Friday, June 3rd - Cenacle rosary in Sag Hall after 6pm mass. Saturday, June 4th - Morning prayer at 7:45am, Mass at 8am, then, along with Adoration & Confession, we will recite the Rosary and pray Fatima devotions. Followed by fellowship & donuts.
From time to time, it’s good to remind ourselves why we fell in love in the first place. Of course, couples need to do that especially when things feel a bit dry. But, as Catholics, we need to do it as well...
Father Tom will be riding in the Bike MS | Tour de Farms 2022 (June 25-26). If you can make a donation to Multiple Sclerosis (aka: MS) to support Fr Koys' ride, please click to donate online.
On Sunday, May 15th, we celebrated the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima with a procession. We prayed the rosary together and sang hymns as the procession made its way around the grounds of St. James. Many thanks to everyone who was involved with planning and executing this event. Click to view the full album.
The St. James high school youth group will venture out on a scavenger hunt through the woods & downtown Downers Grove on May 27th followed by a great talk by Pete Searby, pizza & bonfire. 6pm @ the Comer home. Click HERE for more information.
On May 24th, join a pilgrimage to Peoria to visit the tomb, shrine, and museum of Fulton Sheen. We will leave via coach bus from The Catholic Shoppe on Ogden Avenue in Downers Grove at 8:30 and return by 4:30. The cost is $60 (bring your own lunch). Questions? Call Daria 630-835-8442. Click to view the flyer.
May 14th, 2022 - Ending Abortion & Building a Culture of Life. Come hear from Mr. Michael Kenney, attorney, educator, film producer, author, husband & father. You will not want to miss this inspirational & practical talk about our most precious gift -- life. **CLICK TO WATCH A RECORDING OF THE TALK**
May 22, 2022 - Before the beautiful month of May disappears, I share a little scene from the spiritual writings of the Italian mystic, the Venerable Mary of Agreda, from the book The Mystical City of God...
Riley Dow, Lola Fontana, Juan Hagen, Quinn Krueger, Caleb Lascola, Conor Lynch, Marie McLain, Maksymilian Naglak, Conor Pawlisz, Ella Podczerwinski, Lucja Stafa, Emanuela Waligora, and Daniel Wodka. May 7, 2022. Click for additional pictures.
On May 13th, Catholic Citizens of Illinois (CCI) will hold a luncheon & talk titled: "Exposing the Seven Deadly Lies of Feminism" at the Carlisle Banquet Hall in Lombard. The speaker is Leila Lawler. Get tickets through their website.
Are you aware that the peace treaty at Appomattox, Virginia that brought the bloody American Civil War to an end is often called the Second Birth of America? ...
Marie McLain honors Our Blessed Mother with a crown on May 1st. Tess Greiner & Elizabeth Gomez crowned Our Lady at the other Masses. Surely Our Lady smiled! Click to view the full album
First Friday, May 6th ~ Cenacle rosary in Sag Hall after 6pm Mass. First Saturday, May 7th ~ Rosary after 8am Mass along with Fatima devotions. (Then donuts.)
The Loser Letters: A Comic Tale of Life, Death and Atheism. Teens & Young Adults invited! Friday, May 13th after 6pm mass at Joe & Margaret Gal's home.