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Father Keith McClellan was born May 9, 1951, and attended parochial schools in the south suburbs of Chicago. After eighth grade, he enrolled at Quigley Preparatory Seminary South. He continued his education and vocational discernment at Saint Charles Priory in Oceanside, California, Mount Angel Seminary College in Saint Benedict, Oregon, and Saint Joseph Calumet College, East Chicago, Indiana. He entered the theologate at Saint Meinrad Seminary, Indiana, in 1973. After being received into the Benedictine novitiate, he professed vows in 1974 and was ordained a priest in 1979. His work in ministry has included writing, editing, and publishing, spiritual direction and retreats, and pastoral ministry. He has served as priest in the Diocese of Gary since 1998. After a year as administrator, he was appointed pastor of Notre Dame Parish in February 2006.

This page is designed for communication and inspiration from the pastor of Notre Dame Parish. For an issue, trend, or matter of interest in the universal and local Church, click Something You Should Know. To read the pastor's weekly parish bulletin column or to find an archive of recent Sunday homilies, click Weekly Column or Sunday Homily. For a weekly spiritual quotation and brief reflection, click Meditation.

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		Father Keith's Weekly Column Our times call for pro-active Catholic parishes, May 13, 2007. God can be experienced in the unexpected and humorous occurrences of the Liturgy, May 20, 2007. The polarization of faith and reason in our world should makes us appeal to the Holy Spirit, May 27, 2007. Vacations shouldn't be merely more activity and diversion, but a chance to experience true leisure, June 3, 2007. We are members of many bodies that are all the body of Christ, June 10, 2007. Fatherhood properly understood sheds light on the mystery of God, June 17, 2007. The challenge of making wedding rituals more Christian, July 15, 2007. Don't overreact to the Holy Father's recent pronouncements, July 22, 2007. Shouldn't we approach the Eucharist with good table manners? August 5, 2007. Back to Organization Chart Back to Top
		Sunday Homily Jesus' command to fish for people raises questions in our world of religious violence and intolerance, 3 Easter. Discipleship calls us to active participation in the world, community, Church, and parish by using our gifts, 4 Easter. Authentic love is willing to make sacrifices, 5 Easter. The Virgin Mary, the Church, and our own mothers birth us in faith, Anniversary of Dedication of ND Church. The Ascension calls us to continue the work of Christ on earth, Ascension. The gifts we seek from the Holy Spirit are the gifts we already have, Pentecost. The Christian life is Trinitarian starting from baptism, Holy Trinity. The homily for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ is not available. The Sunday liturgy returns to Ordinary Time, the Eleventh Sunday, with an illustration of the hospitality which is at the heart of following Jesus. The Nativity of John the Baptist points us to the vocation each one of us is given from our mother's womb. Back to Top
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