Chicagoland

Meet the new priests

Cardinal Cupich ordained seven men to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Chicago June 29 at St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles. The men range in age from 26 to 52 and hail from the Archdiocese of Chicago, the Philippines, Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador. They begin their new assignments July 1. An eighth priest, born in the Diocese of Peoria and educated at Catholic Theological Union, also will be ordained for the Archdiocese of Tabora, Tanzania. Chicago Catholic congratulates all of them.

Cardinal Cupich ordains new priests for archdiocese

Cardinal Cupich ordained seven priests for the Archdiocese of Chicago at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles June 29, the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul.

With new rules in place, parishes reopen for Masses

When Doug and Bernice Benker learned that their parish, St. Elizabeth Seton in Orland Hills, was going to open its doors for Masses the weekend of June 6-7, they were among the first to register.

Faith communities lead peaceful protest against racism

In the spirit of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., pastors from the city’s North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side marched peacefully through their community on June 12, calling for racial justice and unity. Hundreds of people joined them in the protest, which ended at the site where King once lived.

What would Tolton think of today’s crisis of racial injustice?

Venerable Augustus Tolton, the first identified black priest ordained for the United States, would be disappointed by what he sees going on in the United States today. That is the thought of Father David Jones, pastor of St. Benedict the African Parish in Englewood.

Parishes, schools move summer camps online or to the fall

As e-learning was drawing to a close this year, Sharron Brown needed something for his son, Logan, to do. Logan, who recently finished fourth grade at St. Gerald School in Oak Lawn, ended up participating in two weeks of Zoom basketball camp offered by St. Laurence High School, Burbank.

Parishes respond to civil unrest across the nation

Father Thomas Walsh spent about three hours on June 3 cleaning up the neighborhood around St. Martin de Porres Parish, 5112 W. Washington Blvd. He worked with parishioners, volunteers from the neighborhood and people who drove in from the suburbs.

Couples in archdiocese can now participate in PreCana online

Couples who are preparing for marriage don’t have to delay their PreCana sessions because of the pandemic.

Book examines history of local parishes with Mexican faithful

Deborah Kanter, who grew up in Oak Park and is a history professor at Albion College in Michigan, wrote “Chicago Católico: Making Catholic Parishes Mexican” (University of Illinois Press, 2020) after spending time in Mexico doing research for her doctorate, and then returning to Chicago and finding the same style of devotion in some of its parishes.

St. John Cantius turns steps into art for Corpus Christi

When European Catholics celebrate Corpus Christi, they often make carpets in the street out of flowers or sand to honor Christ in the Eucharist. In that spirit, St. John Cantius Parish, 825. N. Carpenter St., has created eucharistic images on its front steps for the solemnity and the procession that follows Mass for the past 10 years.
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