On Friday, December 6, 2019, at Noon,
in the President's Hall : 2nd Floor
of the Union League Club
The First Friday Club Welcomes
Fr. Edward Foley
Duns Scotus Professor of Spirituality, Professor of Liturgy and Music at Catholic Theological Union
"Advent: The Art of Paying Attention"
Most Christians think that Advent is preparation for the "birth of Jesus," but we cannot prepare for a past event. It is also not simply the preparation for his annual "birthday." Rather, this season is an intense rehearsal of what Christian living is supposed to be each day: paying attention to the sacred revelations and surprising Incarnations that the Holy One springs on us each day. Every day of our lives ... every moment of our lives is a potential "divine ambush." Advent is a four week intensive that each year re-certifies us ... recalibrates Christians for detecting God's unpredictable yet constant reincarnating in the world.
Fr. Edward Foley is Duns Scotus Professor of Spirituality and the founding director of the Ecumenical Doctor of Ministry Program at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He is a Capuchin-Franciscan and ordained Roman Catholic priest. An award winning author, he has produced more than twenty books, translated into multiple languages including From Age to Age and Mighty Stories, Dangerous Rituals with Herbert Anderson. A well-known speaker, he has taught in venues such as the University of Chicago and Notre Dame, presented in settings as diverse as the Mayo Clinic and the Houston Astro Dome, and lectured in over 60 Roman Catholic dioceses from India to the Philippines.
The First Friday Club Welcomes
Edward J. Wehmer
Founder, President & CEO of Wintrust
"Faith at Work...Let's Talk About It"
A great champion of local business and advocate for entrepreneurs, Wehmer will discuss the challenges of maintaining faith and values while growing professionally.
Please join us as we welcome Edward J. Wehmer, Founder, President & CEO of Wintrust, to the podium on November 1st.
Alan Krashesky walked through the door of Channel 7 in Chicago as a 21 year old. Now, 37 years later, he has become the dean of broadcast journalists in the Chicago television market. He is considered one of the top reporters in the Chicago market, and has been praised for his coverage of the Catholic Church.
In a conversation format Rick Kogan will chat with Fr. Cusick about the issues he raises in his recently released book, “Never Be Ordinary – Wisdom from My Father.”
“Challenging One of the Last Social Taboos –
Discrimination Against Mental Health, Addiction, and Other
Brain Diseases”
The First Friday Club of Chicago in Cooperation with
the Authors Group (Union League Club)
Welcomes
Ms. Joy Loverde
Author: Who Will Take Care of Me When I’m Old? and
The Complete Eldercare Planner
Who will address the topic:
“Caring for Aging Parents and Loved Ones while Planning for Your Future Self - Are You Ready?”
The Baby Boom Generation has become the new senior citizen generation, with more than 6000 Americans turning 65 every day. At the same time more and more people are living into their 90s. This data presents us with two fears: the fear of dying and the fear of living too long.
Many of us might become--if we aren’t already--the caregivers for grandparents, parents, spouses, siblings, and beloved friends. Without careful planning, that role as caregiver can put our own physical, emotional, financial, housing, and legal needs at risk.
But wait--what about you and me, especially if we have no children or others to rely on as we grow older? Joy Loverde points to the increasing percentage of the middle-aged and Baby Boomers who are aging solo: the never married, separated, divorced, and widowed. Given this reality, the number one question we all need to ask ourselves is, “Who will take care of me and be my advocate when I’m old?”
On Friday, February 1, at Noon,
in the Presidents Hall of the Union League Club,
The First Friday Club of Chicago
Welcomes
Ms. Mary Meg McCarthy
Executive Director
National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC)
Who will address the topic:
The Statue of Liberty
Every Immigrant’s Dream of a Better Life
We welcome Arne Duncan as our January 2019 speaker.
We welcome Auxiliary Bishop Ron Hicks, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Chicago