Sr. Stephanie was recently featured on the Frontiers of Faith podcast to share about her experience as a religious sister and the many unexpected ways that the Lord used her passion for running to transform lives through the work of the Mission of Our Lady of the Angels. Check out the full episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-long-runs-with-sr-stephanie-baliga/id1696335589?i=1000683428845
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2024 Christmas Round-up
Merry Christmas! 2024 was another incredible Christmas season here at the Mission of Our Lady of the Angels! Thanks to thousands of benefactors and hundreds of volunteers, we were able to help bring Christmas to over 2,000 families here on the Westside. Check out the galleries below to see highlights from all of our Christmas…
Thank You for Helping to Make our Giving Tuesday Match Campaign a Success!
Thank you to all who supported our Giving Tuesday matching funds campaign! We met our goal of $100,000 by 10 pm on Giving Tuesday night. All funds raised will go directly towards renovating St. Hyacinth’s convent to serve as a formation house for our sisters. The matching campaign might be over, but you can still…
Franciscan Zeal for Christmas!
It is now a long-standing Franciscans of the Eucharist of Chicago tradition that the Saturday after Thanksgiving is “Christmas set-up day”. Typically, 45-60 volunteers join us to assemble the Nativity sets, haul Christmas trees to their stations, shimmy-up ladders to place the lights, and trim the ceilings, trees, and church with Christmas decorations. One may…
Bishop Bob shares his vocation story and other reflections on Faith ND Podcast!
Bishop Bob was recently featured on the Faith ND Podcast to kick off their “Everyday Holiness” series. In the episode, Bishop Bob shares about his vocation to be a Franciscan, the ways he has served over his lifetime, and his current role as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago. It is a beautifully…
Another FE Sister featured on the Hallow App!
Over the years, our community has been blessed to have a close friendship with the folks over at the Hallow prayer app. Many Hallow employees have been generous supporters of and volunteers at the Mission, and Sr. Jaime has served on Hallow’s religious leader advisory board for several years. Recently, Sr. Alicia became the latest…
Religious Life Night
On October 17th, our community hosted nearly 100 men and women religious stationed throughout the Archdiocese of Chicago came together for a beautiful night of prayer and fellowship. The evening began with a Eucharistic Holy Hour in the Church that included Evening Prayer and a short exhortation from Bishop Bob on the immense value of…
2024 Chicago Marathon
Well, another incredible Marathon weekend is in the books! On Sunday, October 13, Sr. Stephanie, Sr. Maggie, Anna (postulant) and 157 other Team OLA runners did an incredible job running in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Also amazing – just one day after the race, our team officially met our 2024 fundraising goal of…