Saint Elizabeth Seton Church - Orland Hills

Saint Elizabeth Seton Church - Orland Hills We are a heartfelt and welcoming Catholic community with over 2,400 families who seek to live out our baptismal call to follow the Lord. Please Join Us!

Our Roman Catholic parish is a very large, welcoming southwest suburban community of over 2,400 families. Despite our large size as a community, we do seek a small town community feel. We seek to try to be a place where people know one another, form a welcoming parish family, and live out our baptismal call to follow the Lord. Our community has built and enjoys wonderful facilities, has the U.S. D

epartment of Education Blue Ribbon Award for Academic Excellence Cardinal Joesph Bernadin regional Catholic grammar school on its campus, and has organizations of all types for all ages. We offer religious education for students from first through eighth grades; have a long-time, on-going, large and lively adult scripture study program; and provide formational activities for all. Our community has a great commitment to social justice and for assisting those in need. Please know you are very welcome to join our community!

09/08/2026

JOURNEY WITH FATHER KEVIN | DAY 1

The Pilgrimage Begins in Rouen, France
We made it to France!

After arriving in Paris, Father Kevin, Father Paul, Deacon Joe, and our fellow pilgrims have made their way to Rouen in Normandy, the first stop on their journey through Northern France.

Tomorrow morning, Father Kevin will preside at Mass at the magnificent Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Rouen, with Father Paul preaching.

But this pilgrimage is about much more than the places they will visit.

Throughout these days, Father Kevin and the pilgrims will be carrying with them the prayer intentions of our parish community, lifting them up at Mass and during their times of prayer.

As Father Kevin reminds us in today's video:
“Please know you are in our prayers. We ask that you keep us pilgrims in your prayers.”

And so our journey begins.

Follow along each day as we Journey with Father Kevin through Rouen, Lisieux, the D-Day beaches, Mont St. Michel, Chartres, Paris, and many other sacred and historic places throughout Northern France.
Today, please pray for Father Kevin, Father Paul, Deacon Joe, and all our pilgrims as they begin this journey.

We have a wonderful community of seniors. If you are looking for faith-filled community, you can find the membership for...
09/07/2026

We have a wonderful community of seniors. If you are looking for faith-filled community, you can find the membership form here:
https://www.steseton.com/sos/

09/05/2026

Deacon John shares a beautiful message and calling with all of us. We invite all to join us at Mass to worship our Lord, Jesus as one body and community of faith.

Dear Teens,Hang out with us. Worship with us. Serve with us. Celebrate with us. Sincerely,Godsend Youth Ministry
09/03/2026

Dear Teens,
Hang out with us. Worship with us. Serve with us. Celebrate with us.
Sincerely,
Godsend Youth Ministry

Amazing opportunities for service and fellowship!
09/01/2026

Amazing opportunities for service and fellowship!

We have both crosses and crucifixes in our church. Why is that?The Cross is the most recognizable symbol of Christianity...
08/31/2026

We have both crosses and crucifixes
in our church. Why is that?

The Cross is the most recognizable symbol of Christianity, because it is through the Passion and death of Jesus on the cross that we are redeemed from our sins. For this reason we say during the Stations of the Cross: “We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you, because by Your Holy Cross, you have redeemed the world.”

A cross is the simple T-shape, but a crucifix has the corpus (body) of Jesus upon it. Sometimes folks will claim that the body of Jesus should not be on images of the cross, because Christ is risen and his suffering is over! But in reality, the crucifix has long been an ancient symbol of Christians because redemptive suffering, like Jesus went through on the cross, still takes place in life. St. Paul teaches us in his letter to the Colossians, “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body, which is the church” (Col 1:24). Jesus’ saving work lacks nothing, but he leaves space for us to participate in his redemptive suffering by offering up ours for the sake of the Church. The whole Body of Christ, the Church, suffers when one member suffers, but we can offer it up in union with Jesus’ sufferings. That’s why your parents may have told you to ‘offer up’ your suffering when you were young!

Additionally, at the Mass we are experiencing a re-presentation (in Greek, anamnesis) of the Sacrifice of Calvary. Christ renews his Good Friday sacrifice every time we celebrate Mass, and so a crucifix most appropriate illustrates what is happening upon the altar.
We can have both crosses and crucifixes on Christian items, art, etc. Every church is required to have at least one crucifix, preferably used in procession, and we are highly encouraged to have crucifixes in our homes and at work. Every crucifix is a reminder of how much God loves us, and an invitation to unite our suffering to His!
- Father Dan

Have a liturgy question
for Fr. Dan? Email him
at [email protected]
Liturgy Q&A with Father Dan

I once witnessed a wedding at St. James---the bride carried both a bouquet of flowers and a Crucifix down the aisle. It ...
08/30/2026

I once witnessed a wedding at St. James---the bride carried both a bouquet of flowers and a Crucifix down the aisle. It is a reminder that marriage will ask many things of us---of living for another---of being willing to die for another...

Fun Facts:1) His mother, Saint Monica, prayed for his conversion for many years. Her feast day is celebrated on August 2...
08/28/2026

Fun Facts:
1) His mother, Saint Monica, prayed for his conversion for many years. Her feast day is celebrated on August 27, the day before Augustine’s.
2) Augustine wrote Confessions, one of the most famous spiritual autobiographies in Christian history.
3) Before becoming a Christian, he was a successful teacher of rhetoric.
4) Augustine served as Bishop of Hippo in North Africa for more than three decades.

08/27/2026

Do you have a child, sibling, parent, or someone you love who has walked away from the Catholic faith?

Do not give up praying for them.

In this reflection, Father Dan shares the remarkable story of St. Monica and her son, St. Augustine. Before becoming one of the Church’s greatest saints, theologians, and Church Fathers, Augustine lived a very different life and wanted little to do with following God.

But his mother never stopped praying.

St. Monica pleaded with God for the conversion of her son, trusting that the Lord could reach Augustine even when she could not. Eventually, Augustine experienced a profound conversion and discovered that God had been drawing him back not out of anger, but out of deep love for him.

For parents and families watching someone they love drift away from the practice of the faith, St. Monica remains a powerful intercessor and a beautiful witness of perseverance.

Ask for her prayers. Entrust the person you love to God. And do not lose hope in what the Lord can do in someone’s heart.

We invite you to respond and share:
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more reflections from Father Dan.
• Share this video with a parent or grandparent praying for someone who has left the faith.
• Leave a comment with the first name of someone you would like us to pray for.
• Follow us on social media and stay connected with St. Elizabeth Seton.

St. Monica, pray for us.
St. Augustine, pray for us.

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9300 W. 167th Street
Orland Hills, IL
60487

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(708) 403-0101

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