Dear friends, The Budget Committee sat for a long while last month, reviewing the numbers in the parish finance budget proposal. Our fiscal year begins July 1st and the reality is that we cannot meet our expenses in the next...

Dear friends, “No one knows what I have been through, and they don’t understand.”   “They don’t appreciate me and they don’t appreciate everything I am doing for them.” “I have to do everything!” “No one offers to help – can’t...

Dear friends, “The neighborhood will not be the same without you!  Why are you moving?”, the parish member asked me recently. It is a question I have heard many times since announcing that I will be taking on new responsibilities...

Dear friends, The lawyer for the Archdiocese of Chicago entered the meeting room in a matter-of-fact manner and announced to several of us listening, “Recreation is NOT our mission.” The words hit hard. Her point was to remind us from...