St. Kieran

Catholic Church

Chicago Heights,  IL  

Index - 2008

Jan 6 (Epiphany) - As we are well aware, many people who are not part of the regular Sunday worshipping community...

Jan 13 - Today, January 13^th, is the feast of the Baptism of the Lord in the liturgical calendar. It is also the last day of the...

Jan 20 - Next week is the start of Catholic Schools week. This is  an opportunity for us to celebrate the gift of Catholic...

Jan 27 - As we begin our celebration of Catholic Schools’ Week, I would like to offer some reflections on the value and...

Feb 3 - Wednesday of this week is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Church’s 40-day season of Lent and of our...

Feb 10 (1st Sunday of Lent) - Even if you hadn’t already been aware of the fact, it would soon have become obvious at...

Feb 17 (2nd Sunday of Lent) - Over the next three Sundays (the third, fourth and fifth Sundays of Lent), those parishes...

Feb 24 (3rd Sunday of Lent) - This weekend we welcome Father Joseph R. Dean, SCJ, a priest of the Sacred Heart...

Mar 2 (4th Sunday of Lent) - Our Lenten journey is nearing its end. Traditionally, the Church has called this Laetare...

Mar 9 (5th Sunday of Lent) - For priests, liturgy planners, and ministers — in fact for all Catholics — Holy Week (next...

Mar 16 (Palm Sunday) - Today marks the beginning of Holy Week. The two names for this day – ‘Palm Sunday’ and...

Mar 23 (Easter Sunday) - Easter Sunday today concludes the celebration of the Triduum and begins the great fifty days...

Mar 30 (Divine Mercy Sunday) - According to the new Roman Missal today, the second Sunday of Easter is now also...

Apr 6 - “We praise you with greater joy than ever in this Easter season, when Christ became our paschal sacrifice...

Apr 13 - The big news item this week of course is the first visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the USA. Even though the...

Apr 20 - Many parishes will have initiated new members into the Church at the Easter vigil ceremonies. What happens...

Apr 27 - Not many years ago we celebrated the Ascension of the Lord on a Thursday, forty days after Easter Sunday. It...

May 4 (Ascension Sunday) - The last phase of the 50-day season of Easter is marked by the feasts of the Ascension of...

May 11 (Pentecost) - The Jewish Feast of Weeks, referred to in the books of Exodus and Leviticus, celebrated the...