Saint James Church

THE TRUE CHRISTIAN DOES NOT RENOUNCE THE ACTIVITIES OF THIS LIFE, HE DOES NOT STUNT HIS NATURAL FACULTIES; BUT HE DEVELOPS AND PERFECTS THEM, BY COORDINATING THEM WITH THE SUPERNATURAL. HE THUS ENNOBLES WHAT IS MERELY NATURAL IN LIFE AND SECURES FOR IT NEW STRENGTH IN THE MATERIAL AND TEMPORAL ORDER, NO LESS THEN IN THE SPIRITUAL AND ETERNAL. THIS FACT IS PROVED BY THE WHOLE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY AND ITS INSTITUTIONS, WHICH IS NOTHING ELSE BUT THE HISTORY OF TRUE CIVILIZATION AND PROGRESS UP TO THE PRESENT DAY. IT STANDS OUT CONSPICUOUSLY IN THE LIVES OF THE NUMEROUS SAINTS, WHOM THE CHURCH, AND SHE ALONE, PRODUCES, IN WHOM IS PERFECTLY REALIZED THE PURPOSE OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, AND WHO HAVE IN EVERY WAY ENNOBLED AND BENEFITED HUMAN SOCIETY. INDEED, THE SAINTS HAVE EVER BEEN, ARE, AND EVER WILL BE THE GREATEST BENEFACTORS OF SOCIETY, AND PERFECT MODELS FOR EVERY CLASS AND PROFESSION, FOR EVERY STATE AND CONDITION OF LIFE, FROM THE SIMPLE AND UNCULTURED PEASANT TO THE MASTER OF SCIE

I have only attended two Sunday masses because it's close to my place of employment and I'd rather hear mass than eat lunch. I felt at home as soon as I entered their temporary home. There's smiling faces handing out the mass booklets, there's joyful singing, and there's diversity. I hope the church is open before my schedule is changed so that I get to take a peek inside. I just can't get used to holding hands during the Lords' prayer. If you are in downtown Chicago on business or vacation, this is a great place to attend mass.