Cardinal Cupich Booed and Heckled by Some at March for Life Chicago

In this screenshot, Cardinal Blase Cupich speaks at the March for Life Chicago on Jan. 8. Interruptions began when Cardinal Cupich shared words of support for mask-wearers in the crowd. Also in his remarks Jan. 8, he referred to the possibility of ‘Roe’ reversal: ‘We have many reasons to be hopeful that the legal protections […]

Cardinal Cupich Presides Over Pagan Chinese Ceremony

Fr. John Zuhlsdorf compares Cupich’s ease of participating in pagan rites with the cardinal’s severity towards the traditional liturgy. The Lion Dance Before celebrating Mass in the gymnasium of Catholic high school in Mundelein, Illinois on January 7, 2020, Cardinal Cupich, dressed in a red miter and chasuble, holding his episcopal crosier and surrounded by […]

Myanmar: Deadly Christmas for Karen Catholics

Photos documenting this massacre were released on the following December 28 by a local armed militia affiliated with the Karenni Nationality Defense Force (KNDF), who are fighting against the military junta in power since the coup d’état of February 1, 2021. These opponents accuse Tatmadaw – the name used by the Burmese army – of […]

CQ CQ CQ: Ham Radio – #ZedNet reminder – 9 January ’22

Fellow hams, here’s a reminder about ZedNet for Sunday 9 January ’22 – evening at 2000h EST. (0100h ZULU Monday). We now have the site running:  http://zednet.xyz Zednet exists on the… Yaesu System Fusion (Wires-X) “room” 28598, and 83466 which is … Read More →

Cardinal Cupich booed and heckled by some at Chicago March for Life rally

Cardinal Blase Cupich. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 9, 2022 / 12:25 pm (CNA). An otherwise peaceful March for Life event in Chicago on Sunday turned contentious when some in the crowd booed and heckled Cardinal Blase Cupich during his speech at a rally at Federal Plaza. Cupich was escorted away by security […]

Why Was Jesus Baptized?

Józef Buchbinder (1839-1909), “The Baptism of the Lord” SCRIPTURES & ART: Jesus had nothing of which to repent. So, what is the sense of this feast? Here are two reasons.