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Immigration & Priority of Labor over Capital
By backing illegal immigration, churchmen bless a system that exploits workers & enriches capital
By John M. Grondelski | October 27th 2025 11:29 AMIn his video defending immigrants, Chicago archbishop Blase Cupich begins by talking about migrants without regard to their status. “We stand with the father who labors in silence to build a better future.” Then, speaking expressly to immigrants “without documents,” Cupich adds, “Most of you have been here for years.…
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Do we have more active Mass participation these days? Most Catholics don't even go to Mass!
By John M. Grondelski | September 7th 2025 8:56 PMWriting in the Chicago Catholic (Sept. 3, linked below), Cardinal Blase Cupich tries to distinguish between “tradition” and “traditionalism,” invoking Ss. Vincent of Lérins and John Henry Newman on development of doctrine to make his case for Vatican II’s reform of the liturgy. He’s concerned that “traditionalism” is obscuring the Council’s…
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