Perfect. What does that mean? The dictionary defines perfect as: Having all required or desirable elements, qualities or characteristics. As good as it is possible to be. To be complete. There are various experiences in our culture, from sports to academic tests, that define perfection in other ways. Is it possible to […]
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
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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
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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
