Pride and Dignity at St. Sebastian Catholic Church
From the early 1970s to 1989, St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Chicago was a home for Catholic members of the LBGTQIA+ community. CHM curator of religion and community history Rebekah … Learn More
Tag: Catholicism
Palm Sunday or Niedziela Palmowa
For Christians around the world, Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week leading into Easter Sunday. In this blog post, CHM curator of religion and community history Rebekah Coffman … Learn More
Old St. Patrick’s: Chicago’s First Irish Catholic Church
For St. Patrick’s Day, CHM curator of religion and community history Rebekah Coffman looks at Old St. Patrick’s Church as a monument to Chicago’s longstanding Irish community presence and how … Learn More
Wesołego Alleluja: Holy Week and Easter in Chicago’s Polish Catholic Community
CHM curator of religion and community history Rebekah Coffman talks about the significance of Easter and shares a brief history of Chicago’s Polish Catholic community. Easter Service at Holy Trinity … Learn More
“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust”
To mark the start of Lent, CHM curator of religion and community history Rebekah Coffman talks about the meaning of ashes on Ash Wednesday and shares a brief history of … Learn More