Reconciliation will be
available the second night.
The Eucharist will be
celebrated the third night.
Hospitality will be
provided each night by OLV parish organizations.
A
Children's Liturgy will also be available.
Biography of Reverend Dominic
J. Grassi
Born on August 8, 1947,
in Chicago,
Illinois,
Rev. Dominic J. Grassi
was ordained for the Archdiocese of
Chicago in May of 1973.
He was awarded a Bachelor's Degree in
Literature from Niles College of
Loyola University and a
Master's Degree Cum Laude from
St. Mary of the
Lake
Seminary.
He completed further graduate work at
Loyola
University
in Education and Guidance and Counseling.
Prior to his ordination he was on the
faculty of Carmel
High School
for Girls.
Both before and after his ordination he
was an associate chaplain of the Arthur
J. Audy
Detention
Center
for Youth.
He served as associate pastor at
St. John DeLaSalle Parish.
For thirteen years he was on the faculty
of Quigley South
Seminary
High School
where he taught Religion, Speech, and Media Studies.
He also served as a guidance counselor
and coached soccer. While there, he developed several academic and
religious programs and retreat formats.
He presented a four year vocation
development program to the National Catholic Education Association.
He served as chairperson of the Religious Education Department and
as an administrator as Dean of Vocation Development.
He has served on teams for the North
Central Evaluation Program of Secondary Schools and taught in both
the Deacon Training and the Lay Ministry Training Programs of the
Archdiocese.
He continues to give retreats, Missions,
days of recollection and talks at parishes and to groups around the
country.
For eight years he lectured in the
Theology on Tap
program for young adults.
He is in demand as a retreat director
for priest groups and for deacons.
He served as associate editor of
Upturn,
the journal of the Association of Chicago Priests, a group of which
he is past chairperson.
He has taught courses in Ministry at
St.
Xavier
University.
His work has been featured in many
newspaper articles.
He has appeared on
C-Span,
PBS, and
many television and radio stations nationwide.
He has written for a number of homily services.
He has written articles for many
publications, including Critic
and U.S. Catholic
magazines.
In 1991 he published to much acclaim the book
Do You Love Me?
which explores ministry in the Catholic
Church.
His book,
Bumping Into God:
35 Stories Of
Finding God In
Unexpected Places, was
published by Loyola Press in 1999, a best seller with
multiple hard cover and paperback
printings.
One reviewer called him "a cross between
Jerry Garcia and Phil Jackson."
A sequel,
Bumping Into God Again, was
published in 2001.
In 2003 Loyola Press published
Still Called By Name Why I Love Being A
Priest.
In 2005 he co-authored, with Joe Paprocki,
Living The Mass:
How An Hour A Week Can
Change Your Life.
Bumping Into God In The Kitchen
was published in April of 2007 and was
featured in the cooking section of the
Chicago Sun-Times.
He is a recipient of the "Tree of Life Award"
given by the A.I.D.S. Pastoral
Care Network and the first
"Founders Award" from the Mental
Illness Ministry of the
Archdiocese of Chicago.
He was named outstanding alumnus of
Archbishop Quigley Seminary
and Alumnus of the Year of Mt.
Carmel Academy.
In 2008 he was selected by the
Chicago Sun-Times
as one of the "50 People Who Make Chicago
a Better Place."
He served as pastor of
St. Josaphat Parish
on the Northside of Chicago for eighteen years where he made its
motto "A
Church To Come Home To" a reality
for thousands of parishioners. He was appointed pastor of
St. Gertrude Parish
in
Chicagos
Edgewater neighborhood where he serves today.
In his spare time he enjoys reading,
writing, and most of all, cooking.
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