Cardinal George is surely aware of St. Sabina’s ‘Faith Community’. I believe he couldn’t NOT be aware. I don’t like to armchair quarterback, and I love my Cardinal very much, but I really wish he would stop this garbage.
You probably won’t be surprised to learn that St. Sabina’s had Al Sharpton do a ‘homily’ recently. They’ve done it all, my friend.
The most recent issue of the rag, “Chicago” magazine is all about Catholics in Chicago. It includes a big article on His Eminence, and has another article “Voices of the Church”, which is one of those articles where they interview a lot of people who think women should be priests, or abortion/birth control should be allowed, etc. and then throw in one token orthodox guy and call it balanced.
Anyhoo, the pastor from St. Gertrude’s parish is one of the voices.
Here’s a bit of his piece:
Since arriving at St. Gertrude’s in 1984, Father Kenneally has been a driving force for transformation. “Edgewater is an extraordinarily diverse, liberal, and socially minded neighborhood,” Kenneally says. “While we at St. Gertrude’s haven’t spearheaded that liberal drift, we have accepted it. Not in our theology, but in our understanding of that social arm the church should have.”
Parishioners at the church- a mix of young families and old-timers- are active participants, and
women sometimes say the homily . And while Kenneally admits that it’s against church rules, he says there are some things that you just have to do. “The laity’s the future of the church, and to limit their role is ridiculous,” he says. “These are deeply spiritual people who articulate their beliefs in a very moving way. Why wouldn’t I utilize that?” Despite several slaps on the wrist from the Archdiocese of Chicago, ST. Gertrude’s continues to push buttons. “I’m 70 years old; what can they really do?” he says, laughing. “They may be looking for sanctions, but it’s like taking away my cane, which is cruel and unusual. They’d get in trouble.”
My mouth dropped open when I read this. I could not believe the nerve.
If I ever saw Fr. Gibson and he wasn’t at the altar, I would say hi. But the priests at SJC don’t exactly hang around to shake hands after Mass. Oftentimes, I will say “Good morning, Father” and get complete silence. It’s never happened with Fr. Gibson, but it’s happened with many other priests there.
When the Institute of Christ the King, Sovereign Priest finally gets the St. Gelasius restoration done, I’ll be driving down there for Mass. I’ve been down there painting a few times, helping out, and have found them to be a most welcoming, well-mannered, loving bunch. Which means a lot to me because I have no family in Chicago, they’re all down South.
Sorry for rambling.
God bless.
chicagomag.com/ME2/Default.asp
Soooooooo, if a person looks (and has a decent car in some dioceses that are a tad far-flung in the distance between parishes), a person is liable to find what is being sought- even in a “liberal” diocese…I would be careful at St. Christina’s though. 
