With Good Friday comes the occasion for Christians to commemorate the Passion of Jesus Christ. The downtown Way of the Cross should be underway by the time you're reading this post. Starting at Daley Plaza, the processional works its way through downtown before ending at Holy Name Cathedral at 11:30. But this processional is subdued compared to the Passion reenactments in other parts of the city. more ›

Father Carl Morello, the priest at St. Paul of the Cross in Park Ridge, recently suggested turning the school's gymnasium into shelter on Sunday nights, from October through April, as part of the PADS ("public action to deliver shelter") program, a network of faith-based shelters throughout Cook County. And his plan hasn't gone over so well. more ›

Although many of us are at work today, for our Jewish friends sundown yesterday marked the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. It is regarded as the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, and their first actions toward the realization of mankind's role in God's world. Judaism has four "new year" observances, each marking a different yearly observance. Rosh Hashanah is the new year for people, animals, and legal contracts. There... more ›

It may not come with the ceremony of a papal enclave with smoking chimneys, but The Episcopal Diocese of Chicago is about to make a decision that could alter the already rocky relationship with its members and the Anglican church at large. more ›

Remember a couple weeks ago when we said it seemed like every political writer with a byline was watching the race for the 6th Congressional District? We weren't kidding. Someone with Reuters sent us this pic of Times Square that showed a poll they did in conjunction with Zogby that says Tammy Duckworth leads Peter Roskam 54% to 40% in the race to represent the 6th District of Illinois in the U.S. Congress. When... more ›

We are sure you all saw the September issue of the Biblical Archaeology Review regarding the site of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The article in the review validates a theory that a University of Chicago professor has held for over 40 years, most likely making him feel pretty damn good. more ›

Chicagoist is not, by any stretch of the imagination, a regular churchgoer but that didn't hold us back from enjoying three parts (we might argue that these are the best parts) of a traditional Easter Sunday. We boiled, dyed and deviled thirty eggs and enjoyed almost every minute of it. Jealous? Perhaps you were caught up in being an adult or traveling long distances to have dinner with the family. Or maybe you shun anything that resembles, even faintly, Christianity. We hope you aren't just an old curmudgeon who thinks dyeing eggs is just for wishy washy silly bodies. In fact, we beg you to reconsider your maturity, religion or overall grumpiness and run out to your nearest grocery store to pick up a dozen eggs and a dye kit (we're sure it'll be on sale). Actually, to be clear, we don't beg you to reconsider your religion ... we beg you to, in spite of your religion, dye some eggs. more ›