Father Richard Kolczaski, 82, a native of Peru and a senior priest of the Diocese of Peoria, died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at St. Joseph’s Nursing Home in Lacon. He is a former pastor of parishes in Loretto, Fairbury, Marseilles, Princeton, Monticello, Oglesby, Spring Valley, and Peru, and a former vicar of the Kewanee vicariate. […]
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Editor’s note: Following is the full text from the homily given at the Feb. 21 funeral Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria for Msgr. E. Edward Higgins, 80, a senior priest of the diocese who died on Feb. 16. The homilist was Father Thomas Taylor, parochial vicar at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in […]
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Have you always wanted to experience the beauty and charm of Alaska? Then join other readers of The Catholic Post, their families and friends aboard Holland America Line’s fabulous Westerdam for “Alleluia in Alaska,” a Post-sponsored cruise scheduled for June 9-16, 2012. Cabins are filling fast and need to be reserved as soon as possible, […]
Continue readingHENRY — St. Mary’s Church, 401 South St., will host the area World Day of Prayer service on Friday, March 2, at 9 a.m. Part of a worldwide, ecumenical movement of Christian women, the hour of prayer will include participants from the First Christian, United Methodist and Presbyterian churches as well as St. Joseph’s and […]
Continue readingCHILLICOTHE — A Charismatic Healing Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. at St. Edward’s Church, 1216 N. Sixth St. Prelude music will begin at 6:45 p.m. Individual prayer will be available after the liturgy.
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By: From the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops WASHINGTON — Bishop David L. Ricken of Green Bay, Wis., chairman of the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), offers “10 Things to Remember for Lent” as the Church prepares to begin the season with Ash Wednesday on February 22: […]
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A funeral Mass has been scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria for Msgr. Emmett Edward Higgins, a senior priest of the Diocese of Peoria and former pastor of parishes in Monticello, Streator, Pontiac, Lincoln, Atlanta, Mason City, Elkhart, and Mt. Pulaski. Msgr. Higgins, a former vicar of the […]
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Photo Caption: Second-grader Elizabeth Rohrer of St. Mary’s School in Metamora reads a book to her furry friend Ali after equipping her with a pair of 3-D glasses. METAMORA — Ali Belsley heard a lot about dinosaurs during a recent visit to St. Mary’s School, but she didn’t seem to mind. Ever the good sport, […]
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The Catholic Post’s 2012 Delivering Unity Campaign is off to a fast start, with nearly 4,000 contributions recorded in the first two weeks of the campaign. We are very grateful. Judging from phone calls, we also admit that some confusion has arisen because of the new name for what had been our annual subscription drive. […]
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Photo Caption: Father Glenn Harris, diocesan director and chaplain of Catholic Boy and Girl Scouts, hands out a religious emblem to one of more than 100 recipients at the annual Diocesan Scout Mass Feb. 12. By: By Tom Dermody Pledges to help other people are part of the Girl Scout and Cub Scout promises as […]
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