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proud2bcatholic
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Other than St. John Cantius what are some parishes in Chicago that lean towards the traditional spectrum?
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USMC
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With St. John Cantius, why look any further?
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Dropper
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Here’s what I could find…
St. Gelasius Chapel (formerly St. Clare Chapel)
6415 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL 60637
ICR, (773) 363-6500, 363-3279
Diocese, SU 9:30 am
St. Thomas More Church
2825 W 81st St., Chicago, IL 60652, www.stthomasmoreparish.com
Fr. Charles Fanelli, (773) 436-4444, frbrankin@bigplanet.com
Diocese, SU 12 noon, Holydays 12:10 pm, SA 7:30 am
Our Lady Immaculate Church (SSPX)
410 Washington Boulevard, OAK PARK
708-524-2408
Sunday 7:30am & 10:00am High Mass
Saturday 6:00pm
1st Friday 7:30pm
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proud2bcatholic
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Well the person who will be in Chicago is not traditional. However, she is open to a my recommendations but said that she won’t go to far from her hotel. So if St. John Cantius is not near where she is staying I need some other recommendations.
As for me, I would be at St. John Cantius in a heartbeat.
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USMC
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We used to drive five hours just to make our first Friday and first Saturday devotions at St. John Cantius. We used to make a weekend pilgrimage out of it. Tell your friend I said that and maybe it will encourage her to make the effort. Make sure she attends the Traditional High Mass (I think at 12:30).
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Kendy
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Do you mean Latin mass or just orthodox catholic? I really like St. Stanislaus Kosta.
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OutinChgoburbs
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St. Alphonsus on Wellington and Lincoln and Southport is fairly orthodox. So is St. Benedict at Irving near Bell (Western). That’s in the heart of Lake View.
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chicago
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St. Mary of the Angels near Armitage and the Kennedy (I-90/94) is solid.
Where’s the hotel? Downtown? Then you basically have the Cathedral (Chicago & State), St. Peter’s in the Loop (Madison just west of Clark), Annunciation (hidden away in the shadow north of the Merchandise Mart). St. John Cansius is only a mile west of the Cathedral. You can take the bus or L right there. If they’re in the west loop then there’s Old St. Pats. (Though some would say it’s a little more liberal leaning). Everything else is a slight journey, at least. I agree about Mass at St. Stanislaus Kostka (Division and the Kennedy Expressway) being nice. Just try to find the right Church, though, as Holy Trinity (now a Polish, or is it Croation? mission parish) is right down the block and more easily recognizable. St. Joseph’s and Immaculate Conception are both north of Chicago Ave. If you want to go up to Old Town (North Avenue), then there is St. Michael’s. St. Vincent DePaul is 2 blocks off Fullerton right along the Red Line L. Anyway, all of these parishes are within a couple/three miles, roughly, of downtown.
Gee, I haven’t really offerred anything South Side, have I? Well, there are options there too, if you want them.
Really, it all depends upon what kind of effort they want to put into getting to/from wherever is convenient for them. So if they want to stay close to a hotel, the real question is where the hotel is and whether they are walking, taking the bus/L/driving or what. And at what time of day they would be traveling where. A two mile trip taking a certain route through downtown areas at some times could actually take a bit of time, for instance. Conversely, early Sunday mornings you might wait longer on a bus.
Where’s the hotel? Downtown? Then you basically have the Cathedral (Chicago & State), St. Peter’s in the Loop (Madison just west of Clark), Annunciation (hidden away in the shadow north of the Merchandise Mart). St. John Cansius is only a mile west of the Cathedral. You can take the bus or L right there. If they’re in the west loop then there’s Old St. Pats. (Though some would say it’s a little more liberal leaning). Everything else is a slight journey, at least. I agree about Mass at St. Stanislaus Kostka (Division and the Kennedy Expressway) being nice. Just try to find the right Church, though, as Holy Trinity (now a Polish, or is it Croation? mission parish) is right down the block and more easily recognizable. St. Joseph’s and Immaculate Conception are both north of Chicago Ave. If you want to go up to Old Town (North Avenue), then there is St. Michael’s. St. Vincent DePaul is 2 blocks off Fullerton right along the Red Line L. Anyway, all of these parishes are within a couple/three miles, roughly, of downtown.
Gee, I haven’t really offerred anything South Side, have I? Well, there are options there too, if you want them.
Really, it all depends upon what kind of effort they want to put into getting to/from wherever is convenient for them. So if they want to stay close to a hotel, the real question is where the hotel is and whether they are walking, taking the bus/L/driving or what. And at what time of day they would be traveling where. A two mile trip taking a certain route through downtown areas at some times could actually take a bit of time, for instance. Conversely, early Sunday mornings you might wait longer on a bus.
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chicago
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You’re just German!
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Kendy
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Do you know of anything good on the South Side? I don’t.
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stbruno
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St.Thomas More is on the south side
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chris_molter
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What about something in the Schaumburg area? I tend to visit there for work and have no real transportation other than the hotel shuttle.
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Norseman82
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To say that some say that Old St. Pat’s is a little more liberal leaning is like saying that some think that Nancy Pelosi is a little more liberal leaning
(although they are getting better).+1 on St. Mary of the Angels. They are run by Opus Dei.
If you go to Holy Trinity Polish mission, you had better know Polish, because everything is in Polish, but rest assured that they are solid. I know, because some of the people I used to play volleyball with on Tuesday nights at Elmwood Park high school do the singing for the 8PM Sunday night mass.
As for the suburbs near Schaumburg, I don’t know of too many that are close. I think St. Peter’s in Lake County offers an indult. And that Visitation in Elmhurst (York Road near route 12) offers perpetual adoration. St. John Vianney in Northlake (off route 64 about 1 mile east of I-290) is solid too. But all of these require a trip on the highway, the one saving grace of which is that on Sunday mornings the trraffic is typically lighter.
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chicago
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Well, I was trying to be nice (or at least keep John Higgins from running in and bopping me over the head).To say that some say that Old St. Pat’s is a little more liberal leaning is like saying that some think that Nancy Pelosi is a little more liberal leaning
They have a Sunday night Mass at 8 there? Hmmm… I might need to remember that as a “last chance Mass” summers.
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chicago
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No. The South Side is evil. And they have the White Sox there.
Well, just off the top of my head, I like the Benedictine Monastery at an old parish off 31st. Our Lady of Fatima/National Shrine of St. Anne in Brighton Park (down the block from the Archer Ave carbarn and the old St. Agnes). St. Daniel the Prophet is supposed to be good. The Calvert House student ministry at University of Chicago has a good Mass. Five Holy Martyrs.
I think you’re more likely to find some traditional elements at certain South Side parishes. They may actually even bother to play an organ.
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chicago
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Where does the hotel shuttle take you to? If it gets you as far as O’Hare you could take the L into the city. Or if it gets you to a Metra station, same. Pace busses probably don’t run too great in that area Sunday mornings. Unfortunately, I’m not as well aware of suburban parishes in the NW burbs.
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OutinChgoburbs
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Ja, ien bissen (no s-set, sorry).You’re just German!
But I didn’t send her to St. Greg’s, where I grew up.
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OutinChgoburbs
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I would then recommend either St. Matthew’s, on Schaumburg Rd., St. Joseph on Fullerton in Addison; or, if getting on the plane in a hurry at O’Hare, whatever is being offered at the Interfaith Chapel in Terminal 2 in the way of Mass (used to be known as Loretto chapel for Catholics).
For St. Matthew, just tell the consierge or front desk what is desired, and take the motel shuttle.
Pace buses do not run on Sunday mornings; and in Schaumburg are few and far between anyway, except for shuttles to THE Mall.
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hatcheteer
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FYI for those reading the post, Cantius’ Tridentine High Mass is indeed at 12:30 on Sundays.
They do also offer, on Sundays, English and Natin Novus Ordo masses (both very well done).
They do also offer, on Sundays, English and Natin Novus Ordo masses (both very well done).
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John_Higgins
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Hmm. Well, Tim, this is our second board together and I haven’t bopped you yet.
Norseman, be gentle. My wife and I are one of the over 3,000 families who call Old St. Patrick’s our parish home. Certainly our parish is more liberal than a lot of parishes (We’d probably be conservative in Minneapolis or Rochester NY), but that’s why we’re there. While Old St. Pat’s is technically a territorial parish, it is in effect a national parish. A great majority of us choose Old St. Pat’s as our parish home.
Feel free to check out our website at OSP Website
John
BTW, Tim didn’t say where OSP is. We’re at the northwest corner of Adams and DesPlaines where we’ve been since 1856.
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