
Fr. Tim Anastos will celebrate Advent at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish & Shrine in Melrose Park on Dec. 2 with a 6 p.m. Mass, followed by dinner and a reflection. Fr. Anastos is director and chaplain of the St. John Paul II Newman Center at the University of Illinois-Chicago. A eucharistic preacher for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, he is the host of “Reel Homilies” on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok and the author of the book “Jesus, Make Me Fully Alive.” The event will be hosted by the parish’s Altar and Rosary Society. The donation is $25. (708-344-4140)
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