Author Archives: Richard Guzman

VIDEO: Sen. Dick Durbin visits Emmanuel House

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Richard Guzman

Update:  IN APRIL 2018, EMMANUEL HOUSE MERGED WITH LONG-TIME PARTNER ORGANIZATION THE JOSEPH CORPORATION TO BECOME The Neighbor Project.  THIS INCREASED THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES SERVED FROM AROUND 25 AT THE TIME OF SENATOR DURBIN’S VISIT TO NOW, IN 2020, … Continue reading →

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Dick Durbin Visits Emmanuel House

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Richard Guzman

On Monday, April 30, 2012, Senator Dick Durbin visited our family’s organization, Emmanuel House, on his way to announcing Community Development Block Grants for Aurora, IL.  The story was front page news the next day.  Watch video of visit HERE. Less … Continue reading →

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Sacred Texts as Literature

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Richard Guzman

Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism—these are the religions we explore through reading portions of their sacred texts in my course ENG 390 – Sacred Texts as Literature.  The Bible for Judaism and Christianity, Al Qur’an for Islam, The Bhagavad-Gita … Continue reading →

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