Lenten Video Series, Week 5: Jesus Dies on the Cross This week let’s STAND with Mary at the foot of the Cross. That is where her heart was really pierced as with a sword… Her love was immeasurably great and we know that the one who loves more suffers more. […]

Gramma, Grampa and Tabby Cat By Sr. Mary Gerard Sometimes, our hallway up here on the third floor can get awfully dark. Especially during the winter, there is a great temptation to bundle up, curl up in a chair, and throw away the activities calendar! However, be warned: there is […]

Lenten Video Series, Week 4: Mary Meets Jesus on the Way to Calvary This week we find ourselves with Mary and Jesus on the road to Calvary. Mary willed herself to follow Jesus all the way to Golgotha so that she could give Him to the world on the Cross, […]

Meet our Seminarians! Every year St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary, sends seminarians to St. Joseph’s Home in order to volunteer on Saturday mornings. They have been participating in a spiritual class, attending Mass, and assisting in our Dining rooms. Our seminarians are Dane Dickinson, Jeff Filipski, and Brother […]

Lenten Video Series, Week 3: Losing and Finding Jesus in the Temple This week we’ll see how Jesus begins to forge his own way in life, and we’ll empathize with Mary and Joseph as they search for their lost Son in Jerusalem and try to understand his vocation. Please join […]

St. Joseph’s Feast Day The feast of St. Joseph on March 19 is a joyful celebration in the Church and also for us. Not only is St. Joseph the patron of the universal Church, but since the beginning of St. Jeanne Jugan’s ministry to the elderly poor, he has been […]