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Op-Ed: Closing St. Irenaeus Solves Nothing

St. Irenaeus Church closing, Church front with tall steeple
St. Irenaeus Church in Park Forest (Photo John Hudzik)
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By John Ostenburg

I am deeply saddened to hear of St. Irenaeusclosing, in large part because I think the parish had developed something of a unique community-oriented process of worship that made it a site of welcome to Catholics of varied spiritual perspectives. I think traditionalists felt welcomed, as well as progressives; to the extent the greater Church allows, women have been given much…

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