. Jude
Dear God, I can get very caught up in my own problems. After all, they are real and cause me a lot of pain. But I remember that I am part of a large human family, your family, and we all have problems. I expand my awareness to include all people, especially the many others who approach Saint Jude with their concerns. I move out of myself to embrace them in prayer and ask that your grace may flow through every one of them.

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About us
The Dominican Friars, the Province of St. Albert the Great, are Roman Catholic priests and brothers. We are part of the global "Order of Preachers," the Dominican Family of priests, brothers, sisters, nuns and lay people, who live and pray today in a holy tradition that dates back to time of St. Dominic, the thirteenth century.

Our mission is to communicate the Word of God through preaching, theological education, and the promotion of justice and peace. This mission in the Body of Christ demands a vowed community life, liturgical prayer and life-long study.

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July 2007 Chronicle

A Message From Fr. Jim
Summer brings with it our July Novena in honor of St. Jude and Ss. Joachim and Anne whose feast day is July 26. Gentleness and compassion are often characteristics we associate with grandparents. Ss. Joachim and Anne were the grandparents of Jesus, so we can guess that they were models of compassion and patient gentleness with our Blessed Mother, the child Jesus, and St. Joseph. Compassion means to “suffer with.” When we suffer with someone we are acting with compassion. Our culture today downplays suffering, so where do we find models of compassion in our world today?
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Doing God's Will
In John 6:38 Jesus states very clearly that he came to do God's will. You and I have the same calling. Take a moment and become aware of the emotions you experience when you consider doing the will of God. Is there a sense of dread or elation? The answer to this question depends on your view of God.
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Dominican Connection
Fr. Jim shares details regarding our new twist on preaching, highlighting the “Daily Dose of Dominican Preaching” we now offer for download off the Web or as a podcast. He also provides news regarding the special January 2008 novena to be held at St. Vincent Ferrer parish in River Forest, Illinois.
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Friends of St. Jude Report....What God Has Done
Read how God has touched the lives of three friends of St. Jude in this month's column.
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July Novena Guest Preacher
Father Harry M. Byrne, O.P. is a professor of pastoral theology for our Dominican seminarians in St. Louis. He is well qualified for the job, not just because of his academic credentials, but because he is known as a gentle, compassionate brother, too.
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