Salt and Light We heard the beginning of the great Sermon on the Mount last weekend, but we will hear the remainder of it over the next three weekends. These further passages from the fifth chapter of Matthew will conclude this seven-week period of Ordinary Time leading us up to Lent beginning with Ash Wednesday […]
February 5th, 2023 Read More »
Catholic Schools Week Begins We kick off a week of celebration with all other Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago with a special Mass at 9:00am this Sunday. Each year we offer personal testimonies as a part of weekend liturgies to tell a story. I want to thank Kathy Knuth, the school nurse at
January 29th, 2023 Read More »
BEHOLD! What a great word. My friend and theologian Jack Shea says, “Behold initiates revelation.” Think about all of the times this word is used in scripture and at Mass. Reflect for a minute on all that follows when we see and hear this word. You have probably heard me share my appreciation of this
January 15th, 2023 Read More »
As 2023 dawns, our Adventure in Grace continues. We have been reflecting on, sharing and looking for grace in many ways the past year and a half. Our pilgrimage got us started by looking at Sacraments, (the formal seven), sacraments (the everyday and less formal) and grace (the basic flow of God’s love) a bit
The transition from 2022 to 2023 presents a unique liturgical experience that occurs roughly every seven years. First, we were blessed to have an entire week between the Fourth Sunday of Advent and Christmas to set up, prepare, decorate and practice. I hope you appreciated the details of our hard work that results in such
