1/7/2025 2 Comments Series invites Catholics and fellow travelers to see the world, and faith, anew through the poetic imagination
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12/15/2024 0 Comments Convivium Marianum 2024![]() We were blessed with the biggest crowd yet at our third annual Convivium Marianum, a unique evening of prayer, lessons, and sacred music honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary! The combined choir of 30 adults and children performed Mozart's Ave Maria canon from the four corners of the church as a prelude to the celebration. READ MORE HERE.
10/18/2024 0 Comments Mass for Artists on the Feast of St. Luke builds creative community centered on Christ
7/1/2024 0 Comments Conference will be first ever dedicated to Catholic Worker Movement co-founder Peter Maurin![]() St. Gregory's Hall and Canterbury House are partnering with Loyola University Chicago and DePaul University to host a unique gathering exploring the life, writing, and sources of Peter Maurin September 6-8. SEE CONFERENCE DETAILS HERE READ THE PRESS RELEASE HERE 6/27/2024 0 Comments Transforming the choir loft into a holy place: How the sacred music program is enriching liturgy, inspiring the faithful
One of the most famous quotes attributed to St. Augustine is, “He who sings well, prays twice.” By ‘well’ the Doctor of the Church meant with our whole being. He knew that when singing is done as a full-hearted offering to God it becomes prayer. This is why music is an essential part of Catholic worship.
Canterbury House hosts a growing community of mutual aid & neighborhood support for migrant families![]() What began with a pregnant woman coming to the door for help, has become so much more. Through a collaboration with Mary, Mother of God Parish and the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago, Canterbury House serves as a temporary home of Maricarmen, Jean Pool, and their four children. The family is originally from Venezuela, but after a grueling multi-year journey recently arrived in the United States. Their story is not unique. Thousands have fled unrest in Central and South America seeking safety and stability. All new arrivals are looking for basic necessities but also to build connections in their new city. This is why Christians must rise to the occasion. As Christ said in Matthew's Gospel, “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me." 12/17/2023 0 Comments Convivium Marianum 2023
"A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun,
with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars."
![]() As Catholics, our faith is sacramental: we recognize the relationship between the physical and spiritual reality of our world born out of our awareness that Jesus Christ was both Divine and human. This is why witnessing and creating Sacred Art helps us encounter God. “Just looking at and praying with art can help us to grow in our faith,” said Sarah Crow, the artist-in-residence at St. Gregory’s Hall. “By experiencing beauty, we come into relationship with God who is the source and end of all that is good, true, and beautiful.” Crow said this relationship is not abstract, that our hearts are often deeply moved and softened by beauty to become receptive to God’s mercy. |
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