Tag Archive: #chicagocatholic

Arson Damages Chapel at Guadalupe Shrine in Des Plaines

By Joyce Duriga | Editor, Chicago Catholic Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Since the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines is outdoors and is open 24 hours a day, someone is almost always there praying, no matter the hour. [read more...]

Study: Religious Attendance Dips Slightly After Pandemic

According to an article recently posted on ChicagoCatholic.com, religious service attendance — post COVID-19 Pandemic — might not be as down as many predicted. According to Pew Research, the decline of those who said they attend religious services at least [read more...]

OLW School Prayer Groups Featured in Chicago Catholic

Sharing some exciting news for our school and parish… As a follow-up to a bulletin article that ran late last year, Our Lady of the Wayside School’s 8th-grade Prayer Groups, led by Sally Shewmon, were just featured in the Chicago [read more...]

How Pope Francis Views Advent’s Call to Hope

Advent is a “continuous call to hope,” says Pope Francis. It seems, then, that a key aim of this pre-Christmas season is to focus attention on hope’s immense importance for everyone. But why? Is hope a problem? Sure, it can [read more...]

O Come, O Come,’ everyone

Ever since I became a mom — more than 20 years and four kids ago — the Advent and Christmas season has taken on a whole different perspective for me. That perspective has opened up the meaning of the season [read more...]

The Kingdom of God is in Our Midst

We often hear news reports about bad behavior on airplanes, about people who become unruly and irritable, making demands on the cabin crew and inconveniencing the rest of the passengers by delaying the flight or just making the trip unpleasant. [read more...]

OLW’s Local Artist Bulletin Cover Program: Podcast Interview

A bit of good news for our parish… As a follow-up to the “local artist” Bulletin Cover program coverage Our Lady of the Wayside received in the April 24th issue of Chicago Catholic and on ChicagoCatholic.com, our parish was also featured in a 30-minute podcast on [read more...]

Chicago Catholic Features OLW’s Bulletin Cover Campaign

So happy to announce that Our Lady of the Wayside’s “local artist” bulletin cover campaign — which began during Advent last year and is ongoing — caught the eye of the Archdiocese of Chicago’s staff and received coverage in the [read more...]

‘Rivers of blood’ flowing in Ukraine, pope says; Vatican ready to help

The latest on Ukraine from the Chicago Catholic… Pope Francis said the Vatican “is ready to do everything to put itself at the service of peace” in Ukraine. “Rivers of blood and tears are flowing in Ukraine,” the pope said [read more...]

Pope prays for peace in Ukraine ‘with a heart broken’

Pope prays for peace in Ukraine ‘with a heart broken’ Pope Francis said his heart was “broken” by the war in Ukraine, and he pleaded again, “Silence the weapons!” “Many times, we prayed that this path would not be taken,” [read more...]