Commentary

September 17, 2026

By Cardinal Blase J. Cupich

Why ‘Magnifica Humanitas’?

Whenever humanity faces radical change, the church brings its understanding of the human person to the deeper questions that inevitably arise.

May 29, 2024

By Father Donald Senior, CP

June 9: 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Loretta Micele, who passed away in 2014, spent 70 of her 95 years working joyfully at a concession stand at the White Sox stadiums. In appreciation, the White Sox named a concession lounge in her honor: Loretta’s Lounge.

September 2, 2026

By Lisa Francis

Committed to adoptees for a lifetime

Catholic Charities continues its legacy of walking with adoptees and families from St. Vincent’s Orphanage for more than 100 years. The Catholic Charities Post-Adoption team provides search and reunion services, mediated communications between birth and adoptive families, individual counseling and support group meetings.

September 17, 2026

By Michelle Martin

Hold this

“Can I put my camera in your bag?” My youngest was already stowing her camera in the clear plastic tote bag I carry to the ballpark. She also added the giveaway wand from a few games earlier, hoping it would bring luck to the White Sox.

October 9, 2019

By Bishop Robert Barron

Talking with skeptics on Reddit

I just finished my second dive into the Reddit AMA world. One of the most popular websites in the world, Reddit is a forum for all sorts of online conversations and presentations.

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.

August 17, 2022

By Kerry Alys Robinson

Anonymous blessing

At a desert monastery, I had the opportunity to walk a labyrinth made of stones surrounded by exotic flora. I was completely alone, but far from lonely, enchanted by the mysterious beauty and contradiction of uninviting, captivating cacti amidst the craggy landscape. With each step closer to the center, I offered the prayer I have prayed daily.

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