Michael Patti

March 24, 2024

Holy Week This Holy Week invites and challenges us to spiritually enter into the heart of the Third Week or phase of the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola.  It is an opportunity for all of us to enter into the passion, suffering and death of Christ—WITH Christ. Ignatius encourages us to use silence to […]

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March 17, 2024

An Irish Sunday The Church honors St. Patrick this weekend and the larger community of Chicago has celebrated with the color green, Irish Dancers, Irish music, food and drink this past week, leading up to the actual Feast Day.  I was very inspired by the Siamsa na nGael (pronounced Sheemsa N Gail) Celtic celebration at

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March 10, 2024

Lent and the Third Week Lent and the Third Week The entire season of Lent is consistent with the third week or phase of the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola. Ignatian Spirituality urges us to use various prayer types, and particularly silence, to enter into the suffering and death of Christ WITH him. This Lent

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February 25, 2024

Second Weekend of Lent As Lent continues, we have several offerings to help you to Be More. This weekend we welcome Becky Pugh from the Diocese of Great Falls–Billings Montana to tell us more about the faith lives and needs of people in eastern Montana. Two of the three communities that Catholic Extension Society has

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February 18, 2024

First Weekend of Lent Traditional Lenten Practices Prayer Fasting Almsgiving (Charitable Giving) These have been staples of Lent for many years. By emphasizing prayer, many of us recommit to a certain type of prayer during the reflective season of Lent. Perhaps you make a regular commitment to pray more during these forty days. Fasting is

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