Your Faith With Fr. Chris Stanish

In this Commemoration of the Lord's Passion, Fr. Kevin Huber, the pastor of Queen of All Saints, discusses the first time he really felt God's presence in his life and how our relationship with Jesus moves us beyond those feelings to a willful decsion to follow our Lord everyday.

In this celebration of the Mass of the Lord's Supper, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses how the example of our Lord's service is meant to be a red flag in our lives, awakening us to the reality that we are called to follow His example.

In this Palm Sunday celebration, Fr. Chris Stanish introduces a way to enter more fully into the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ. Fr. Chris explains how we are a part of a much bigger story and that it is important for us to feel what Christ felt.

On his first visit to Queen of All Saints School, Bishop Donald Hying preaches about the cross as the greatest sign of God's love for us - a sign which tells us who Jesus is.

On this 5th Sunday of Lent, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses the new covenant that God makes with His people - a covenant which is written on their hearts. Even today God desires to transform our hearts so that we might have hearts like His.

On this 4th Sunday of Lent, Fr. Kevin Huber, the pastor of Queen of All Saints, discusses God's desire to restore all things to life. Using the context of the Clifton Strengthsfinder, Fr. Kevin encourages the congregation to discover their own strengths so that they can more perfectly reflect God in the world.

On this 3rd Sunday of Lent, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses the context in which the Ten Commandments were given. Is God an oppressive tyrant or does He desire our happiness?

On this 2nd Sunday of Lent, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses the Transfiguration as a glimpse behind the veil which gives us hope when we look at the cross in our lives.

On this 1st Sunday of Lent, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses our experience of temptation through four questions: What is it? Why do we experience it? How does it work in our lives? and How do we deal with it?

On this 1st Sunday of Lent, Bishop Donald Hying visits Queen of All Saints for the first time. In this homily Bishop Hying discusses how we enter into the desert with Jesus in order for us to be renewed and refreshed as His chosen disciples.

As we celebrate Ash Wednesday, Fr. Chris Stanish notes that the season of Lent is a season of conversion and transformation. He encourages the congregation to consider the state of the inner room of their heart. It is hard work to examine our lives thoroughly, but Christ wants us to prepare our hearts.

On this 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses the alienation and isolation for a person who suffers from leprosy and the extraordinary action of Christ who reaches out and touches the leper. Fr. Chris talks about how Jesus desires to touch our lives as well.

Queen of All Saints hosted a winter series of Theology on Tap. The topic of the winter series is: The Unseen World. On the last night of the series, Fr. Chris Stanish was invited to speak on Angels and Demons. In this talk, Fr. Chris talks about what angels are, what they do, their heirarchy, and how demons fit into the picture.

On this 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Kevin Huber, the pastor of Queen of All Saints, discusses how God takes some of the most unlikely combinations and transforms them into the most marvelous things.

On this 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Kevin Huber, the pastor of Queen of All Saints, intruduces the parish community to a five-year action plan. He uses the Gospel passage to show how each of us are part of a bigger vision in the Church and how God has an extraordinary plan to offer us.

On this 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Queen of All Saints Parish welcomes Fr. Jim Quinlan. Fr. Jim is a priest from the Archdiocese of Chicago who works for the mission of Cross Catholic Outreach. In this homily, Fr. Jim talks about the story of Jonah as a means of reaching out to those who are in most need of God's mercy. 

On this 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish delves into the meaning of Samuel's response "Here I am" in the original Hebrew. He encourages the congregation to use this phrase throughout their day so as to prepare themselves to hear God speak to them.

On the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses how Baptism is a major turning point in Jesus' life and how it completely changes everything for us as well. What did we get into when we were baptized? How can we live out our baptism?

On this Feast of the Epiphany, Fr. Chris Stanish speaks of the experience of the Magi as a symbol of our own journey to Christ. Fr. Chris says that we must be looking for signs to guide us along our journey so that no matter how steep the climb, our eyes are always fixed on the light of Christ.

On this Feast of the Holy Mother of God, Fr. Chris Stanish talks about how natural it is to see things in the world that remind us of our family and friends. So too with our Blessed Mary we should strive to use images and statues of her in our life so that we are reminded of her presence in our lives.