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KABABAYAN: A Celebration of Filipino Identity
KABABAYAN: A Celebration of Filipino Identity

Saturday, January 30th at 8PM CST

This Saturday! Hearing in Color, a Chicago-based organization dedicated to sharing music, stories, and composers that have been historically excluded from musical spaces, is excited to present KABABAYAN. A free live stream, KABABAYAN is a multimedia event that celebrates the unity and diversity of Filipinos, and the complex connection to the Filipino identity through art and music…

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Renew My Church: Final Decision on Wrigley Field Grouping
Renew My Church: Final Decision on Wrigley Field Grouping

Effective July 1, 2021, St. Mary of the Lake and Our Lady of Lourdes will unite to form a new parish called St. Mary of the Lake and Our Lady of Lourdes Parish with one pastor and pastoral team. Fr. Dorantes will serve as pastor of the united parish. St. Andrew and St. Benedict will remain separate parishes while establishing a covenant for ministry between the two parishes, with particular emphasis on spiritual renewal and the Five Strategies of Building the New Reality…

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Homepage Featured, Parish Featured, Parish Life, Spiritual LifeParish Pastoral Staffrenew my church
A New Year Invitation - Listen to the Bible this Year
A New Year Invitation - Listen to the Bible this Year

It’s a New Year and a chance to make a change.

Typically, people like to make New Year’s Resolutions at the beginning of the calendar year. Can I suggest something we might want to try for our spiritual growth?

One of the presenters from Ascension Presents is a priest by the name of Fr. Mike Schmitz. He is a popular presenter and this year he has started a podcast to read the Bible in a year. The whole Bible is broken down over 365 days, and he will be giving some commentary, reflection, and prayer along the way.

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Catechesis, Homepage Featured, Parish Featured, school, Spiritual LifeFr. Stephen Kanonik
Poinsettia Give-Away
Poinsettia Give-Away

The Christmas Season has come to an end, and the decorations in church have been taken down. The poinsettia plants, the traditional red flowers used at Christmas, are in need of a good home. All parishioners are invited to take a plant home. Please feel free to take one of the plants after Mass this weekend, or contact Jeremy Kiolbassa to set up a time to pick one up during the week…

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What’s Your Decision? – An Ignatian Approach to Decision Making
What’s Your Decision? – An Ignatian Approach to Decision Making

The Coronavirus pandemic has created many changes for people. Our normal routines have been turned upside down and all of the uncertainty can create a lot of anxiety. Choices about how to move forward in life are not as easy to make and we need God’s help to discern the best choice. If you are struggling with making a decision about your future, Ignatian discernment can be a very useful tool.

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Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on Today’s Attack on Democracy at the U.S. Capitol
Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on Today’s Attack on Democracy at the U.S. Capitol

We pray for peace at this bracing moment in U.S. history, a history that has been marked by one of democracy’s greatest virtues—the peaceful and orderly transition of power. May our elected officials heed the counsel of their better angels to stand up for the Constitution they swore to defend, to speak the truth, and to recognize threats to democracy, no matter their source…

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