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Cathedral rites Feb. 26 to encourage 300 on faith journey

Despite continuing threats to religious liberty, Catholics around the Diocese of Peoria will have cause to celebrate next Sunday when more than 200 people come to St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria to declare their intention to proceed to the Easter Sacraments. The Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion will take place at […]

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Bishop Jenky’s message and regulations as Lent begins

My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we enter into this Lenten season, the Church once again invites us to use this opportunity to share more fully in the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ. It is essential that we cultivate a deeper sense of prayer, fasting and almsgiving to better offer our lives to […]

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Learning the value of a spiritual ‘mulligan’

By: By Tim Irwin Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Feb. 19 Isaiah 43:18-19,21-22,24b-25; Psalm 41:2-3,4-5,13-14; 2 Corinthians 1:18-22; Mark 2:1-12 All golfers know the value of a mulligan. It offers the repentant the chance to redo an errant shot without having to count the mistake. No golfer actually deserves a mulligan; it’s given not earned. […]

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Our prophetic bishop

As 2012 began, our Bishop of Peoria issued a teaching document that, let’s face it, didn’t have the most grab-your-interest title: “Secularism.” But the days that followed its Jan. 8 release make Bishop Jenky seem like a prophet, and his teaching more of a must-read than ever. The bishop, you recall, warned of a political […]

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Obama compromise on mandate ‘unacceptable,’ say U.S. bishops

Photo Caption: U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement at the White House in Washington Feb. 10 as Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius looks on. By: By Nancy Frazier O’Brien, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — In an move that appears unlikely to end the controversy over a federal mandate that all […]

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Sacred art show, sale Feb. 18-19 at Rock Island parish

ROCK ISLAND — “The Art of Faith,” a sacred art show and sale, will take place the weekend of Feb. 18-19 at Farrell Hall of St. Pius X Church, 2901 24th St. Planned by a local group of art enthusiasts interested also in promoting the Catholic faith, the exhibit will feature a dozen local artists […]

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Time running out to join ‘Post’ friends on Alaska cruise

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, […]

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