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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.594-SNAPSHOT-1 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:31:26 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Events - › Chicago</title><subtitle>Events</subtitle><id>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/events/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/events/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/events/atom.xml"/><updated>2026-04-01T00:56:50Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.594-SNAPSHOT-1 (http://www.squarespace.com)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>At the Origin of the Universe</title><category term="Human Affairs"/><category term="Past Events"/><category term="bersanelli"/><category term="› Chicago"/><id>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/events/2012/3/7/at-the-origin-of-the-universe.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/events/2012/3/7/at-the-origin-of-the-universe.html"/><author><name>Frank Simmonds</name></author><published>2012-03-08T00:30:00Z</published><updated>2012-03-08T00:30:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/events/2012/3/7/at-the-origin-of-the-universe.html"><img class="event-thumb" src="http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/storage/event-thumbnails/2012-03-07-Bersanelli-Chicago-thumb.jpg"></a>
CHICAGO -  A discussion on creation and cosmic evolution

<h6>With Marco Bersanelli</h6>
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CHICAGO - A presentation on the risk of education and what freedom, experience and the ideal have to do with it
<h6>With Rev. Louis A. DelFra, Rev. Patrick J. McDevitt, and Holly Peterson</h6>
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CHICAGO - Irish Times columnist and renowned social commentator discusses his book BEYOND CONSOLATION: HOW WE BECAME TOO CLEVER FOR GOD AND OUR OWN GOOD
<h6>With John Waters</h6>
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CHICAGO - A conversation about the proliferation of rights in our society

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CHICAGO -  A discussion about Architecture, Human Nature, and Contemporary Trends

<h6>With Philip H. Bess</h6> <div class="clear"></div>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Death with Dignity</title><category term="Human Affairs"/><category term="Past Events"/><category term="sulmasy"/><category term="› Chicago"/><id>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/events/2010/4/13/death-with-dignity.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/events/2010/4/13/death-with-dignity.html"/><author><name>Giulia Attolini</name></author><published>2010-04-13T22:30:00Z</published><updated>2010-04-13T22:30:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/events/2010/4/13/death-with-dignity.html"> <img class="event-thumb" src="http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/storage/event-thumbnails/2010-04-13-Death-with-dignity-thumb.jpg.jpg">
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CHICAGO - A discussion about ethics and end of life issues
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<h6>With Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki , Albiol Sioban, and Caroline O. Shoenberger</h6>
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<h6>With Marco Bersanelli, Piermaria Oddone, and Alvin Tollestrup</h6>
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