May, particularly early May, can be rainy. This past week God, through the clouds of the sky and the currents of weather patterns, gave us lots of rain—lots of rain several days in a row. Spring time in Chicago often gives us a lot of showers and storms and it seems that every year […]
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Every priest is encouraged to take at least one if not multiple sabbaticals during their ordained ministry years. Not all take advantage of the continuing education and opportunities to pursue particular interests that a sabbatical provides. I took my first sabbatical in 1998 and found it to be particularly helpful in my formation and
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I was touched by the connection between seeing and faith in the scriptures from the Easter Vigil and elsewhere. In the story of creation God created light so we could see, and “God saw how good the light was.” (Genesis 1:4) God saw Abraham’s trust and faith as he was about to sacrifice his
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Welcome to Holy Family! We are in this together. This has been our greeting before Mass and at the beginning of many other ministries, activities and events as we continue to celebrate and reNEW this year. Today the THIS is Easter and the new life that the Lord’s Resurrection from the dead gives us as
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I have had one of the best Lents of my life this year. Although not as true to fasting and works of charity, my prayer and reflection experience has been particularly fruitful. One reason for this is that I have finalized details of a mini (4 hour) retreat that I have been working on
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