DUBUQUE, Iowa — A funeral Mass was to be celebrated on Tuesday, April 13, in Marian Hall Chapel here for Sister Betty Slown, BVM, who was born and raised in the Diocese of Peoria and taught in East Moline. Burial was in Mount Carmel Cemetery in Dubuque. Sister Betty died April 8, 2010, at Marian […]
Continue readingNAUVOO — Josephine Joan Trosley, the mother of Father Anthony Trosley, died on Sunday, April 11.Visitation will be on Tuesday, April 13, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Nauvoo. Vespers will be at 7 p.m.Visitation will continue from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 15, at Paynic Home for […]
Continue readingFollowing are ratings and capsule reviews of recently released films. The reviews are by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of Film and Broadcasting. For full reviews of these films, visit www.usccb.org/movies This list will be updated periodically as the reviews are supplied by Catholic News Service. —– The “Clash of the Titans” […]
Continue readingAs The Catholic Post transitions to a biweekly publication, we have boosted our presence in the digital world of communications to keep readers informed between deadlines. In addition to daily updates of our Web site, the newspaper has launched its own page on the social networking site Facebook. As of Monday morning, April 12, we […]
Continue readingHis teaching inspired millions, and producers of a new documentary on “the holy and remarkable life” of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen are hopeful their powerful new film will do the same for this and future generations. “Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen: Servant of All,” is the title of an hourlong film biography of the famed Catholic […]
Continue readingApril 4, 2010 “God our Father, by raising Christ your son you conquered the power of death and opened for us the way to eternal life. Let our celebration today raise us up and renew our lives by the Spirit that is within us.”— from the Collect for Easter Sunday My dear friends in Christ, […]
Continue readingBy: By Sharon Priester Easter Sunday: The Resurrection of the Lord, April 4Acts 10:34a,27-43; Psalm 118:1-2,16-17,22-23; Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8; John 20:1-9 or Luke 24:1-12 or (at an afternoon or evening Mass) Luke 24:13-35 It’s Easter Sunday — the resurrection of Christ. In his Easter address in 2008, Pope Benedict said the resurrection […]
Continue readingEditor’s note: In place of our regular editorial we publish the following statement from the executive committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. It was signed Tuesday, March 30, by Cardinal Francis George, OMI, of Chicago, president; Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz., vice-president; Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, treasurer; Bishop George Murry, […]
Continue readingIt is not possible for a woman to remain indifferent when a baby cries, according to Helen Hull Hitchcock, founder and director of Women for Faith and Family in St. Louis. “You pick up the baby. Why? Because you have to. You love him,” she told the 100 women from around the Diocese of Peoria […]
Continue readingLINCOLN — How many of us have memorized the mission statement of our school or workplace? The students at Carroll Catholic School in Lincoln know theirs. In fact, they can sing it for you. “In an ever-changing world, for God we always seek,” they begin in a hymn-like, original melody. “We find Him here at […]
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