Commentary

September 4, 2019

By Cardinal Blase J. Cupich

Archdiocesan Women’s Committee responds to the issue of clericalism

We are blessed to have a number of lay commissions and councils, which I rely on to provide advice and support. I view their collaboration as key to the kind of shared governance needed today in the church. One of the groups I depend on is the Archdiocesan Women’s Committee. This advisory body represents women from all six vicariates, and meets with me throughout the year.

September 4, 2019

By Father Donald Senior, CP

Sept. 15: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Recently I attended the joyous anniversary celebration of Sister Rosemary Connelly, the charismatic Mercy Sister who founded the famed Misericordia home for developmentally disabled children and adults on the North Side of Chicago. More than 1,400 of her “closest friends” celebrated her 70th year as a Sister of Mercy and her 50th year at Misericordia.

August 21, 2019

By Monsignor Michael M. Boland

Time to move on

It is with a heavy heart that I tell you of my decision to step down as president, administrator and CEO of Catholic Charities effective Aug. 16. It has been my great privilege to hold this position at Catholic Charities for almost 25 years and to be a part of the agency for 30 years.

September 4, 2019

By Michelle Martin

The blink of an eye

It’s amazing how fast it happens. You pull up to the curb outside the dorm and open the back of the car. Movers toss everything into a big bin: suitcases and boxes and pillows and laundry baskets full of everything from detergent to dishes.

June 19, 2019

By Bishop Robert Barron

The danger of the California confession bill

SB 360, a piece of proposed legislation making its way through the California state senate, should alarm not only every Catholic in the country, but indeed the adepts of any religion.

February 6, 2019

By Father James Keenan, SJ

Doing virtue in Rome

I arrived here in Rome two weeks ago. I will be living and writing my columns for Chicago Catholic for the next seven months here.

April 25, 2018

By Don Wycliff

Writing the script of our lives

I recently attended a workshop on trauma and emotional resilience in children for people who work in the child-welfare system. The keynote speaker kept coming back to one theme: Each of us must write the script of his or her own life.

September 4, 2019

By Kerry Alys Robinson

Women must be at tables where church decisions are made

The Catholic Church is the largest global humanitarian network, with enormous potential, and therefore responsibility, to address human suffering and complex global challenges. It is also the vehicle through which the Catholic faith is transmitted to nearly 1.3 billion people.

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