During the Eucharistic Mass Celebration on February 8, 2008, His Eminence, Francis Cardinal George, OMI, Archbishop of Chicago, blessed and consecrated the Maddalena and Charles Pastika Memorial Chapel at the Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Groe illage, Illinois. In his homily, he highlighted the importance of this important occasion for the Alexian Brothers, "In this ision of human purpose and human dignity, we dedicate this building and we thank (God) for (God's) grace that brings us here today. We thank God for the Alexian Brothers and for those who cooperate with them in the works (they do). We thank God for all the donors who made this possible."
On March 8, 2008, the feast Day of St. John of God, the Alexian Brothers of the two German Provinces, St. Alexius and St. Joseph, Provinces of Aachen and of Neuss, respectively, elected a new Provincial to mark the first stage of consolidation of the two provinces in Germany. The new consolidated province is named "St. Alexius-Province in Germany.
Welcome to the Congregation of Alexian Brothers
The Congregation of Alexian Brothers is a lay, apostolic, Catholic Order whose Brothers, bound together by religious vows, dedicate themselves primarily to live in community and to the ministry of healing in the tradition of the Roman Catholic Church. For almost 800 years, the Alexian Brothers have cared for the sick, the aged, the poor and the dying. The basic Judeo-Christian beliefs that inspired the founders of this Catholic religious congregation sustain its ministry today. This heritage is espoused by the governance, management and entire health care team throughout Alexian Brothers Health System in their mutual commitment to promote the physical, mental, spiritual and social well-being of all individuals served through the health care ministry.
