Chicago, Ill., Jun 26, 2019 / 05:01 pm (CNA).- Maybe it’s the signature bump of the baseball off her bicep before pitching the perfect curve ball. Maybe it’s that she does it all in a full black and white habit with a beaming smile on her face.continue at CNA
Whatever it is, the pitch of baseball whiz Sister Mary Jo Sobieck, OP, that captured the hearts of many over the past year inspired a baseball card, a bobble head, and now a nomination for a national sports award.
“Sister Strike,” as the Dominican sister has been called, has been nominated for an ESPY award in the category “Best Viral Sports Moment.” The ESPYs (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) are an annual sports awards ceremony honoring memorable people and moments in sports. This year’s ceremony will be hosted by Tracy Morgan in Los Angeles July 10.
The moment for which Sister is nominated? It’s called “Don’t Sleep on Sister Mary Jo’s curveball”, and it’s the moment when she threw a curveball strike to Lucas Giolito at the ceremonial opening of a Chicago White Sox game in August 2018.
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Chicago's 'Sister Strike' nominated for Best Viral Sports Moment
Our Lady of the Broken procession May 31st in Chicago
Chicago radio personality Kevin Matthews found a statue of the Virgin Mary broken and lying by a dumpster. His life would never be the same. Now you can experience this compelling story of hope and healing.
Hear and talk by Kevin Matthews and then walk with thousands in a candlelight procession along Chicago Avenue to the Water Tower with Our Lady of the Broken as we pray for peace and healing in our lives and in our troubled city.
Chicago nun gets her own baseball card
continue at CNAChicago, Ill., Apr 8, 2019 / 12:15 pm (CNA).- A religious sister can expect that if she is faithful to her vows, fervent in prayer, and zealous in following Jesus, her face might someday wind up on the front of a holy card.
But few religious sisters expect ever to find themselves on a baseball card.
Sister Mary Jo Sobieck, OP, though? She’ll premiere on a Topps baseball card this summer.
Awesome!
I mean, this is fantastic on so many levels.
Don't sleep on Sister Mary Jo's curve ball 🔥 pic.twitter.com/GMBqLJaUUh— ESPN (@espn) August 19, 2018
ESPN: Sister Jean and Loyola won your heart, have returned for your soul
CHICAGO -- Half an hour before tipoff on a Wednesday, Loyola-Chicago players gather outside their locker room at Gentile Arena. They form a circle around a tiny woman in a black wheelchair and join hands.continue at ESPN
It's a pregame scene that has been repeated for decades around here. Last March, it became internationally famous, mainly because of the "international celebrity" leading the ritual.
This night, the topic of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt's prayer is overcoming adversity, appropriate for the 2019-20 Ramblers. She talks about Loyola's 1962-63 team, which featured four black starters and withstood racism on its way to the school's only national championship. When finished, Sister Jean takes each player's hands and does a quick blessing.
National Shrine to Christ the King Renewed: Old Landmark Receives New Life in Chicago
The Shrine of Christ the King is rising again from the ashes, but must complete Phase II before the wrecking ball is completely at bay.continue at NCRegister
CHICAGO — On a cold October day in the Windy City, as the first snow fell on the last shingle nailed to the new roof of the Shrine of Christ the King, the canons of the Institute of Christ the King, Sovereign Priest held a Mass of thanksgiving.
The canons and the “Save the Shrine” coalition had completed Phase I of their mission to save the shrine since it had been gutted in October 2015 by a devastating fire and nearly condemned to the wrecking ball. And in a private ceremony, they enthroned the statue of the Infant King who had miraculously survived the flames.
Canon Matthew Weaver, project manager for the shrine restoration, told the Register the restorers are now moving on to the second key phase of making the shrine a permanent home for Christ and a place of national pilgrimage in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood: They must now build the interior, putting flesh on the church’s bones, so they can move to Phase III and beautify the building for lasting generations of public worship.
“We are praying now our Blessed Mother will turn it into a home for the Divine Infant Child and our King,” he said.
Catholic hospitals take stock following shooting at Mercy Hospital in Chicago
The morning after a gunman killed a doctor, a pharmacy resident and a Chicago police officer at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, more than 300 members of the hospital staff gathered for a Mass celebrated by Bishop Joseph Perry.continue at Chicago Catholic
Pastoral care staff and counselors working with the employee assistance program checked in with employees who were not at work the following day, and met one-on-one and in groups with those who were, said John Hardt, regional vice president for mission integration for Trinity Health Illinois, which owns Mercy Hospital.
Trinity is one of the largest Catholic healthcare systems in the United States, with 94 hospitals and more than 100 other facilities. In the Chicago area, it operates Mercy and Loyola Medicine.
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'He was a hero': Fellow officers mourn Chicago cop slain in hospital shooting
The mayor of Chicago, governor of Illinois and a sea of uniformed officers were among those who gathered on a cold, snowy Monday for the funeral for a young Chicago police officer killed in the line of duty.
Cardinal Blase Cupich will be the main celebrant for the funeral of slain Chicago Police Officer Samuel Jimenez, and Des Plaines police are anticipating heavy traffic for both the Sunday wake and Monday funeral procession in their city.
The wake will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, at Oehler Funeral Home, 2099 Miner St., Des Plaines. Jimenez's funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26, in the St. Joseph Chapel at Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine on the Maryville Academy campus, 1170 N. River Road, Des Plaines. Archdiocese of Chicago officials said Jimenez regularly attended Mass at the shrine with his family.
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Jimenez is survived by his wife and three children. Johnson vowed to always be there for them, "from birthday to graduations."
Thank you for the tremendous outpouring of support from police departments across this country who have traveled to Chicago today - during a major snow storm - to pay respects to our fallen brother Sam Jimenez. pic.twitter.com/P1dLuKaRsi— Chicago Police (@Chicago_Police) November 26, 2018
60th anniversary remembrance of Chicago's Our Lady of Angels school fire that killed 95
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The gathering Sunday was one of many planned to commemorate the devastating fire, one of Chicago’s worst tragedies. Three nuns and 92 children died in the blaze, which broke out about 2:15 p.m. Dec. 1, 1958, in the Catholic school’s basement. It swept through the school of 1,600 students in a few hours.
Children jumped from windows, and neighbors and families ran to the school, at 909 N. Avers Ave., with ladders and blankets. The fire led to massive overhauls of fire codes and higher standards for building safety, like brighter exit signs. The cause of the fire has never been officially determined.
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It has been 60 years, but Serge Uccetta remembers Dec. 1, 1958 like it happened recently. That’s the day fire engulfed his elementary school, Our Lady of the Angels near Hamlin and Chicago avenues, taking the lives of 95 people — 92 students and three women religious.continue at Chicago Catholic
“Let me tell you, you don’t forget something like that. It may be 60 years but it’s like it was a year ago,” Uccetta said.
ChicagoMag: The Midwest’s Only Chinese Catholic Church Weathers Its 70th Year
A red brick church with a bell tower stands on Alexander Street in Chicago’s Old Chinatown. Stained glass windows filter light in to the 114-year-old building, and two small stone lions guard the entrance. With curly manes, the lions are nearly identical: one is female, with her paw resting on a cub, and the other is male, playing with a ball. These guardian lions are popular in Chinese Buddhism, but at St. Therese, they welcome parishioners to the only Chinese Catholic church in the Midwest.
Established in 1904, the building originally housed the congregation of Santa Maria Incoronata, serving the Italian community. The St. Therese Catholic Mission was formally erected in 1947 by then-Archbishop Samuel Stritch, as a way to serve the growing population of Chinese immigrants in Chicago; the parishioners met in a storefront church on Wentworth Avenue. As the community grew further, especially with an influx of people fleeing communist China, it needed more room for worshippers. By 1963, Santa Maria Incoronata was consolidated with another nearby church and the building was given to St. Therese. Despite the initial friction from the changes, the St. Therese Chinese community flourished, and Italian Americans still celebrate Masses and feast days at the Alexander Street church.
In the last 70 years, St. Therese has focused on providing resources to the community, especially for immigrants who are struggling to make it in a new country. The parish has Mandarin- and Cantonese-speaking volunteers who serve as translators at St. James Food Pantry; it holds a monthly gathering for Chinese-speaking university students; and the church gives referrals for English and citizenship classes, such as to the Chinese American Service League and the Pui Tak Center.
More than 200,000 expected for Des Plaines Guadalupe Shrine, largest OLOG gathering in world outside Mexico City
Fr. Zeke Sanchez blesses the fire for the torch runs tonight on the eve of #OurLadyofGuadalupe feast @SantuarioGdlpe in Des Plaines. More than 200k expected to visit the shrine over these two days. @archchicago pic.twitter.com/gz6uNnz2zG— Chicago Catholic (@chicagocatholic) December 12, 2017
See all of those flowers on the right? Those are thousands of bouquets brought by the faithful to honor #OurLadyofGuadalupe tonight at @SantuarioGdlpe in Des Plaines. The amt flowers, candles & prayers will continue to grow through tomorrow. @Catolico_News pic.twitter.com/Db57MPczRx— Chicago Catholic (@chicagocatholic) December 12, 2017
Despite cold and snow, 200,000 pilgrims visit @SantuarioGdlpe in Des Plaines tonight. It’s the largest gathering for her feast day outside of Mexico City! OL of #Guadalupe pray for us all! @archchicago pic.twitter.com/hcpzEl6Ltr— Chicago Catholic (@chicagocatholic) December 12, 2017
First Traditional Latin Mass at great Chicago North Side church in almost 60 years
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I had a note from a reader that St. Stanislaus Kostka, nearly taken out by the building the Kennedy Expressway, will have its first TLM in many decades.
Everyone one in Chicagoland should go and support this Mass. It is very important.
Here is a link to our Facebook event page for this Holy Mass:
Adoremus Bulletin interviews Daniel Mitsui
continue at AdoremusDaniel Mitsui is an artist on the move—although for a while it felt like he was stuck between things, a situation less than ideal for a Catholic artist who depends on the permanent and eternal to make his living.
Last May, when Mitsui spoke with Adoremus, his living room was full of moving boxes stacked against the wall. Apologetic for the clutter, Mitsui’s wife Michelle explained that they had never quite moved in because they were already preparing to move out. With their four children, the Mitsuis were renting a two-story house tucked behind downtown Des Plaines, IL. From this temporary in-between place, the Mitsuis were hoping to find more permanent digs outside Chicago’s suburbs.
Fatima talk and Candlelight Procession in Chicago on May 13th
continue at St John CantiusDiscover and live the life of Fatima! This May 13th celebrate 100 years of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima with with a special presentation and a candlelight procession on the streets of our city.
For our first event, Fr. James Presta, Professor of Mariology in the Archdiocese of Chicago will speak about the May 13th apparition and its importance for our lives—“Heaven’s Plan for your Happiness.”
After the 7:00 pm presentation at St. John Cantius Church we will have a candlelight procession along Milwaukee Avenue to St. Stanislaus Kostka Church passing by Holy Trinity Church (total 1.0 mile).
As we pray for peace in our city, members of the local law enforcement community will escort a statue of Our Lady of Fatima along city streets in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood.
The May 13th event is the first of a six-part series of presentations from May to October 2017 in Chicago commemorating the apparitions. The events are sponsored by the World Apostolate of Fatima, USA and Relevant Radio. Pope Francis has granted to the faithful a special Plenary Indulgence for taking part in the Centennial Celebrations.
March For Life Chicago this Sunday! Forecast says a balmy 36 degrees! Pat McCaskey Co-Owner of Chicago Bears to speak
Join thousands at March for Life Chicago 2017 as we come together from across Chicago, the Midwest and the U.S. to defend, protect and celebrate LIFE!
Sunday, January 15, 2017
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location: Federal Plaza, 50 W. Adams St., Chicago, IL
Hosted by the March for Life Chicago Committee
This is a free event.
Featured Speakers:
Mark Curran (Master of Ceremonies) – Sheriff, Lake County, IL (bio)
Gianna Jessen – Abortion Survivor (bio)
Bishop Paul – Bishop, Chicago and the Midwest, Orthodox Church of America (bio)
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich – Archbishop, Archdiocese of Chicago (bio)
Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison – President, The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (bio)
Congressman Dan Lipinski – U.S. Representative, 3rd District of IL (bio)
Congressman Peter Roskam – U.S. Representative, 6th District of IL (bio)
Pat McCaskey – Co-Owner, Chicago Bears (bio)
Aid for Women Pregnancy Help Centers Client (info)
Randy Dziak – Student Leader, Students for Life of IL (info)
A Blast from the Past: The 1926 Eucharistic Congress in Chicago
People who read NLM and therefore take a keen interest in the use and abuse of the sacred liturgy are probably aware that the concept of the Eucharistic Congress, while noble and excellent in itself, has fallen in recent decades on very hard times. I won't go through the horror stories (there's enough bad news already), but anyone with a strong stomach can find photos and videos for themselves, which exhibit all the progressive liturgists' worst tendencies, so frequently and justly skewered by the theological pen of Joseph Ratzinger. Whether it be dancing or balloons, ridiculous vestments or happy-clappy music, space-age arena sanctuaries or brutherly luv, it's all there. The only thing lacking is . . . well, an appropriately reverent and beautiful celebration of that most profound mystery of the faith, the Most Holy Eucharist, the true Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Sacrifice by which He works out our salvation.continue at New Lituirgical Movement
On first Christmas Eve as cardinal, Cupich visits children's hospital
Newly minted Cardinal Blase Cupich spent his first Christmas Eve in the prestigious role with some of Chicago's most vulnerable: the patients of Lurie Children's Hospital.continue at Chicago Tribune
After all, Cupich said, Christmas is a day of children.
"It's a reminder to us that God comes to reveal who God is in the face of a child," he said in remarks to the media before his visit with patients, their families and hospital staff. "So I really feel privileged that I'm going to witness that presence of God in these young people."
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Cardinal Cupich Holds A Christmas Mass At Cook County Jail
Chicago's Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica will host first TLM in 40 years Dec 30
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Chicago's amazing Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica will host its first Traditional Latin Mass in over 40 years at 3:00 PM on Friday, December 30. The Mass will be part of the annual Christmas week bus tour of historic Chicago churches organized by Prayer Pilgrimages, featured in Extraordinary Faith Episode 4, along with another High Mass in the Extraordinary Form at St. Mary of the Angels Parish at 12:30 PM on Thursday, December 29. Everyone is invited to both Masses; you do not need to be part of the bus tour.
Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica is well-known for being the site of the film narrated by Archbishop Fulton Sheen, The Immemorial Tridentine Mass. Its massive High Altar and arcade of Side Altar alcoves are quite something to behold.
This blogger visited Our Lady of Sorrows a few years ago. Kudos and congrats Chi-town Catholics! Hope you can make it to both!
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Road to Canonization: Father Tolton's Remains Exhumed
QUINCY, ILL. — The Diocese of Springfield and the Archdiocese of Chicago met Saturday morning at St. Peters Cemetery.
It was all for the exhumation of the remains of Father Augustus Tolton.
"You can say this is the closest we've been able to get to him, by being so close to his remains," said Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Perry of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
It's the first time Bishops are meeting a man that's described as sacred and precious to Quincy and Chicago.
Bishop Perry explained, "He's a fellow priest, not only of my ethnic stripe, but a fellow priest of all the priests who've ever served in this country, and he has emerged as a model for all the good things we know, priesthood can be and should be."
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