Monastery of the Holy Cross
Monastery of the Holy Cross is a Roman_catholic church at 3111 South Aberdeen Street in Chicago, IL 60608. It is one of 3,017 churches in Chicago, and one of 134 Roman_catholic congregations in the city.
We realize this in a unique way by living in the midst of the modern city, with its noise, distractions, and spiritual poverty.
At the Monastery of the Holy Cross, we follow the ancient Christian monastic way of life given in the Rule of Saint Benedict, seeking God through prayer, silence, work, and hospitality.
3111 South Aberdeen Street, Chicago, IL, 60608Website: https://chicagomonk.org
Monastery of the Holy Cross is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around Monastery of the Holy Cross
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Food Insecurity: 27.0%
- Social Isolation: 36.8%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.8%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.8%
- Housing Insecurity: 18.7%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.1%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.3%
- Unemployment: 6.7% (3.0–10.4%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Chicago city is served by 1,693 churches — about one congregation for every 1,580 residents.
Churches near Monastery of the Holy Cross
- Saint Mary of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
- Holy Cross Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
- Trinity United Church-Christ — 0.3 mi away
- Park Church Bridgeport Campus — 0.3 mi away
- Central Assembly of God Church — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Barbara Roman Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- Victory Outreach City Church Chicago — 0.5 mi away
- Grace Lutheran Church — 0.5 mi away
- Park Community Church — 0.5 mi away
- Rapture of the Saints Church Chicago — 0.5 mi away