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Memories of OLG

June 9th on the liturgical calendar is the feast of "Nuestra Señora de Gracia" or "Our lady of Grace". This has particular significance for me because "Our Lady of Grace" is the name of the parish in the Logan Square neighborhood in Chicago where I grew up and attended grammar school from kindergarten through the eighth grade. In those days we usually called it "O.L.G." for short. When someone would ask us where we went to school we would just say "O.L.G.". Then when they asked us what "O.L.G." stands for we would very naughtily and irreverently say something like "Old Ladies Graveyard" or "Oranges, lemons, and Grapefruit". I just hope that God has a sense of humor and that these little attempts at frivolity didn't leave any indelible marks on our young and adventurous souls. The thing that...

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San Luis Obispo Tribune - Sep 27, 2009

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Oyster Bay Enterprise Pilot - Sep 25, 2009

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Times of Malta - Sep 04, 2009

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Ancestry magazine - Sep 24, 2009

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Daijiworld.com - Sep 08, 2009

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The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com - Sep 24, 2009

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