Parish Ministry in a Hispanic Community is a book written by St. Pius V's former pastor and current associate pastor, Charles W. Dahm, OP. Published in 2004 by Paulist Press, the book tells the story of St. Pius V and how the ministries and pastoral services developed during Fr. Chuck's time at the parish.

Promoting good nutrition for children and their Kids Cafe program, the Greater Chicago Food Depository brought U.S. Senator Dick Durbin to Casa Juan Diego on Friday, August 7, 2009.

Sen. Durbin toured the youth center, served lunch and encouraged the children to make healthy eating choices.

Two bus-loads of St. Pius V community members joined tens of thousands of other supporters of immigration reform at a rally in Washington, D.C., on March 21.

A NY Times article on the event can be found here.

Photos by Alma Silva, Chair of the Social Action Committee, St. Pius V
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Parishioners and friends of St. Pius V took part in the May 1 march from Union Park on Chicago's west side to Daley Plaza for a rally in support of comprehensive immigration reform and an end to the separation of families through deportation.

Fr. Brendan joined other religious leaders - including Christian, Jewish and Muslim representatives - at a May 12 press conference to protest impending legislation in Arizona that will lead to racial profiling and harassment of people based on physical appearance.

Please see press release below.

The local news website Adentro de Pilsen included a recent article about St. Pius V's H.O.P.E. domestic violence program. Fr. Chuck is interviewed and gives a brief history and description of this important ministry.

The Spanish-language newspaper of the Archdiocese of Chicago shared the story of SPRED, a network of services for persons with developmental disabilities that started locally and has grown internationally.

The article highlights St. Pius V's large Spanish-language SPRED program and its parish coordinator, Armando Cuaya. Armando also has helped SPRED on an organizational level by translating materials into Spanish.

As part of a larger plan to continue improving our parish facilities, we took on the gathering space and play area between the two school buildings.  The work crew removed the cracked and warped asphalt, installed new drainage and put down a smooth new surface.

The area is used for school dropoff and pick up, recess time, the parish street festival and other activities.

Fr. Brendan appeared in the June 2010 issue of Faith Works, the newsletter of Interfaith Worker Justice:

As part of an effort urging Congress to vote on and pass the Dream Act, Fr. Brendan Curran, pastor, and Raul Raymundo, parish leader and head of the Resurrection Project, participated in a November 29 press conference with mayoral candidates Miguel del Valle and Gery Chico:

Click here for video.