One of my favorite passages in Chicago journalist Michael J. O’Loughlin’s new book, Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear, opens like an old-school joke. A nun named Sister Carol Baltosiewich is sitting in a New York City gay bar and eyeing the men around her, when […]
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Posted inFilm
Two Popes, two performances
But the buddy movie leaves us with little hope for the future of the Catholic church.
Posted inFood & Drink
Fish ‘n’ faith
Lenten fish fries are a delicious and ubiquitous part of the Catholic midwest.
Posted inArts & Culture
Doubt: A Parable explores the Catholic Church at a crisis point
The 2004 Pulitzer-winner is relevant once again.
Posted inBlogs
Raya Martin discusses Filipino cinema and his latest film, the crime drama Smaller and Smaller Circles
The 34-year-old filmmaker will be in Chicago this Wednesday when Asian Pop-Up Cinema screens Smaller and Smaller Circles.
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The Illinois house failed to override Rauner’s veto of ‘right-to-work’ zone ban by one vote, and other Chicago news
Also, a Chicago priest blessed the Mandalay Bay hotel floor where Las Vegas shooter conducted massacre.
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Emanuel criticizes Trump administration’s response to Las Vegas massacre: ‘Take responsibility and accountability for something,’ and other Chicago news
Also, Las Vegas gunman’s notorious bank-robber father lived in Chicago.
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CPD will continue with police reforms recommended by the DOJ despite review by Sessions, and other Chicago news
Also, anxiety about deportation is hurting businesses in Little Village.
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Rahm stops by O’Hare in solidarity with immigration ban protesters, and other Chicago news
Also, people are offering to be donate a kidney to police chief Eddie Johnson.
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Congressman warns that Illinois could lose federal funds if state budget impasse isn’t solved, and other Chicago news
Also, state senator Kwame Raoul advocates for increasing sentences for repeat gun-crime offenders.
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Around 500 O’Hare workers will strike next Tuesday, and other Chicago news
Also, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has named a new chief of staff.
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Comptroller-elect Susana Mendoza won’t pay state legislators until there’s a budget, and other Chicago news
Also, Ed “Fast Eddie” Vrdolyak is indicted for allegedly not paying income taxes on money he earned from brokering tobacco settlements.
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Chicago police try to rebuild trust, improve image with social media strategy, and other news
Also, CPS stops using discriminatory job screening process following a WBEZ investigation.
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Police chief: Poverty, ‘society issues,’ not CPD, are causing the gun violence surge, and other Chicago news
Also, how meeting Mother Teresa changed a ex-gang leader’s life.