Author: FHC
Oct. 2 – Upcoming October Events!
This week I will be gone for a SILENT retreat at Mundelein. I will be leaving after morning Masses and will return sometime Sat., Oct. 8. But In October we do have a number of events and activities co... Read More
St. Patrick, Hampton – Fall Dinner October 9th
St. Patrick, Hampton Fall Dinner ... Read More
Sept. 25 – October: Respect Life Month
On Oct. 7 we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, also known as the Feast of Our Lady of Victory. As our Catholic Faith also teaches that life begins at the moment of conception, Catholics h... Read More
Sept. 18 – First Saturday Devotions (And Our Lady of Fatima)
In 1917, during World War I, the greatest war the world had ever seen, up to that point, Our Blessed Mother Mary miraculously appeared to a few children at Fatima. There are various aspects to the mes... Read More
Sept. 11 – ADULT FAITH FORMATION! (St. Patrick, Hampton/St. Mary, Ackley)
As we gear up for another Faith Formation year to form our children and youth in the faith, I am also trying to offer more opportunities for ADULTS, because formation in the faith does not END at Conf... Read More
Sept. 4 – Padre Pio and Hollywood Actor Shia Lebouf
As we come upon September, we enter into one of my favorite times of year. Besides that I love autumn and all the things associated with it (the changing leaves, the crisp, cool autumn air, fresh appl... Read More
August 28, 2022 – St. Augustine, “Our hearts are restless…”
In my first semester of my freshmen year at Loras college, I took a class where we were assigned to read a book titled, “The Confessions” by a guy named St. Augustine. I literally knew nothing abo... Read More
August 21 – The Queenship of Mary
August 22, exactly a week after celebrating the Assumption of Mary, we celebrate her Queenship. In 2011, I spent a summer in Honduras and stayed in a mountain village where I lived life with the peopl... Read More
