Reflection by Sr. Jess Lambert We have long joked that water is a part of our charism – part of the work of the Church entrusted to our little band of Franciscans. When Bishop Bob moved to Chicago around 2005, there were a lot of water features in all of the buildings of the former…
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Charlie, the Eucharist, and Our Forever Home
Reflection by Sr. Alicia Torres I love dogs. Not like I love my family, or like I love Jesus, but I really do have a strong affection for dogs. A few months ago, I came home from teaching and was welcomed by an unfamiliar, and rather unpleasant, smell in the convent. Entering our large dining…
Seminarians and Seniors – an unexpected and beautiful friendship
Throughout this past academic year, we have been so blessed to welcome 15 seminarians in Mundelein Seminary’s Spirituality Year to help us with our apostolic works each Wednesday. During their Spirituality Year, the seminarians live together with in community near Holy Name Cathedral and spend the year focusing on human formation, growing in their lives…
Mother’s Day Brunch with Our Neighbors
On May 13, we hosted a beautiful Mother’s Day brunch for about 200 of our neighbors. The event started with a simple prayer service and reflection on motherhood and the special role of Our Lady in our lives in the upper church, and then everyone headed downstairs for a delicious, home-made meal of ham, green…
Reflections on Teaching
By Sr. Stephanie Baliga Teaching at St. Sylvester School in Logan Square has been one of the most formative experiences of my religious life! I’ve been teaching at St. Sylvester’s since 2017. Our teaching apostolate focuses on going into under-resourced Catholic schools to provide direct religion instruction and whole school faith formation support – all…
“The Eucharist Invites us to Slow Down and be Loved” – Sr. Alicia on Ave Explores Podcast
Sr. Alicia was recently interviewed about her experience seeing and loving Jesus in the Eucharist and seeing and loving Him in the poor by Katie Prejean McGrady on the Ave Explores podcast from Ave Maria Press. Check out the clip below! You can find the full episode here or wherever you like to listen to…
From Sorrow to Joy: Franciscan Holy Week Traditions
The ups and downs of Holy week can be a roller coaster experience. From “Hosanna, hosanna” to “Crucify Him, crucify Him,” the liturgies are so rich with joy and hope, grief and anxieties. But in the end, joy and hope are victorious! While each year Holy Week looks slightly different for our community, there is…
Reaching Out to Young Adults
In recent months, our community has started working in partnership with Bishop Bob’s vicariate team to start a brand new young adult group for our vicariate (region of the Archdiocese that Bishop Bob is entrusted with overseeing). Those of you familiar with Chicago may know that there are several very well known and long-standing young…