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Thank you to the Men's Club, Scouts, FACA, Joseph's Finest Meats and all who attended the festivities! A good time was had by all!

God and Father of all creation, we come before you today with humble hearts. You are our model of a loving father. When we fail and fall short of your expectations,you are always there at the end of the day with open arms, ready to heal the cuts and scrapes of the day and to encourage us to try again and not to give up. We hold up these men in our midst who act in the world as fathers to their children or models of fathers for others. Bless them in their moments of doubt and frustration with their children. Give them warm and open hearts to forgive failures. Provide them with the words needed for encouragement and perseverance. We ask all this in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Mid-June means summer is right around the corner. Flowers are blooming and trees are in full leaf. And Christian stewards are reminding themselves that stewardship continues as we head into the days of vacation, barbecues, summer reading lists, family reunions and trips to the beach. Christian stewards are well aware of the summer needs of the less fortunate, as well as being aware of their own need to give throughout the year. For the Christian steward, the spirituality of gratitude to God is part of their everyday lives and motivates their generous heart ...

Many thanks to the Men’s Club, the army of Scouts, FACA, Joseph’s Finest Meats, and all those who joined us at the parish cookout last weekend! A lot of hard work goes into setup, take down, and preparing the food, and it seemed that a wonderful time was had by all. We thank Almighty God for the beautiful day, and thank the many who help make Queen of All Saints the great parish that it is!

Totus Tuus begins next week, REGISTER NOW! Click picture for details!

Queen of All Saints welcomes your family to our Religious Education Program. Whether you have been with us before or are new to the program, we are thrilled to be part of your family’s faith journey. Click the picture for details!

During my sabbatical, I spent five weeks in Rome. I was stationed at the Pontifical North American College (PNAC), taking part in a sabbatical program for priests. The PNAC is on the Janniculum Hill, and from my room I had a clear view of St. Peter’s and could hear the bells. It was a short eight-minute walk from the gate of the PNAC to St. Peter’s Square. I went there almost every day, and sometimes twice...

Hello QAS families! There are still spots available for many Sign Up parties for family, kids and adults! Click on the picture to see how you can join in the fun!

May the Blessings of God always be upon you! Wherever you go, will always have a home at Queen of All Saints!

This weekend our parish school celebrates graduation and we congratulate all of our 8th graders as they move on to the next chapter in their schooling. Our students give us so many reasons for hope, and we know that they’ll continue to make us proud! There are many in our parish who look back with fondness on the days that they walked the halls of our school - some maybe generations ago, some more recently...

The beginning of June means summer is right around the corner. Flowers are blooming and trees are in full leaf. Christian stewards are reminding themselves that stewardship continues as we head into the days of vacation, barbecues, summer reading lists, family reunions and trips to the beach. For the Christian steward, the spirituality of gratitude to God is part of their everyday lives and motivates their generous hearts...

On the fourteenth day of May 2025, there was an excitement in the air when the massive tent went up on the basilica lawn, signaling that our United Parish Program had come “back home.” Our volunteers got to work immediately...

We all need time off to recharge and refresh. Enjoy your respite from your usual work and then plan to rejoin our parish community with a new sense of joy and wonder at God’s gifts to us. Please support us with your prayers when you’re away. And, if you can, please consider supporting us through Give Central when you’re away as well. Our bills continue all year long...  

We are grateful for the opportunity to celebrate together in fellowship at the Gala on May 16th. Thank you to all the people involved in creating this year's United Parish Program...

Another successful UPP is behind us, a wonderful opportunity to build our community in a friendly setting on our own campus, while strengthening our parish finances and strengthening the future of our first and most important ministry—the formation of our youngest..

One day some time ago, I was sitting in the back pew of a chapel which belonged to some Franciscan Friars. The chapel was always open and I had stopped there to spend time in prayer and spiritual reading. Now this was a fairly large chapel - able to hold about a hundred people or so - and about midway through my time there, a mother came in with her young son, who was about two or three years old. The chapel had only a handful of people there at that particular time, but the mother and her son came and sat in the pew directly in front of me. I’ll admit I was a little annoyed at first...

Here’s how our “new church” looked in May 1957, midway through its construction. When Masses were finally celebrated in this magnificent space in July 1959 the proud members of this parish, especially those very few who had been parishioners a mere 25 years earlier when we had only 40 families could take a moment to reflect on how far they had come. They had built not just a mass of brick and mortar but, more importantly, a strong and vibrant faith community for the future.

We remember Mary, Queen of All Saints, in the month of May and we congratulate our parish First Communicants! Please join us for the May Crowning Mass with our First Communicants this Sunday, May 4 at 9am. You can see the stories of the eight apparitions of Mary (on the cover of the bulletin this week) in the window above the choir loft, underneath the rose window of the Immaculate Conception, patroness of the United States. The rosary is prayed at 8 am every weekday morning, year-round, before the 8:30 am Mass. Please join us.

Back in the day, when I made my First Communion, the date depended on the availability of the bishop. I received my First Communion and confirmation on October 24. Here at Queen of All Saints, First Communion and confirmation usually take place in the spring. Have you ever wondered why it is so? Is it because of the better weather, allowing more people to stand outside church and take pictures? Is it because the altar is filled with beautiful and fragrant blossoms? Is it because we are close to the end of the school year, and these two sacraments come at the culmination of months of preparation in religious education?

This is the first week of May, the month in which the earth springs into bloom (at least in Chicago) and we start thinking about planting gardens, family picnics and making vacation plans. It’s also the Month of Mary, the Queen of All Saints, the patroness of our parish.