Today, on The Feast of Saint Boniface, Father Jerry shares a special story of a young man making good use of his internship at an electronics recycling company. Fifteen-year-old Chris is a computer electronics wizard, but he’s also well aware of the “haves and the have-nots” within his community. You will be impressed with Chris’ […]
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The Feast of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs of Uganda
“Have you ever written a love letter?” asks Father Jerry in today’s homily. “Did it express what you wanted to say to the one you loved? Did it touch the heart of your beloved? Or was it dismissed and put aside like a greeting card?” Tom Ciarella, a professor of creative writing at DePaul […]
Continue ReadingFeast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today the church celebrates The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Let us pray. Almighty, ever-living God, who while the Blessed Virgin Mary was carrying Your Son, and her womb inspired her to visit Elizabeth, grant us, we pray, that faithful to the promptings of the Spirit, we may magnify Your greatness with the Virgin […]
Continue ReadingTrinity Sunday at All Hallows
Today’s Feast of the Most Holy Trinity celebrates the mysterious life of God. God is three persons in one being… not a mathematical trick, but a wonderful reminder that God, just like us, needs to live in a community of love. As God’s sons and daughters created in the Divine image, let us now pause […]
Continue ReadingMary, as Mother of the Church
Today the church celebrates Mary, as Mother of the Church. On March 3rd, 2018, Pope Francis issued a decree that the Memorial the Blessed Virgin Mother of the Church be observed on the Monday after Pentecost. Recent Popes Paul VI, John Paul II, and Benedict XVI began stressing this title, but in fact, it is […]
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