Cardinal Cupich Letter Regarding Global Mandatory Reporting Law
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
Annual Liturgical Minister Dinner Recap
On Tuesday, May 7, many of our Liturgical Ministers gathered in Fireside for an Appreciation Dinner. We have close to 500 volunteers that help at various times of the year to make our liturgies more impactful and prayerful – baking bread, preparing for each Mass, proclaiming the Word, greeting parishioners, singing in joyful praise, and joining in communion with each other - and we like to take one evening each year to say THANK YOU. Our volunteers enjoyed a delicious bbq dinner and Fr.
5th Sunday of Easter Reflection by Nicole Zenner
Love.
Such a simple, complex, amazing, heartbreaking part of our humanity.
Who do you love the most?
How do you love them?
4th Sunday of Easter Reflection by Maggie Hanley
The image of Christ as the Good Shepherd is one I have always found great comfort in. One who tends, cares for, protects, calls after, reaches for. The Shepherd who leaves 99 to search for the lost one. A caring, personal Shepherd. The words from John’s Gospel this Sunday reiterate this reassuring image of Christ, perhaps with an added tone: “Jesus said: ‘My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand.
3rd Sunday of Easter Reflection by Joanna Krynski
My five-year-old son has a passion for understanding how things work. His inquisitive mind asks question after question and he will not accept answers such as “that’s just the way it is,” or “I’m not sure.” My husband and I encourage his curiosity and answer his questions as best as we can, but to my son’s dismay and impatience, we do not know detailed answers to every question. And there are some questions even Google cannot answer. We often wrestle with how to answer my son’s questions in a way appropriate for a five year old to hear, while also appeasing his scrutinizing mind.
Archdiocesan Listening Session Updates
At the request of Bishop Mark Bartosic, Saint Clement and 63 other parishes in our vicariate recently held listening sessions that gave parishioners the opportunity to express their views regarding the ongoing sexual abuse crisis within the Church. Saint Clement held two listening sessions during the month of March. After which a written summary of the views expressed by parishioners was shared with Fr. Paul Seaman and Bishop Bartosic.
2nd Sunday of Easter Reflection by Rachel Espinoza
On the night before he died, Jesus spoke to his disciples in the upper room and tried to prepare them for all that he would suffer. During the Last Supper, Jesus told them: “It is better for you that I go. For if I do not go, the Advocate will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you” (John 16:7). They say that people don’t waste their breath with trivialities when they know death is imminent. Jesus urgently wanted his disciples to know that after his death, he would send the Advocate (the Holy Spirit) to them.
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Reflection by Fr. Rex Pillai
We all love parades, don’t we? We can’t get enough of the large floats, huge banners, loud music, dressed-up people, and outlandish characters all competing for our attention and hold it for as long as possible. Sometimes, we watch unmoved; other times we might be moved to join in the fun. That is why parades are always public.