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Sen. Durbin Is Unfit to Receive Any Catholic Honor

Thomas J. Paprocki

I was shocked to learn that the Archbishop of Chicago, Blase Cardinal Cupich, plans to bestow a lifetime achievement award on Sen. Richard Durbin through the archdioceseโ€™s office of...

The Law of the Heart is Love

Thomas J. Paprocki

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ: โ€œJune is Pride Month.โ€ That is the message proclaimed on banners hung from lamp posts in downtown Springfield. The rainbow flag is...

Imagining a Heretical Cardinal

Thomas J. Paprocki

Imagine if a cardinal of the Catholic Church were to publish an article in which he condemned โ€œa theology of eucharistic coherence that multiplies barriers to the grace and...

Eucharistic Coherence

Thomas J. Paprocki

Since being appointed bishop of Springfield, Illinois in 2010, I have been asked many times about the matter of Holy Communion for Sen. Richard Durbin, whose home is in...