Fr. Scott Donahue | Mercy Home for Boys & Girls

About Fr. Scott Donahue

Rev. L. Scott Donahue (Fr. Scott) is the President and CEO of Mercy Home for Boys & Girls.

Fr. Scott has been caring for the children at Mercy Home since joining its Board of Regents in 1990, later serving as assistant to its president. In 2006, after ten years of service as Mercy Home's associate president, Fr. Scott was appointed the Home’s eighth president since its founding in 1887.

Entries by Fr. Scott Donahue

Remembering Your Loved Ones this All Souls’ Day

October 31, 2017 /0 Comments/in Sunday Mass community, departed, departed loved, departed loved ones, family, friends and family, good people, loved ones, members, people, prayers, remember, souls day, sunday, sunday mass /by Fr. Scott Donahue

As the Feast of All Souls draws near, I find myself reflecting on friends and loved ones who have passed on, and I’m sure you do as well.

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 15, 2017 /in Sunday Mass /by Fr. Scott Donahue

A special thank you this week to our friends at St. Lambert’s Parish, Skokie in the congregation.

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 1, 2017 /in Sunday Mass /by Fr. Scott Donahue

A special thank you this week to our friends at St. Lambert, Skokie, in the congregation.

Fr. Scott’s Corner – Not a Lost Cause

October 1, 2017 /0 Comments/in Sunday Mass apostles, boys girls, fountain, here at mercy, here at mercy home, home for boys, home for boys girls, jesus, lost causes, mercy, mercy home, mercy home for boys, mercy home for boys girls, people, saint jude, saint jude's, saint simon, simon, statue, young people /by Fr. Scott Donahue

As Fr. Scott Donahue discusses the life and teachings of Saint Jude, the Patron Saint of lost causes, he reflects on how many of our young people view their lives as “lost causes.” However, thanks to the intercession of Saint Jude, and to our many benefactors, our young people have the ability to thrive under the structure and direction they receive here at Mercy Home. Our young people are anything but “lost causes.”

Partners in Prayer: Support from Mercy Home

September 25, 2017 /0 Comments/in Sunday Mass children, education, eighth grade, jeanna, jeanna's, mercy, mercy home, mercy home's, mother, one of chicago's, people of mercy, people of mercy home, provide our young, school year, support, thoughts and prayers, years old, young people, young people of mercy, young people of mercy home /by Fr. Scott Donahue

Join our Partners in Prayer to pray for Jeanna and our boys and girls who have the opportunity for a good education thanks to you and Mercy Home.

Fr. Scott’s Corner – Follow Jesus

September 11, 2017 /3 Comments/in Sunday Mass card from the deck, children, example, follow, follow jesus, follow jesus and his example, fortunate, gospel, grateful, grateful to god, has been dealt, jesus, jesus and his example, kingdom, mercy, mercy home, mother, story, thank god, young man /by Fr. Scott Donahue

Fr. Scott Donahue explains how words can have a strong effect on the proclamation of one’s being, relationships, and faith.

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 3, 2017 /in Sunday Mass /by Fr. Scott Donahue

A special thank you this week to our friends Divine Mercy Crusade, Chicago in the congregation.

Fr. Scott’s Corner – Words

August 1, 2017 /1 Comment/in Sunday Mass bones but names, break my bones, break my bones but names, choose our words, difference in the world, living god, makes all the difference, names we call, names we call one, names will never hurt, profession of faith, son of the living, son of the living god, sticks and stones, sticks and stones will break, stones will break, stones will break my bones, use to describe one, will break my bones, words and names /by Fr. Scott Donahue

Fr. Scott Donahue explains how words can have a strong effect on the proclamation of one’s being, relationships, and faith.

Partners in Prayer: Friends First

July 27, 2017 /0 Comments/in Home Updates, Sunday Mass difference, faithful, friends first program, matches, megan, mentors, mercy, mercy home, mercy's, partners, people, picnic, prayer, prayers, program, sandy, sandy's, sunday, support, young people /by Fr. Scott Donahue

Read about how a Friends First mentor made all the difference in young Sandy’s life and join us in praying for our mentors and their young mentees.

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 16, 2017 /in Sunday Mass /by Fr. Scott Donahue

A special thank you this week to our friends St. Robert Bellarmine, St. Constance, and St. Rosalie Parishes Chicago in the congregation.