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Father George McKenna, oldest priest, dies at 99

Father George McKenna, 99, was remembered for his love, generosity of spirit and brevity of speech at a funeral Mass that drew hundreds of mourners and more than a dozen priests to St. Barnabas Church Feb. 1.

175th anniversary: Meet the archdiocese’s oldest living priest

Father George McKenna was born less than a year after the end of World War I. He was ordained a priest a month before D-Day. He had been, officially, retired for 13 years when 9/11 happened, but he was still the volunteer chaplain at Midway International Airport.

Pastor uses 100th triathlon to raise money for his parish

Father Rob Schultz wants to be an inspiration. He also wants to fix the leaky roofs and foundation at St. Beatrice Parish in Schiller Park, where he has been pastor since 2009.

Convocation develops fellowship among priests

The June 18-21 priests’ convocation offered participants a chance to reflect on their priesthood and the church, as well as an opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make new ones.

The beginning of a lifelong conversation

The following homily was delivered by Cardinal Cupich at the May 19 priests’ ordination Mass. Welcome to all of you. My special greeting goes to the parents, families and friends of the ordinandi. I know that some of you have traveled long distances. We are blessed to have each one of you here today.

June convocation, no weekday Masses June 18-21

June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and it is in this month that we celebrate the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ in a special way with eucharistic processions on Corpus Christi Sunday. These are wonderful reminders of the great gift we have in the Mass and the tangible, physical presence of our Lord in the sacraments and the life of the church brought about each and every day through our priests.

Eight priests ordained May 19

The Archdiocese of Chicago welcomed eight new priests on May 19. They hail from Colombia, Mexico, Poland and the archdiocese itself, and they range in age from 25 to 50. The men, who will take up their new assignments July 1, have walked varied paths toward ordination. Learn about them here, and join Chicago Catholic in congratulating them.

Thanks to our jubilarians

Every year we honor the men celebrating jubilees who have dedicated themselves to serving the Lord through the Catholic Church.

Archdiocesan priests will gather for renewal June 18-21

Priests from across the Archdiocese of Chicago will gather June 18-21 to pray together, to renew and refresh their spirits and to reconnect to Jesus and to one another.

A case for priestly celibacy

There is a very bad argument for celibacy that has reared its head throughout the tradition and which is, even today, defended by some. It runs something like this: married life is morally and spiritually suspect; priests, as religious leaders, should be spiritual athletes above reproach; therefore, priests shouldn’t be married.
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