Did you know that Sr. Alicia has been helping to host a podcast for the National Eucharistic Revival? Catch up on all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgDeuVYSmzeSYzRO14bQh4TbsUtCjgov5 or wherever you like to listen to podcasts!
Category: Apostolate
Community Lunches
Throughout the year, we offer many different kinds of events that provide us, our neighbors, and our volunteers an opportunity to come together and build up friendships while sharing in prayer and a good meal. Over the past few months, we’ve hosted two fun, themed Community Lunches – one in late January to celebrate the…
New video featuring Sr. Alicia
Sr. Alicia recently contributed a video to the current season of the Be Formed program offered by our friends in the Diocese of Joliet on The Annunciation and Mary, the Model of Discipleship. Check it out!
Another successful Confirmation Retreat in the books!
We recently hosted our 3rd annual GIANT Confirmation retreat for over 400 students from schools and parishes throughout the Archdiocese. This was our biggest retreat yet, and we have already heard back from so many students and chaperones about how much they received from the experience. The retreat included catechetical talks by Bishop Bob, Sr….
The First Franciscan-Run, Open Men’s Retreat
This January, we hosted our first open sign-up men’s retreat. Similar to the Women’s retreat that we hosted in the fall (which we JUST realized we forgot to make a blog post about – so look for a belated post coming soon!), the day consisted of Mass, talks alternated by prayer and optional faith-sharing small…
St. Stephanie featured on podcast
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
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…
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…