The occasional boom of a bass drum punctuates the Mass at St. Francis Borgia Deaf Center on the Northwest Side, signaling particularly important moments during the liturgical service, which is ...

For nearly two decades, the Rev. Joe Mulcrone has traveled south to St. Julie Billiart Catholic Church in Tinley Park to lead a monthly Mass for the deaf and hearing impaired using both voice and ...

The occasional boom of a bass drum punctuates the Mass at St. Francis Borgia Deaf Center on the Northwest Side, signaling particularly important moments during the liturgical service, which is ...

“We hit that drum to kind of signify, look at what’s going on, pay attention,” said the Rev. Joseph Mulcrone, director of the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Catholic Office of the Deaf. “It’s a place where ...