Reflection by Sr. Jess Lambert This spring, it was a great delight to host four different college groups for service immersion trips – Ferris State University, Notre Dame University, Iowa State University, and Northern State University in South Dakota. We refer to them as “the college groups” or simply “the kids” – NOT because we’re…
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Retreat Work – Spotlight on Our First Big Confirmation Retreat
“Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.’ “ John 6:35 One of the aspects of our charism is evangelization: to spread the Good News of salvation – that Jesus came, suffered, died, and rose for us in…
FE Reflection: Spiritual Exercises in the Classroom
Reflection by Sr. Alicia Torres “Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” (Matt 19:14) A little known fact about the life of St. Ignatius of Loyola is that he spent the final years of his life among children–teaching them about the…
The Harvest is Great: Our Growing Tuesday Pantry
“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” -Matthew 9:37-38
Congratulations Sr. Alicia!
Sr. Alicia was named one of Our Sunday Visitor’s top Catholics of the year for her work with the USCCB’s National Eucharistic Revival! Check out OSV’s article here! You can also read one of Sr. Alicia’s recent articles helping us to wrap up the Christmas season with a beautiful reflection on the connection between seeing…
2022 Christmas Highlights
This Christmas, we were once again so blessed to both witness and participate in God’s Divine Providence as He so lovingly and lavishly cared for the needs of the poor. Keep scrolling to see this year’s Christmas highlights! We hosted our 8th Annual Culinary Kids Christmas Luncheon, sponsored by IL Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s office, for…
2022 Thanksgiving Highlights
This Thanksgiving we were blessed to distribute a record 1500 turkeys and all the trimmings needed for Westside families in need to prepare a beautiful Thanksgiving meal! The Saturday before Thanksgiving, we hosted our annual Thanksgiving Prayer Brunch, gathering with about 250 neighbors and 100+ volunteers for a beautiful prayer service in the church, followed…
Summer 2022 Highlights
Summer 2022 was a season filled with lots of activity for our Franciscan community! Check out some of our special summer projects and highlights below: June 2022 saw the long-awaited return of our beloved Seniors Program. Since 2009, Bishop Bob and the Franciscans have been gathering with our neighborhood senior citizens once a week for…