Fr. James' Letters

May 1, 2022

Dear Parishioners,

Peter had to be experiencing a variety of emotions after the Resurrection. Will the Lord forgive me for my denial? Will my brothers accept me back into the group, let alone as their leader? Will I ever be rid of the heaviness I feel when I recall the memory of my transgression? Will my denial inhibit me in the future from leading the church and being an icon of Jesus?

Read more: May 1, 2022

April 24, 2022

Dear Parishioners,

I was struck by words from Trappist writer Raymond Flanagan I recently read:

Read more: April 24, 2022

April 17, 2022

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).

Read more: April 17, 2022

Who is Fr. James?

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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Contact Information

St. Paul of the Cross

320 South Washington Street
Park Ridge, IL 60068


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Phone: (847) 825-7605

Mass Schedule

UC = Upper Church
HFC = Holy Family Chapel 

Monday - Friday

6:25 am UC

8:30 am UC

Saturday

8:30 am UC - weekday Mass

4:30 pm UC - vigil

Sunday

7:30 am UC

9:00 am UC

10:30 am UC and HFC

12:00 pm UC