Dear Parishioners,
"Paul of the Cross, General Superior of the Congregation of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, To All our Sons in Christ of Our Congregation Who Give Themselves to Arouse from the Ashes and Spread the Devotion of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Crucified for the Glory of the Father and the Redemption of the World..." (Letter, May 9, 1767).
Dear Parishioners,
Fulton Sheen once remarked that just as Christ rode an “ass” into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday 2,000 years ago, so too does Christ ride a similar beast into Church each Mass. Yes, Christ rides the priest down the center aisle at the beginning of Mass. The priest carries Christ on his back. We might wear fancy vestments, but we’re pretty broken.
Dear Parishioners,
Our patron, Saint Paul of the Cross, often in his letters referenced his namesake, Saint Paul the Apostle. Paul Danei was inspired by and strove to imitate Paul of Tarsus. So too should we, parishioners of Saint Paul of the Cross, treasure Saint Paul. And there is no better way to treasure Saint Paul than to treasure the second reading we have this weekend from Philippians. It is an insight into who Paul truly was.
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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