Pastor’s Letter: July 5, 2026
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, A blessed July to you all! As our country celebrates 250 years this weekend, I am thinking a lot about my grandpa on my dad’s side—a tremendous man of faith who was also one of the most patriotic people I’ve known. Some have heard me share about him before—he was a WWII Navy veteran who...
Pastor’s Letter: June 28, 2026
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Peace and blessings to you this day! As I get ready to begin my third year as pastor here with you, I am filled with joy and gratitude. I do think these past two years have gone by quickly! As a priest, I know that means that time has been full of sacraments and blessings...
Pastor’s Letter: August 31, 2025
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Blessings and peace to you all this weekend! Now that I’m an adjunct faculty member of Mundelein Seminary [If you missed it, last week’s bulletin column will fill you in =) ], I thought it would be good to get another series of columns going. Perhaps it is fitting, since we are now back into the full swing of school,...
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