On Wednesday the student body celebrated Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent with an all-school prayer service. Students received ashes – in the sign of the cross as a sign of repentance and a sign of our faith as we begin Lent together. This was a Taize prayer service, organized and led by students – the musicians, the songs, … Read More
CRSM Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.
On January 21st, CRSM honored Dr. King’s life and his mission of spreading God’s dream for us with an all-school prayer service. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a wonderful example of using our voices to seek justice for all humans and highlighted the importance of seeing one another as brothers and sisters. Pierre Edmonds (Dean of Students), an ordained … Read More
The Events of POSADA 2019
Again this year CRSM celebrated Posada in two ways. At 5:45 am on Friday December 13, Campus Ministry took students to an immigration Posada Prayer Walk in downtown Chicago. The posada was sponsored by the Archdiocese of Chicago, Office of Human Dignity and Solidarity-Immigration Ministry, which connects the search of Mary & Joseph for shelter before Jesus was born with … Read More
November is Our Month
November may be Campus Ministry’s busiest month. As Jim Dippold, Director of Campus Ministry put it, “November is our month”. Starting with the Feast of St. Martin de Porres on November 3rd and ending on the 24th of the month with the Catholic Church’s worldwide celebration of the Feast of Christ the King, Campus Ministry involved scores of CRSM students, … Read More
93 Juniors Work with Discover Financial and “Together We Rise” to Aid Foster Children
On October 25th the Junior class spent the afternoon building 80 bicycles and creating more than 120 Sweet Cases and Superhero Boxes for foster children – all with hand-decorated messages of care. In Chicago, kids entering foster care receive two trash bags containing their essentials. Together We Rise (TWR), a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the way kids experience foster … Read More
2019 Senior Retreat
Cristo Rey St. Martin students know what it’s like to keep a full calendar. Their days of challenging academic schedules, demanding corporate work study jobs and family responsibilities can take on a frenzied pace. Now and again, we all need to give ourselves a quiet “space” – to gain insight and grow deeper relationships with one another and with God. … Read More
COMMITTED TO FAITH & JUSTICE
BORDER IMMERSION TRIP On June 7th, five Cristo Rey students supervised by Edwin Medina (CRSM ’11), an accountant at Cristo Rey, embarked on a week-long border immersion trip to join Fr. Corey Brost, CSV, @brostcsv who leads groups to the border between Arizona and Mexico retracing the steps of migrants trying to cross the desert. During the trip, CRSM students … Read More
Students Embark on Border Immersion Trip
On June 7th, five Cristo Rey students supervised by Edwin Medina (CRSM ’11), an accountant at Cristo Rey, arrived at Saint Xavier Mission in Tuscon – the oldest intact European structure in Arizona, often referred to as the “white dove of the desert”. The group embarked on a week-long border immersion trip to join Fr. Corey Brost, CSV, @brostcsv … Read More
Seniors Final Retreat at CRSM
On Friday, May 17th, seniors traveled to the Viatorian Province Center in Arlington Heights to attend their last retreat before graduation. The Viatorians were one of the founding religious communities to support Cristo Rey St. Martin when it opened in 2004. Fr. Dan Hall, CSV, Provincial, together with Fr. John Milton, CSV, a science advisor to the school, welcomed the … Read More
Red Cloud Trips Part 2: Heading to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Part 2 of the Story: Over spring break, CRSM students traveled to South Dakota to visit Red Cloud High School on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. This exchange program, which is in its third year, not only allows Cristo Rey students to become ambassadors of their cultures and communities here in Waukegan, but offers an opportunity to become teacher and … Read More