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Holy Cross Catholic Church
2300 Main Street + Batavia, IL 60510
(630) 879-4750
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Lenten Parish Mission
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Sunday Night:
This is MY body
With breakout sessions following opening talk for
Adults (Masculinity and Femininity with Fr. Loya)
Teen boys (Meaning of Masculinity with Patrick Reidy)
Teen girls (Meaning of Femininity with Catherine Baranko)
Monday Night:
Theology of the Body: The Answer to All of Life’s Questions
Adults and teens - with Fr. Thomas Loya
Fr. Loya will address many of the “hot button" issues of the current times.
Tuesday Night:
Theology of the Body and Art: The Naked Truth
Adults and high school students with parental permission - with Fr. Loya
Fr.
Thomas J. Loya is currently the pastor of Annunciation of the Mother of
God Byzantine Catholic Church in Chicago, IL and the Eastern Catholic
spiritual advisor for TOBIA. Before entering the seminary he earned a
degree and pursued a career in commercial art and design, after which
he worked for a Church design firm. He completed his studies for the
priesthood in Pennsylvania and Rome and was ordained in 1982. In 1993
he added to his Bachelor of Fine Arts by earning a Masters in
Counseling and Human Services. He has worked on the iconography both of
his present parish and of St. John's parish in Solon, Ohio.
In addition
to his duties as a pastor and iconographer, Fr. Loya has served the
Church in youth and young adult ministry and as an artist and design
consultant. He has directed many retreats and has been a guest speaker
at conventions and at World Youth Day 2002. www.byzantinecatholic.com Fr. Loya uses his background in art to help the parish see with “purity of heart”.
Calendar of Events
Fr.
Thomas J. Loya is currently the pastor of Annunciation of the Mother of
God Byzantine Catholic Church in Chicago, IL and the Eastern Catholic
spiritual advisor for TOBIA. Before entering the seminary he earned a
degree and pursued a career in commercial art and design, after which
he worked for a Church design firm. He completed his studies for the
priesthood in Pennsylvania and Rome and was ordained in 1982. In 1993
he added to his Bachelor of Fine Arts by earning a Masters in
Counseling and Human Services. He has worked on the iconography both of
his present parish and of St. John's parish in Solon, Ohio.