Sunday, June 13, 2004
'You can be a Christian and be hard-nosed'
They're all accouterments of Dusty Baker's personal battle between good and evil, an eclectic spirituality the Cubs manager says takes discipline, prayer and periodic divine intervention to maintain. Friday, June 11, 2004
What's on the summer reading list this year?
So you've already chosen swim togs to flatter your hard-won, beach-ready figure after hours at the gym and a spring full of salads and fat-freeness. Thursday, June 10, 2004
George says lay ministers must agree with church
Catholic lay ministers who disagree with the church's teachings should not be allowed to continue in their ministries or assist in distributing communion, according to a letter sent by Cardinal Francis George to pastors in the Chicago Archdiocese earlier this month. Wednesday, June 9, 2004
Was N.W. Sider good enough to be a saint?
The Rev. Carl Schmitz, a strapping, rough-and-tumble, man's man who fought for what he believed and didn't take guff from anybody, doesn't fit the stereotype of a pious, meek, retiring saint. Sunday, June 6, 2004
'God Squad' leader builds interfaith bridges
Need to know who the leaders of the Zoroastrian community are in the suburbs, or the name of the head monk at the Vivekananda Vedanta ashram in Hyde Park? Friday, June 4, 2004
Respect and gratitude start in the bathroom
A bad dye job is an opportunity to attain enlightenment. My bathroom is a sacred space. Sunday, May 30, 2004
Gay Catholics denied communion at Chicago mass
Gay and lesbian Catholics wearing rainbow-colored sashes in a multi-city statement of gay Catholic pride Sunday were denied Communion at Holy Name Cathedral. Friday, May 28, 2004
It's only rock 'n' roll, but clergy like it
It's hard to imagine a group of teenagers sitting around listening to a Blink 182 or N.E.R.D. album -- liner notes in one hand, Bible in the other -- trying to pick out lyrics that quote Scripture or allude to spiritual truths. Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Cardinal says no communion for gay protesters Sunday
Gay Catholics who plan to identify themselves by wearing a rainbow sash in church Sunday should be denied communion, according to a memo Cardinal Francis George has written to all pastors in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Sunday, May 23, 2004
Divorced dad finds calling as priest
The day before his ordination to the Roman Catholic priesthood, Tom Mescall seemed to be wrestling with some old ghosts. Saturday, May 22, 2004
Midwest bishops travel to Rome to meet with pope
Cardinal Francis George and other Roman Catholic bishops from Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin will travel to Rome today to deliver their "state of the diocese" reports to Pope John Paul II. Friday, May 21, 2004
Getting religion at work -- a guide
Seven spiritually edifying things you can do while simultaneously eating a frozen Lean Cuisine, surfing the Internet, and ignoring the blaring cell phone for a few minutes -- all without leaving the comfort of your work station: Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Catholic group, bishops agree on sex abuse audit proposal
A watchdog panel of prominent lay Roman Catholics and a group of U.S. bishops meeting at a Rosemont hotel reached common ground Monday about how ongoing efforts to enforce new church laws governing clergy sex abuse cases should proceed.
Parishioners debate future of W. Side Catholic churches
For Elese Dennard, Precious Blood is more than the West Side church she belongs to, it's the parish where she was baptized into when she joined the Roman Catholic Church five years ago. Monday, May 17, 2004
6 new saints include woman who didn't abort baby and died
VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II named six new saints Sunday, including a woman who became a symbol for abortion opponents because she refused to end her pregnancy despite warnings that it could kill her.
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