Pastor’s Letter: February 2, 2025
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessings to you all this day! I hope everyone is well and experiencing some good growth during Ordinary Time. I really enjoyed all the celebrations and special activities for Catholic Schools Week—there was such good enthusiasm from our students—I especially thought our Eucharistic Procession on Friday was reverent and uplifting. I decided to participate in Thursday’s...
Pastor’s Letter: January 19, 2025
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessings to you all this day! I am writing this week from my continuing education program at Mundelein Seminary. This is the third week of what will be nine weeks altogether, over the course of the next three years. I really appreciate so many of you giving encouraging comments and prayers after the Masses last...
Pastor’s Letter: January 12, 2025
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, I hope you are enjoying many blessings in this 2025 year! A couple weeks ago, I mentioned in my explanation of the length of the Christmas season…the song, "The 12 Days of Christmas." One of our good parishioners asked if there was more meaning behind that song? The answer is…yes! A few years ago, I...
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