Spirituality and Prayer

Pray With Us

236. In the Eucharist, fullness is already achieved; it is the living center of the universe, the overflowing core of love and of inexhaustible life. Joined to the incarnate Son, present in the Eucharist, the whole cosmos gives thanks to God. Indeed, the Eucharist is itself an act of cosmic...

Sister Antonina Kratochwil
Join us in this novena to Blessed Sister Maria Antonina, a Patron of Shalom. June 12th is the feast day she shares with the 108 Polish Martyrs of World War II.
234. Saint John of the Cross taught that all the goodness present in the realities and experiences of this world“ is present in God eminently and infinitely, or more properly, in each of these sublime realities is God”. [161] This is not because the finite things of this world are really divine,...

In Memoriam

Always, friendly and outgoing, Sister Margaret was described by a niece as “exuding the joy of the Lord.”  Margaret was 104 years old and in the 84th year of her religious profession at her death on March 9, 2024. Her funeral and reception were held on her 105th birthday with over two hundred...
Sister Frances taught mathematics and physics at schools in Wisconsin and Chicago from 1970 til 1983. She also worked at the Academy of Our Lady in Chicago and the Archdiocese of Chicago. In retirement Sister Frances continued inspiring those around her with her gentle and loving spirit. May God...
When Mary Louise was in High School, she saw a movie in which St. Vincent de Paul gave up his bed to a poor man, and she “somehow knew that the one life she had” would be given to God.  Mary Louise was a gifted artist, writing poetry, singing, and working in needlecraft making costumes for plays...

"Prayer is true heavenly food and nourishment for the soul, which will starve without it. It is a remedy for the sick who desire to recover again, joy for the afflicted, strength for the weak, medicine for sinners, delight for the just, mutual support for the entire church.”

-BLESSED THERESA GERHARDINGER