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      • Liturgical Ministries
      • Music Ministry
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      • Special Events Committees
      • Welcoming Ministry
      • Social Committee
      • Bereavement Ministry
      • Ministers of Care
      • Ministry of Praise
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      • Xtreme Leadership
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ART & THEOLOGY: My Ruminations on the Good, the True, and the Beautiful
By Rev. Jay Suero

Something is “beautiful only because the delight that it arouses in us is founded upon the fact that, in it, the truth and goodness of the depths of reality itself are manifested and bestowed, and this manifestation and bestowal reveal themselves to us as being something infinitely and inexhaustibly valuable and fascinating.” (Hans Urs von Balthasar) True beauty draws us out of ourselves toward the transcendent. The more beautiful an encounter is, the more the divine presence is made manifest to us. Thus, there is none more beautiful than that of the Incarnation of Christ. My hope with my drawings is to point to that fundamental importance of beauty as a vehicle to journey into the mind of God.

Every month I will share an art piece of mine along with a description of the theological reflection that went into it so as to hopefully provoke theological reflection of our own. 

​Click on the art pieces below to read the theological reflection for each one.

August 2019
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September 2019 - The Logic of the Cross
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October 2019 - St. Teresa's Loving Exchange
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November 2019 - A Meditation on Nature
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December 2019 - The Fate of the Firstborn
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Our Mission ~ The St. Francis of Assisi community is a welcoming Christian family.  We believe in Jesus Christ, and are guided by the Holy Spirit and the example of St. Francis.  We gather to celebrate, to grow in the knowledge of our faith rooted in the Catholic tradition, and to recognize our responsibility to reach out to the world.
St. Francis of Assisi Parish
15050 South Wolf Road
Orland Park, IL 60467
(708) 460-0042
parishoffice@sfaorland.org

Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm
Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am & 12:00pm