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Rosanne Hanratty

Tell us about yourself, your background, and why you are interested in serving. My immediate reason for applying to serve on the Pastoral Council is my successful treatment for breast cancer and cancer-caused strokes, which have provided me with a perspective that we never know what the future holds and

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Jack Gatti

Tell us about yourself, your background, and why you are interested in serving. I am originally from a small town outside of Detroit, where I was raised Catholic and attended a tightly knit community parish. I first discovered the Jesuits when I joined my campus parish in college. I was

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Christopher Daffin

Tell us about yourself, your background, and why you are interested in serving. I’m Chris Daffin, a first-year law student at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law. I was born in New Orleans, LA and raised in South Alabama. I attended undergrad at a Jesuit college, Spring Hill

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Christina deGraft-Johnson

Tell us about yourself, your background, and why you are interested in serving. I was born and raised Catholic in the great country of South Africa. My family moved to the States when I was 8 and my communal Catholic faith faltered for a myriad of reasons. I remain steadfast

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Parishioner Perspectives

“What is Halloween made of?” A compelling question, no? Candy, costumes, ghosts, tricks and/or treats… The list goes on. But before I could respond, our family car – en route to the school’s annual “Trunk or Treat” – had passed a handful of cows on the side of the road.

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What is Ignatian Storytelling?

by Eric Clayton Storytelling is a trendy topic. There are all sorts of classes and workshops you can take to learn how to better articulate your own story, or the story of your business or brand. Better storytelling means more likes, more clicks, more money, more everything. It only makes

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This Week’s Poor Box Collection

VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN CRISIS This weekend’s POOR BOX Contributions will enable us to assist vulnerable families in crisis. Your cheerful generosity makes such a difference for those living at the margins. To contribute, the Poor Box is located in the narthex of the church at the bottom of the choir

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Ignatian Spirituality Project

The Ignatius Spirituality Project (ISP) began in 1998 when Fr. Bill Creed, SJ was invited to begin making the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius available to the economically disadvantaged. Together with his friend Ed Shurna, Director of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, they created a retreat that brought hope. Our ISP ministry

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Last Call! ISN Race, Justice, and Equity Survey

Our partners at Ignatian Solidarity Network are conducting a survey to help understand the contexts of race, equity, and justice within Jesuit and Catholic institutions. The data gathered will aid in the development of a Racial Justice Action Plan partially aimed at supporting and networking parishes in racial justice work.

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Pentecost Sunday

Christ’s lesson of the Good Samaritan was initially meant to answer the question, “Who is my neighbor?” But it teaches us about the work of the Holy Spirit in two ways. In the story, it was not the most pious and religious figures who are as generous as God, but

The Seventh Sunday of Easter

Jim Carrey played Fletcher Reede in a film “Liar Liar.” Everyone knew that Fletcher lied his way through life, even his son. While blowing out the candles on his birthday cake, this little boy wished that his father would stop lying for just one day. This wish turned Fletcher’s life

Pentecost Sunday

Christ’s lesson of the Good Samaritan was initially meant to answer the question, “Who is my neighbor?” But it teaches us about the work of the Holy Spirit in two ways. In the story, it was not the most pious and religious figures who are as generous as God, but

The Seventh Sunday of Easter

Jim Carrey played Fletcher Reede in a film “Liar Liar.” Everyone knew that Fletcher lied his way through life, even his son. While blowing out the candles on his birthday cake, this little boy wished that his father would stop lying for just one day. This wish turned Fletcher’s life

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