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Cardinal Blase J. Cupich
May 01, 2024
Professional and pastoral development of priests
The project of renewing parish life in the archdiocese has many facets. Among them is the ongoing formation and development of our priests. With the help of grants from major foundations and local donors, we have invested in a number of new initiatives aimed at encouraging and assisting our priests to develop their leadership skills, both professionally and pastorally.
April 03, 2024
The work of Jesus is being fulfilled in our ministry
“Today, this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.” The “today” that Jesus refers to in the Gospels does not refer to a particular 24-hour period or a particular yesterday in which the word “today” was spoken. Rather it is our “today,” this moment in which we hear that word spoken.
March 13, 2024
The human face of immigration
As Pope Francis has often said, “reality is greater than ideas.” That phrase comes to mind as I reflect on the ill-tempered remarks that are reported in the media vilifying migrants entering the United States. Words such as “criminals” and “terrorists,” among other depictions that portray these suffering families as subhuman because of their ethnicity or race, are very disturbing and just plain wrong. These words, and the ideas behind them, do not match the reality that we as a church have experienced over centuries of welcoming newcomers.
February 28, 2024
Over 500 presented at Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion
On the first and second Sundays of Lent, thousands of parishioners from around the archdiocese gathered at Holy Name Cathedral to welcome adults preparing for initiation into the Catholic Church.
February 15, 2024
Without liturgical reform, there is no reform of the church
On Feb. 8, during a meeting of the Dicastery for Divine Worship, of which I am a member, the Holy Father delivered an important address about the importance of liturgical reform.
January 31, 2024
Welcoming our new neighbors
During a recent meeting, several priests shared with me the concerns of parishioners to know more about what the archdiocese has been doing to care for recently arrived migrants and asylum seekers. What follows is a brief summary, which I ask you to share with friends and neighbors, if it would be helpful.
January 18, 2024
Healing the sick, healing relationships
In 1992, Pope John Paul II called for a day of prayer for the sick, which began the practice of an annual World Day of the Sick on Feb. 11, the commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes. This was very personal for the saintly pope, as a year earlier he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, from which he suffered until his death in 2005.
January 03, 2024
Statement on declaration ‘Fiducia Supplicans’
The Archdiocese of Chicago released the following statement on Dec. 18, 2023.
December 14, 2023
A touch of heaven
As my siblings and I grow older, we often find ourselves filled with wonder and amazement as we think about how our parents managed to deal with all the challenges they faced in raising a family of nine children. There was neither a playbook for parenting, nor a whole lot of preparation.
November 29, 2023
Hope, the virtue that astonishes even God
Every Advent, a beautiful poem by the French writer Charles Péguy, comes to mind as I reflect on the gift of hope. He wrote “On the Portico of the Mystery of Hope” from his own experience, and it offers some beautiful insights on the relationship between the virtues of faith, hope and love.
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