Photo Caption: Sister Teresa Paul Hill, OP, leads the kindergarten students at St. Jude School in Peoria in a process to recognize letters and groups of letters as a prelude to reading. By: By Sister Mary Martha Becnel, OP EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a continuing series featuring religious communities and other forms of […]
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Photo Caption: Paula Moss, executive director of annual giving for Benedictine College of Atchison, Kansas, describes a school development subcommittee structure. By: By Tom Dermody Those who help raise money to fund Catholic parishes, schools, and institutions in the Diocese of Peoria were reminded Oct. 15 that what they do is a “holy business.” “If […]
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By: By Tom Dermody High school youth from around the Diocese of Peoria can get a head start on the approaching Year of Mercy by attending Youth Rally 2015 on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Spalding Pastoral Center. “Mercy,” the rally’s theme, will be emphasized in talks by nationally known chastity speaker Jason Evert and […]
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Photo Caption: A screenshot of the home page at cdop.org, the website of the Diocese of Peoria. By: By Tom Dermody The Diocese of Peoria’s website has a new look, additional features, and a lot of viewers. Found at cdop.org, the redesigned site was launched in August after several months of planning and the cooperation […]
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Photo Caption: “Our theology of death needs to be renewed and re-taught,” Bishop Jenky said in explaining why he has reissued his popular 2008 Festival Letter. By: By Jennifer Willems Of the 13 Festival Letters Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has written to offer in-depth teaching on a particular topic each year, the one that […]
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By: By Tim Irwin Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time/Oct. 25Jeremiah 31:7-9; Psalm 126:1-2,2-3,4-5,6; Hebrews 5:1-6; Mark 10:46-52 This week the Gospel according to Mark features the curing of a second blind man, Bartimaeus, in just over 100 verses of Scripture. The significance of the affliction of blindness seems more than happenstance. Mark oft suggests that […]
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Photo Caption: In this file photo from 2011, more than 200 people line up outside of Clare House for food distribution the day before Thanksgiving. By: By Jennifer Willems BLOOMINGTON — It is often said that when God closes a door he opens a window, and that has proven to be true at Clare House […]
Continue readingBy: By Tom Dermody The Blessed Mother has no shortage of titles. Earlier this month we honored Mary as Our Lady of the Rosary. Soon we will recall her under the titles of the Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Guadalupe. We could fill this column with titles for Mary, including the Mother of Mercy, […]
Continue readingMOLINE — “Mercy, the Heart of the Gospel” is the theme for a parish mission that will be preached by Father Britto M. Berchmans Oct. 25-27 at Sacred Heart Parish, 1608 13th St. His talks will be at 7 p.m. The theme is “Love Scripts: How to Read God’s Handwriting” for the first night, “Back […]
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Photo Caption: Keynote speaker Burke Balch warned of the “insidious” step-by-step acceptance of euthanasia during his keynote address at the Respect Life Dinner in Peoria on Oct. 4 By: By Tom Dermody The full spectrum of the church’s pro-life movement shone at the 34th annual Respect Life Dinner on Oct. 4 in Peoria. Strong defenses […]
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