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Various figures from throughout Chicago’s secular and religious communities came together to honor Pope Leo XIV on June 14 at Rate Field. Rate Field is the home of the Chicago White Sox, Pope Leo’s favorite baseball team. The event, which was organized by the Archdiocese of Chicago, was emceed by Chuck Swirsky, the play-by-play voice Read More…

Chicago celebrates Pope Leo XIV, hears his 1st address to USA

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With references to the thought of his spiritual father, St. Augustine, Pope Leo XIV called youth of Chicago and the whole world to find God in their hearts, and to grow in communion so as to be beacons of hope in our troubled world. In an almost 8-minute pre-recorded video message, the Chicago-native Pope addressed Read More…

Pope to Chicago: Find God inside, with others, share hope

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Living in Exile “Reflect on what has been assigned to you.” Sirach 3:22 Today, fewer than half of adult American women are married. While that percentage was notably higher in the 70s, I witnessed firsthand a key [...]

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Readings: • Prov 8:22-31 • Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 • Rom 5:1-5 • Jn 16:12-15 The apologist and novelist Dorothy Sayers (1893-1957) dryly noted, in an essay titled “The Dogma is the Drama,” that for [...]

Sometimes we can get the false idea that God somehow exists “outside” of the earth, as if he had a specific dwelling above the fluffy clouds we see in the sky. While it is true that God exists outside of time and space, he is actually present in all of his creation. Every created thing, Read More…

How the Holy Trinity can be found in every part of creation

At the end of the 19th century, Anglican pastors began to spread a brand new sport throughout Europe: soccer (known as football everywhere but in the USA). It was an immediate success, but its Protestant origins made the Catholic Church wary. It was Catholic youth who convinced priests and then bishops of the benefits of Read More…

Jubilee of Sports: The popes and soccer (football)