Lenten Video Series, Week 7: The Body of Jesus is Placed in the Tomb (Final Week) This week, in our final installment of our Lenten series, we ponder Mary’s sorrow as Jesus was placed in the tomb. Though sad, this scene is also pregnant with hope. Mary believed and trusted […]

If God wants it, I want it Pope Francis, in his Apostolic Exhortation “Rejoice and Be Glad” speaks of holiness bestowed in abundance among God’s holy and faithful people. We are never completely ourselves unless we belong to a people. No one is saved alone, as an isolated individual. God […]

Welcome, Pilgrim Tapestry On Monday, April 15, we welcomed the Jeanne Jugan Tapestry to our Home. This pilgrim image is traveling to each Home in our Chicago Province. Two other tapestries are traveling from Home to Home in the Brooklyn and Baltimore Provinces. These tapestries represent the living presence of […]

In my Easter Bonnet… …I’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade. On Thursday, April 10 the Inverness Garden club helped our ladies (and gentlemen) create beautiful Easter bonnets. Tables lined with spring flowers, birds, beads and glitter, filled our craft room as the artists went to work creating […]

Lenten Video Series, Week 6: Mary Receives the Body of Jesus in Her Arms This week we ponder Mary’s sorrow as she received the body of her dead Son into her arms. As we contemplate the Pieta, let’s pray for the victims of our throw-away culture. Let’s ask for all […]

Our Heart Burned Within Us Sr. Julie shared St. Jeanne Jugan’s “Confidence in Divine Providence and Devotion to St Joseph” at the St. Theresa Parish Lenten Mission on Wednesday, April 3. Pastor and our good friend, Fr. Tim Fairman introduced Sr. Julie, prefacing with “how fortunate we are to have […]