Peace! It is just beginning to feel like spring in Chicago, but that didn’t stop students from Marian University, Marquette University, Hope College, the University of Tennessee and the University of Maryland from coming to spend time in prayerful service over Spring Break (in the frigid Chicago March!!)! To see more pictures from Hope College’s…
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Food Give Away + Christian Athlete 101!
Peace! The March Food Give Away went so well! Students from the University of Chicago were in for an overnight service/learning retreat (Friday to Saturday), joining us for Mass before the Food Give Away and a Eucharistic Holy Hour with other young adult volunteers afterwards. A couple of discerners also joined us for a chance…
Sr. Stephanie speaks @ NWU
Peace! On Wednesday January 22, 2014, Sr. Stephanie spoke at Sheil Catholic Center at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. She shared about her passion for Christ and running. Check out the story in The Daily Northwestern here! Here is another fantastic article that was published on Spirituality and Health about Sr. Stephanie!
Italy Christmas Pilgrimage!
Peace! From December 26, 2013 to January 3, 2014, Fr. Bob, Sr. Kate, Sr. Alicia and Sr. Stephanie went on pilgrimage to Assisi and Rome. Joining us were Sr. Kate’s parents, Tim and Jane, our friends Carole, Sr. Joanne and Fr. Diego (a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago studying in Rome). With Fr. Diego’s…
Christmas on the West Side!
Peace! When we planned for our neighborhood Christmas celebration, we trusted that the Lord would provide all we needed to help make Christmas beautiful for our friends. We also knew we needed to help bring the Gospel to life, so that all of us–Franciscans, volunteers and neighbors–would bear in mind the real reason why we…
IRL Features Our Community
Peace! Recently the Institute on Religious Life featured our community in their publication, Religious Life. Thanks to Rachel for coming out to visit and for her great article! Institute on Religious Life Article
Team OLA ready to RUN
Peace! Sr. Stephanie, Jess and a team of 43 friends are ready to hit the pavement on Sunday October 13, 2013 for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Our team has been training for months, and each runner is offering up prayers and raising money to help support the outreach at the Mission of Our…
October Food Give Away and Block Party
Peace! Enjoy this photo gallery of images from our Food Give Away and Block Party on October 5, 2013. Thanks to all our friends, including youth from buildOn and seminarians from Mundelein Seminary for all their help!