Dick Sisto began reading Merton while still living in his hometown of Chicago where he attended Quigley Prep Seminary of the Chicago Archdiocese. Dick then attended Northwestern University where he played in the Jazz band. At that time he had begun practicing Zen meditation with a Japanese Roshi at the Zen Temple of Chicago as…
By Tom Jones We began in February 2020 with the first brainstorming session in the yearly board meeting of the Chapel of St. Philip, Inc. We were all pumped! What was the next step? How could we refine and fund this vision to restore The Chapel to its former glory and place of service to…
For a second year, the Chapel wasn’t able to properly celebrate the feast of the Annunciation, which was March 25. We typically mark the solemnity with a reception. This mystery of the incarnation of the Word of God, Jesus Christ, is told in the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke. The angel Gabriel appeared…
As we have since 1997, we hope to honor Holy Week by praying the Stations of the Cross on Tuesday, April 7. This year, with restrictions against gatherings to stop the spread of the coronavirus, only a handful of us may still take part in this prayer, keeping at a safe distance from one another.…
The mystery of the incarnation of the Word of God, Jesus Christ, is told in the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke. The angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary in the village of Nazareth and “the power of the Holy Spirit overshadowed her.” Father Vernon Robertson, our “founding father” had a special devotion…
On July 17, 1898, the following article appeared in the Courier-Journal: This afternoon at 2:30 O’clock the Rt Rev. William George McCloskey, Bishop of the Catholic diocese of Louisville, assisted by a number of his clergy, will lay the corner-stone of the new church of St. Philip Neri at Floyd and Woodbine streets. The church…
Since its inception in 1997, The Chapel of St. Philip has been about gathering, particularly in prayer or in another spiritual endeavor. While we are prohibited from gathering, as we help stem the tide of COVID-19, we are still free to join in prayer. Prayer is about as universal a thing as there is and…
By Bill Walsh The Chapel Council has been giving considerable thought and conversation to the future. Recently, we’ve begun digging into the history of the original St. Philip Neri Parish, even going so far as to study the blueprints from past decades. We’ve learned that the church building, built in 1898, cost $16,000 to construct.…
The Chapel of St. Philip Council met on Feb. 6 for the annual meeting required to pass the budget and to elect officers for the year. The 2020 budget calls for a monthly income of $420 to meet basic needs. Donations are necessary, as we have no other source of income. The Chapel Council expressed…
Many of us are lonely. Even when we count a thousand friends on Facebook, we are lonely. Modern culture, based upon materialism and individualism, produces and encourages isolation. What we need most in our lives is a sense of community, which is extremely difficult to cultivate and maintain. The Chapel of St. Philip, its campus…
