Dear Parishioners,
The Beatitudes are seen as the height of Jesus' moral teaching. "Blessed are the poor in spirit… blessed are the merciful… blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, etc" (Matthew 5:1-12). Everyone, Christians and non-Christians alike, respect the Beatitudes. It's often chosen as the Gospel for weddings and funerals.
Dear Parishioners,
John the Baptist instructs the people to eliminate their excess. “Whoever has two cloaks should share with the person who has none… and whoever has food should do likewise… stop collecting more than what is prescribed… be satisfied with your wages” (Luke 3:10-18).
Dear Parishioners,
I've been asked quite frequently what my "vision" is for Saint Paul of the Cross; what I hope to "do" as pastor here. I'm usually stumped for an answer. (Cue folks at the Archdiocese smacking their foreheads.) I mean, I love being a priest and I want to do the Lord's will. I want to preach Christ, to share my own love for Jesus with you all, and for you all to similarly love the Lord. That's all I can really discern concretely right now that Jesus wants me to do for the parish: to help you all simply increase your love for God.
Father James Wallace grew up in Winnetka, Illinois and attended Sts. Faith Hope and Charity grammar school, New Trier High School, and then The George Washington University in Washington DC, where he earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science in 2007. He attended seminary at The Pontifical North American College in Rome and was ordained a priest in 2012 for the Archdiocese of Chicago. In addition to being the pastor of Saint Paul of the Cross Parish, he serves as a canon lawyer for the Archdiocese, a dean in Vicariate II, and a professor of canon law and spiritual director at Mundelein Seminary. He is also one of the featured Mercy Home Sunday Mass celebrants, airing Sundays at 9:30am on WGN.
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