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A Son of St. Francis, A Knight of the Immaculate 1923-2007 Br. Francis Mary Kalvelage, FI was born in Portland, Oregon in 1923, the youngest in a family of five brothers. While he was still young the family moved to San Francisco and it was here that he was raised. During the period of World War II, Br. Francis served his country in the United States Air Force as a naval aviator. It was in this period of his life that Our Lord was preparing him to engage in a different type of service. One day Brother attempted to perform...

Four people were injured when a 20-by-20-foot section of ceiling fell inside the chapel at Marytown in Libertyville on Saturday night. Two people were sent by ambulance to Condell Medical Center and two others walked away with minor injuries. A few small pieces of plaster floated quietly from the 45 foot ceiling moments before a large section of heavy, gilded plaster crashed to the floor of the historical building. “I noticed some small chips of plaster falling from the ceiling and quickly realized what might be happening,” said the Rev. Steve McKinley, who was preparing for a 7 p.m. service....