December 19, 2004
Santa: the antidote to anti-Christmas forces
The Catholic New World catches up with Santa Claus for an exclusive interview before Christmas.
December 5, 2004
Silva: Priestly life changed by sex abuse crisis
Father Robert J. Silva, president of the National Federation of Priests’ Councils, was busy with the federation’s usual work of representing priests on issues from pay and health care to spirituality and serving on the U.S. bishops’ committee on priestly life and ministry, when news of the clerical sexual abuse scandal hit in 2002.
November 21, 2004
Knights witness to peace and justice teachings
Carl Anderson: “The pontificate of John Paul II has been a daily witness to this reality of the church as a Good Samaritan. “
November 7, 2004
Abortion rate hurts black women, activist says
Michelle Martin talks with Alveda C. King.
Alveda C. King, both the daughter and niece of Christian ministers and civil rights leaders, has become an outspoken pro-life advocate, after having an abortion herself more than 30 years ago.
October 24, 2004
Activist’s peace movement born from violence
Mairead Corrigan Maguire: “For me, the message of the cross is absolute non-violence.”
October 10, 2004
Natural family planning spurs communication
Maria Garcia had three children in three years before she started working in the archdiocesan Family Ministries Office in 1990. After learning about Natural Family Planning, she became a volunteer teacher of the method and two years ago was named NFP coordinator.
September 26, 2004
‘Faithful citizenship’ an obligation for Catholics
John Carr, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops secretary for Social Development and World Peace was to be in the Archdiocese of Chicago at the end of September, speaking on “Acting on Our Convictions: Catholics and the Political Process”
September 12, 2004
Youthful composer’s passion for liturgical music
Tony Alonso came to Chicago unsure of the path his life would take. As the Minnesota native began his studies at Northwestern University, he knew he had a passion for pastoral music. Though he attempted to follow more traditional fields of study, that passion never went away.
August 29, 2004
‘40,000 eyes’ looking out for God’s children
Jan Slattery: “We can make a difference in the lives of children through this program. So get on with it.”
August 15, 2004
College changes lives of those ‘in the margins’
Vincentian Father Dennis Holtschneider: “We ...are looking to see how they can make a difference in each student’s life, where that student might be the first person in her or his family to go to college.”
August 1, 2004
Archbishop bears message of peace from Iraq
The archbishop of Baghdad came to Chicago bearing words of peace.
July 18, 2004
Saving lives by changing social expectations
“Stop. Killing. People.” It’s hard to miss the red, white and black bumper stickers and posters blanketing several of the Chicago area’s most violent neighborhoods.
July 4, 2004
Chicago author’s life, stories flavored by faith
When the Chicago Public Library announced that it had chosen Stuart Dybek’s “Coast of Chicago” as the One Book, One Chicago selection for spring 2004, it was calling on a product of Chicago’s neighborhoods.
June 20, 2004
Volunteer takes pride in teaching Polish customs
Joann Ozog: “This is part of their heritage, and if we don’t preserve it, show it to them, tell it to them, then they won’t know what their heritage is.”
June 6, 2004
Carmel grad devotes life to Haiti’s street kids
Doug Perlitz, a 1988 graduate of Carmel High School in Mundelein, didn’t know exactly what he wanted to do when he went to Fairfield Universty in Connecticut. But Perlitz found his calling, not in the classroom, but on a volunteer service trip to Haiti between his junior and senior years.
May 23, 2004
Planning’s goal: vibrant, vital communities
When archdiocesan officials know they have to make tough decisions, and need data on which to base them, they frequently turn to Jean Welter, the archdiocese’s director of research and planning.
March 28, 2004
‘Sister Bernie’ puts the ‘fun’ in ‘fundraising’
Mary McHale and Jon Marco are two of the performers in “Sister Bernie’s Bingo Bash,” an interactive production that aims to entertain and raise money for parishes at the same time.
March 14, 2004
Listening to the voices of sex abuse survivors
Up an elevator in a downtown building full of medical and other offices, down a nondescript hall and behind a plain wood door, Leah McCluskey listens to the stories.
February 29, 2004
Appeal push focuses on ‘the greater good’
Bob Welke: “A lot of what is done right in our society is left to and happens because of organizations like the Catholic Church: schools, housing, counseling.”
February 15, 2004
‘Quiet crises’ top Catholic aid agency’s agenda
Catholic New World staff writer Michelle Martin talks with Ken Hackett. Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops’ international relief agency, brings help and hope to people suffering from poverty and other crises in more than 90 countries around the world, as well as educating U.S. Catholics about what they can do.
February 1, 2004
AIDS ministers handle new pastoral challenges
Dan Lunney, 36, studied in a Norbertine seminary before deciding that God was calling him to a different vocation—serving the pastoral needs of the sick and their families as a hospital chaplain.
January. 4, 2004
Military chaplains cope at home, in Middle East in Iraq
The priests on the front lines in Iraq are not only ministering to Catholic soldiers—they are reaching out to the Iraqis.
