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Happy New Year!!! I am happy to be back at Queen of All Saints after my sabbatical that was both restorative and restful. 29 flights, 8 train rides, 6 bus rides, 1 cruise, 4 continents, 12 countries, 39 cities and towns later I realize how fortunate and blessed I am to have had this time off...

We have asked for a significant increase in our Sunday collections, but we also believe that any request for support must be based on a well-documented need. We rely on three main sources of funds: Sundays, Holidays, UPP; Long-Term Savings: Capital Campaign...

One Christmas some time ago, someone gifted me a little prayer card. At first glance I thought it was just another prayer card, with an image of the Magi, or the Wise Men, making their journey to Bethlehem. Then I realized that part of that prayer card included a little relic of sorts – a piece of cloth, as the card told, that had been touched to what are piously believed to be the earthly remains of the Wise Men...

We have just celebrated the beautiful feast of Christmas. For many, Christmas is a time to gather as family...

The start of a new year is a great time for us to take another fresh look at our support of our parish. Committing to stewardship of time, talent, and treasure is an important part of living a Christian life.

December 29: Feast of the Holy Family. December 31: New Year's Eve - Morning Mass at 8am only; Holy Day Vigil Mass at 5pm. January 1: New Year's Day, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God - Masses will be at 7am, 9am & 11am only. January 2: Morning Mass at 8am only. Parish offices will be closed on December 31 & January 1.

I had the happy occasion to visit the Holy Land with my seminary class, and we were able to spend Christmas - actually the entire month of December - living in the little town of Bethlehem. When we first arrived, one of my classmates learned that Mass was offered each day at 5 am at the little grotto, or cave, that is venerated as the place where Christ was born...

We look ahead this week knowing that our Christmas collection, one of our two largest special collections of the year, is a necessary part of our ability to support the many ministries, liturgies, and outreach that touch us throughout the year, in both our good times and in our difficult times...

All parishioners in 3rd through 8th grades are invited to sing in this year's Children's Christmas Choir! Click picture for details. Questions? email [email protected].

In this season of greeting cards, we typically see a large variety of images and messages associated with this season. Some years ago, I received one card that was unique - both the image and the printed message that accompanied the card were rather interesting, since it came right about this time when, according to the experts, Mary and Joseph would have been traveling to Bethlehem...

We look ahead just 10 days knowing that our Christmas collection, one of our two largest special collections of the year, is a necessary part of our ability to support the many ministries, liturgies, and outreach that touch us throughout the year, in both our good times and in our difficult times.

1) The parish is looking for volunteers to livestream the 5pm Mass each Saturday, as well as certain holidays. Low commitment, no experience needed, training provided! This is a great way for 8th graders and high-schoolers to provide service hours for your community! Contact Cathy Carroll at [email protected]. 2) QASPA is looking for holiday helpers on Friday December 13th for Christmas Cheer & Holiday Lights event. Teens, this is an easy way to clock some service hours! To sign up, email [email protected].

As you see, our outdoor nativity scene has been set up. We owe many thanks to our Men’s Club, who, no matter the weather, undertake this project of putting everything in place each year. Our nativity is definitely a favorite for many a passerby who often stop for a photo. When we come to this point in December, we encounter three feasts of the Blessed Mother, all within a couple of days of each other...

We know that our Christmas collection is our largest special collection of the year, and is a very necessary part of our ability to support the many ministries, liturgies, and activities that touch us throughout the year...

In various places already, we have begun to encounter the sights and sounds of Christmas. It seems they start earlier and earlier each year. I always thought that this speaks to the fact that there is something about what Christmas promises that humanity hopes and longs for...

Readers of this page know that a few years back we began a drive to replenish our parish long-term savings. This is prudent simply as a result of our borrowing from those savings to pay for the very major basilica ceiling and bell tower projects, as well as other major repairs that have resulted from decades of Chicago winters...

Earthly monarchies are something that have evolved over time. The monarchs that remain in our present day serve more as public figures than individuals who actually govern and exercise authority. If you and I were to go back in time and look at the intent and purpose of a monarch, we would see that a monarchy is meant to unify a people as a common family...

Every year at this time, the Church in the United States suggests that these days leading up to Thanksgiving be set aside for deeds of charity and penance. I don’t know about you, but I have to admit, I never really thought of preparing for Thanksgiving in quite that way...

Thanksgiving is an American holiday with a distinctly religious foundation, one with a special focus on our obligation of stewardship and generosity to each other, in grateful remembrance of all the blessings God has bestowed upon us. Gratitude lies at the very heart of stewardship.

When I was growing up, I remember serving Mass for Fr. Morrison, who once shared a fond memory of growing up in Chicago. When he would come home from school he would run up the steps of his family’s row house, through the front door, drop his book bag and call out to his mother that he was home...