Fr. Rich and I were having dinner with my good friend, Fr. Bob Heinz, from St. Mary of the Woods Parish in Chicago a few days before Governor Pritzker’s stay at home order went into effect. We noticed a few unique things that night. First, the restaurant was not as crowded as it normally would […]
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To My Dear Holy Family,Unprecedented! That is the word that I find myself using to describe our current situation in the face of the Covid 19 Virus. I write to you as your Pastor today both concerned about our physical health AND my ever evolving desire to make Holy Family a creative, innovative and engaging
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The next three weekends we will hear a series of long, but very rich, stories from the Gospel of John. This year we are hearing readings from cycle A, and the Gospel stories are primarily from Matthew. However, each Lent during the 3rd, 4th and 5th weeks we may use the Samaritan Woman at the
Most of us, I suspect, live with some level of fear, especially during these unprecedented times as the coronavirus cases rise around the world. Though our fears can be debilitating, all too often our worries are unfounded. The worst that can happen rarely does. On this Second Sunday of Lent, we see Jesus as transfigured before his disciples
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We, our entire Holy Family Community, hosted another fabulous Gala last Saturday evening. There was a particularly vibrant spirit and lots of great energy. In so many ways, it was the best of Holy Family. The 70’s disco theme of We Are Family was alive and well. As I have tried to emphasize by our greeting of
