News - April 2025

Even as we mourn, we celebrate the life of Pope Francis with gratitude for his incredible leadership and his phenomenal example of humility, service, and faithfulness

As our Holy Father Pope Francis is laid to rest, a request that he so often made of you and me and the Church universal was to “please pray for me!” How many times did he conclude an audience, finish an address, or make a side remark with this request – to pray for him in the tasks that were entrusted to him as St. Peter’s successor, carrying the Gospel to the many corners of the earth. Please pray for me! St. Ambrose gives us the beautiful reminder to pray for the deceased - to not abandon them, but to accompany them with our prayers into the house of the Lord. Being that it was what the Holy Father often asked of you and me, how happy he would be if we did as he asked...

We often describe our call to stewardship as our selfless gifts of time, talent and treasure, in response to the wonderful gifts we have received from God. Our call to practice Stewardship of Talent is an invitation to live out our faith by discovering where and how the Spirit is calling us to serve.

Welcome to Queen of All Saints parish. We are glad you have joined us to celebrate Easter! On behalf of the staff of our parish and school, I wish you and your families a blessed Easter. May we know more fully the everlasting joy and peace of the Risen Christ within our own hearts. Easter is the Feast of Feasts, the joyful celebration of the true event of Christ’s Resurrection; and what makes this feast even more joyful is that it is also the celebration of our own Resurrection in Him.

"For more than a thousand years, the Church has sung five words that capture the message of Easter: CHRIST OUR HOPE HAS RISEN." Please click for an Easter message from Cardinal Cupich.

Today we enter the most sacred week in the Church’s liturgical calendar. This week we celebrate the mystery of a divinely extravagant love that lies at the heart of our faith. We begin today with the liturgy of Palm Sunday, when we gather together and reenact the scene of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem...

Not far from where my family lives there is a path that comes to life with ambitious high school and college students around this time each year. Most use it either because they’re part of a track and field team, or perhaps because they are hopeful of being part of one. Sometimes the coach is off to the side, waiting, encouraging, (or shouting), urging them on, monitoring their time. When the runners approach the street crossings, cars on the road need to wait as a squad of young people crosses. Of course, a thought that often comes to mind as we are waiting is, “I used to be able to move like that!”

Our Easter collection is one of our two major annual Holy Day collections to support our parish. Of course, we primarily depend on the support of our parishioners every week throughout the year to fund our total operating budget. This includes the maintenance of our beautiful basilica where we gather in shared worship, and our over 40 parish ministries that support each and every one of us at all stages of our lives..