The Reverend Know-it-all - St. Lambert Parish

Page Six St. Lambert Parish 4th Sunday of Lent
sounds harsh is not the matter. More
importantly, is it true? There are people who
cannot have children but long to or are able
only to have a small family. I am not speaking
about them. I am speaking about those who
refuse the gift that God would give, and even
more I am speaking about myself and the
others who taught a shallow materialism. Once,
the woman who could not bear children
received sympathy. Now, the woman who has a
large family is pitied and often looked down
on. Have we forgotten what the Lord said on
His way to Calvary? “For the time will come
when you will say, 'Blessed are the barren
women, the wombs that never bore and the
breasts that never nursed!’ Then they will say to
the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills,
‘Cover us!’ For if men do these things when the
tree is green, what will happen when it is
dry?” (Luke 23: 29-31) We are the generation
of the green wood. The dry wood is surely on
its way.
(You guessed it! To be continued.....)
Sisters of Providence plan Spring Fling
event in Chicago area
Join the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the
-Woods, Ind., for their annual Spring Fling
celebration at 12:30 p.m. (CDT) Sunday, April 22,
at White Eagle Banquet Hall, 6839 N. Milwaukee
Ave., Niles, Ill. Enjoy a meal, entertainment, silent
auction and good company. Cost is $75 per person,
or $525 for a table of eight. Proceeds will be used
to support the Sisters of Providence ministries. To
register for attendance or for more information,
contact Sister Sue Paweski at
spaweski@spsmw.org or at 773-463-2478
The Sisters of Providence, a Congregation of more
than 350 women religious, have their motherhouse
at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, located northwest of
Terre Haute, Ind. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
founded the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of
-the-Woods in 1840. Today, Sisters of Providence
minister in 21 states, the District of Columbia and
Taiwan, Singapore and China.
CROSSwalk
More than 600 of our young people have been
murdered since 2008. As a faith community, we need
to help do something about it. Let us join forces with
churches and community organizaons from the
Chicago area for CROSSwalk, a four-mile procession
across the heart of the city to remember children we
have lost and connect parcipants with opportunies
for acon. CROSSwalk takes place on Monday, April 2,
and promises to be a moving way to begin Holy Week.
Beginning at 5:30 pm, it will step off from St. James
Cathedral, proceed through the Loop and stretch
across the city to the lawn outside Stroger Hospital,
with stops along the way at Daley Plaza and Old St.
Patrick's Church. At each stop we will lament the loss
of our young people and-- importantly--commit
ourselves to efforts that protect children and migate
violence in our communies. Please join us for all or
part of the procession. Buses will be available for
those who require transportaon along the route.
For more informaon or to sign up, visit
www.crosswalkchicago.org.
NEED HELP DEALING WITH
OUR STRESSFUL WORLD?
Have you ever considered
counseling, but you couldn’t find
the time? Maybe the time is now!
The Holbrook Counseling Center
of Catholic Charities provides
professional counseling services
at a number of locations including
downtown Highland Park,
Mundelein and Chicago’s West
Loop. We work with adults,
couples and families; our fees are
reasonable and services are always totally confidential.
To schedule an appointment, please call us at
(312) 655-7725.
NOT ENOUGH
It is not enough for me to love God, if my neighbor
does not love God.
—St. Vincent de Paul