UPDATE 10/07/25: This event has been cancelled. We hope you'll join us for another event on our calendar. Come join us in Ignatius Hall for an evening of poetry by Fr. Pat McCorkell. Refreshments will be served, please RSVP below. All are welcome!
GOD'S GIFT OF MORNING | May 1996When I step outside, Your cool breath whispers across my cheek. In the East Your yet unseen sunshine has begun to dissolve the night.In that soft morning light my whole soul stirs, With the swellings of blessings anticipatedBehind the silhouettes of shadowed horizon cloudsLay the moments of Your simple affection - The red orange ball of light which brings sparkling to new leavesAnd diamonds to the night's dew.In a remarkably common moment of faithfulness, Lord, You give me today.
Born in Superior, Wisconsin, Fr. Pat attended Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, before entering the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in September 1962 at St. Bonifacius, Minnesota. He received a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Letters from St. Louis University in 1968. He earned a Master’s Degree of Divinity at Regis College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and was ordained in June 1974, later earning a Master’s in Sacred Theology in 1975. Fr. Pat spent his time serving, teaching, and preaching all around the midwest until 2003 when he was assigned to Demontreville Jesuit Retreat House and became its director in December 2004.
Please contact Carol Arend, Adult Faith Formation Coordinator, at carend@morecommunity.org or call the parish office.