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May 2019

May 13, 2019

Ordination Update: 23 New Deacons for Chicago

The list includes both permanent and transitional deacons, now part of the largest diaconate ministry...

May 10, 2019

Chicago Catholic Church Hosts Talk by Louis Farrakhan — UPDATED

From CNN: One week after Facebook banned Minister Louis Farrakhan and others for promoting "violence...

February 2019

February 10, 2019

Unsung Hero: Meet the Priest Who Is Chaplain to Chicago’s Cops

From CBS News: Chicago police are investigating an officer's death last Saturday as a possible...

October 2018

October 23, 2018

U.S. bishops to gather for retreat in Chicago in January

From the USCCB website: At the invitation of Pope Francis, the Bishops of the United...

September 2018

September 23, 2018

Cupich removes pastor from parish after he burned rainbow flag

From The Chicago Tribune: Days after it was revealed that the Rev. Paul Kalchik of...

June 2018

June 25, 2018

UPDATE: Accused founder of religious order barred from ministry in Chicago

Some may remember this story from last spring: The Rev. C. Frank Phillips, founder of...

June 08, 2018

On married deacons: ‘The sacramental marriage needs to be protected at all costs’

A great piece in Chicago Catholic this week marks the 50th anniversary of the restoration...

May 2018

May 13, 2018

Ordination update: 19 new deacons for Chicago

The local press offered this preview: Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, will ordain...

March 2015

March 01, 2015

For Lent, Chicago offers “Festival of Forgiveness”

I'll be curious to hear how this event went. Vatican Insider reports: From 12 noon yesterday...

October 2014

October 23, 2014

Archbishop Cupich will forgo mansion and live in cathedral rectory

Details, from The Chicago Sun-Times: Archbishop Blase J. Cupich is eschewing opulence. He has decided...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Chicago priest’s confession: he crossed the border illegally

His story, and why he did it, from the Chicago Tribune: Just days after crossing...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

Praying the Stations of the “L”: one man’s unique journey through Chicago

The Chicago Tribune follows one young man's unusual pilgrimage: There's nothing extraordinary about Aidan Gillespie's...

January 2013

January 28, 2013

Where have all the children gone?

Most of us know the answer. The Chicago Tribune puts its finger on a trend...

November 2012

November 08, 2012

Pastor publishes parish evaluation of his priestly ministry

I've never heard of a pastor doing something like this, but I'm awfully impressed. Fr....

September 2012

September 27, 2012

Chicago parishioners rally around priest they call “a living saint”

Read all about it, from the Chicago Sun Times: He’s a gritty old white Catholic...

August 2012

August 25, 2012

Cardinal George on his cancer diagnosis: “I felt I’d licked something, and I didn’t…”

From the Associated Press: Facing a second battle with cancer in six years, Cardinal Francis...

August 20, 2012

Illinois woman seeking to become a deacon

Details, from the Chicago Tribune: Lynne Mapes-Riordan, of Evanston, hopes women will one day serve...

August 12, 2012

Tolerance in 2012 — UPDATED

This video is starting to make the rounds: Father Gerald O'Reilly prays outside of Chick-fil-A, (Watertower)...

June 2012

June 02, 2012

Chicago’s Catholic schools at a crossroads

The Chicago Tribune looks this weekend at some trends in Catholic education -- and finds,...

May 2012

May 28, 2012

Waiting for a miracle for Blessed George Matulaitis

He has a loyal and devoted following in Chicago, where a significant anniversary on his...

January 2012

January 06, 2012

Cardinal George: “I’m truly sorry for the hurt my remarks have caused”

Details: Chicago's Cardinal Francis George apologized Friday for remarks aired on Christmas Day comparing the...

December 2011

December 20, 2011

Priest who was beaten, robbed returns to give out Christmas gifts

An inspirational story of the season from Chicago: The Rev. Daniel Mallette, the 80-year-old South...

August 2011

August 30, 2011

Life amid death: the blessing of cadavers at a Catholic medical school

A remarkable glimpse into a world few of us see, courtesy the Chicago Tribune: Every...

July 2011

July 31, 2011

New York Times spotlights Call to Action

The peg, ostensibly, is the rich Catholic history of America's Second City. But, of course,...

July 15, 2011

Playing for Bob Dylan, Christina Aguilera, and God

You might think you'd never meet a serious Catholic in a popular rock band. Think...

May 2011

May 08, 2011

Fr. Pfleger prays with mothers of slain children

The suspended priest made a brief appearance for a special Mothers Day event in Chicago...

May 01, 2011

Pfleger's suspension: a "slap in the face" to African Americans?

That's the contention of the African American priest who is filling in for Pfleger at...

April 2011

April 27, 2011

Flash: Pfleger suspended

Late today, Cardinal Francis George issued a sharply worded letter on the case of Fr....

April 04, 2011

Protestors cover up pro-life billboards in Chicago

Last week, I posted in item on anti-abortion billboards in Chicago, featuring President Obama. Now,...

February 2011

February 10, 2011

Chicago Catholic hospital will halt abortions-in-progress

And it's one of the few hospitals in the country offering to intervene during an...