Father Ismael Garcia Sainz, 27 First assignment: St. Norbert and Our Lady of the Brook Parish, Northbrook Born in: Evanston Education: Escuela Primaria Constitucion de 1917; Escuela Secundaria Jose Ruben Romero; Seminiario Diocesano de Morelia, Tomas de Aquino; Saint Joseph College Seminary/ Loyola University; University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary Parents: Fabiola Sainz Escobar and [...]
Faith and Form: Interfaith Journal on Religion, Art and Architecture Dear Shrine Family: It is with great pride that inform the community that our Architectural Firm, Wheeler Kearns, has been awarded the 2019 International Awards Program for Religious Art & Architecture by the prestigious international magazine Faith and Forum: Interfaith Journal on Religion, [...]
Dear Friends: Today we celebrate the feast of the Holy Trinity, a moment in which we are called to reflect on the reality of God in our lives. However, as I prepare to write this simple reflection, I must admit that recent events have made me realized that the audience I am writing to [...]
Dear friends: This past week has been amazing since the inauguration of our new St. Joseph Chapel; a project that has been long in the making. The tears of so many of our parishioners indicated the extent of which they had sacrifice to achieve this important day. Even Bishop John Manz, Auxiliary Bishop of [...]
Dear Friends: A couple of years ago I had an opportunity to participate in a conferences whose main theme was “The New Evangelization according to St. John Paul II.” The main focus of my graduate studies and research focused on the theological writings of Pope John Paul II and his call for a New [...]
