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Join Us for Friday Morning Bible Study

You are invited to attend Friday Morning Bible Study, in the Cabrini Room of OLW Parish Center, for opening prayer at 9:30 am. Bible study also meets “live online” via Zoom, and welcomes homebound parishioners and participants outside our geographical [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: Card Party & Dance, 1953

On April 17, 1953, Father Harold O’Hara invited members of his new parish, their friends and neighbors, and his close friends and parishioners from his three previous church assignments, to come and help him build a school by attending a [read more...]

Father, Son and Holy Spirit

St. Athanasias once wrote: “God became man so that man might become God.” The Gospel reading affirms this: God the Father gave His only Son, Jesus, so that we might have eternal life. By becoming human, Jesus made it possible [read more...]

OLW Celebrate 70! Memorial Day Parade Photos

What a great day for a parade! Here is video footage and photos from the OLW Celebrate 70! Memorial Day Parade march through Arlington Heights today. Enjoy!  

OLW Celebrate 70! Parade Prep

Our Lady of the Wayside teens and volunteers prepared the OLW Celebrate 70! Memorial Day float for action this morning.  

Bible Study: Insightful Preview of Sunday’s Readings

In this bible study opening monologue, Kathleen celebrates the feast of Pentecost, celebrating the coming of the Holy Spirit and its presence in our hearts. The Holy Spirit is the most playful member of the Trinity, playing games with his [read more...]

Join Us for Friday Morning Bible Study

You are invited to attend Friday Morning Bible Study, in the Cabrini Room of OLW Parish Center, for opening prayer at 9:30 am. Bible study also meets “live online” via Zoom, and welcomes homebound parishioners and participants outside our geographical [read more...]

Call on the Holy Spirit

On this, the Solemnity of Pentecost, we celebrate the birthday of the Church. The momentous event of the descent of the Holy Spirit onto the Apostles reminds us of two very important dimensions of a life of faith: the vertical [read more...]

Statement of Cardinal Cupich, in Response to the Illinois Attorney General Report

Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, in Response to the Illinois Attorney General Report May 23, 2023 Dear Friends in Christ, From my earliest days as a bishop, I have dealt with allegations of child sexual abuse [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: Holy Name Society

OLW’s Holy Name Society was organized on August 18, 1952. John J. Barrett was appointed charter president. As a departure from evening meetings, Fr. Harold T. O’Hara, pastor and spiritual advisor, held meetings at the monthly communion breakfast. Each breakfast [read more...]