Michael L. Pfleger

3 weeks ago | chicagotribune.com | Stacy St. Clair |Michael L. Pfleger

The Rev. Michael Pfleger’s initial idea for celebrating 50 years in the priesthood was simple: do nothing. But for Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich, that was unacceptable. “He called me up, and he said, ‘What are you doing for your 50th?’ and I said, ‘I’m not doing anything,’” Pfleger recalled as Cupich stood next to him at an anniversary celebration on Chicago’s South Side this week.