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By: Tom Dermody - November 30, 2016 -
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Archbishop Fulton Sheen, Archdiocese of New York, beatification, body, canonization, Diocese of Peoria, sainthood, Sheen
The transfer of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's remains is seen as a key factor in allowing the sainthood cause to move forward.
Hopes buoyed in the Diocese of Peoria by a Nov. 17 court ruling allowing the family of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen to transfer the sainthood candidate’s remains from New York to Peoria have been tempered by the subsequent granting of an emergency stay to the Archdiocese of New York, which plans to appeal the […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - November 30, 2016 -
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astronomy, Brother Guy Consolmagno, St. Patrick Parish, Urbana, Vatican
Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory in Rome, addresses a crowd via Skype at Trinity Hall of St. Patrick Parish in Urbana on Nov. 20. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
URBANA — Being on two different continents didn’t seem to matter much when St. Patrick Parish here hosted a “visit” from Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory in Rome, on Nov. 20. With the help of Skype, the seven-hour time difference melted away, making it possible for parishioners and their guests to […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 30, 2016 -
News Article
The cast of "The Third Sunday of Advent" is pictured during a recent rehearsal for the original comedy-drama to be performed at St. Anthony Parish in Hoopeston on Dec. 10. It was written by parishioner Tom Sweeney (upper right). )Provided photo/Jordan Crook, Hoopeston Chronicle)
HOOPESTON — St. Anthony Parish here will present an original play, “The Third Sunday of Advent,” at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, in the church hall, 423 S. 3rd St. The comedy-drama was written by parishioner Tom Sweeney, who taught dramatic writing at Homewood-Flossmoor High School for 34 years and now lives in rural […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - November 30, 2016 -
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Benedictines, Father Harold Datzman, senior status, St. Bede Abbey, St. Joseph Peru
Father Harold Datzman, OSB, is in St. Joseph Church in Peru, which he has refurbished with the help of parishioners. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
PERU — Expressing his gratitude for years of “generous service to the Diocese of Peoria,” Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has granted senior status to Father Harold Datzman, OSB, pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Peru. Father Harold, 78, will return to St. Bede Abbey and be succeeded by Father Jacob Rose, who has been […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 30, 2016 -
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Father Rogers Byambaasa, chaplain at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, blesses a new hybrid operating room on Nov. 23. Assisting is Deacon Gayle Cyrulik. Provided photo/Libby Allison
BLOOMINGTON — Blessing and dedication ceremonies took place Nov. 23 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center here for a new hybrid operating room and post-anesthesia care unit. The blessing culminated two years of work on the projects, whose combined construction and equipment costs were $8.9 million. Nearly three dozen staff members — many of them […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 30, 2016 -
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Father Daniel Ebker, Father Dominic Vitaliano, and Msgr. Richard Pricco concelebrate the Harvest Mass for the Macomb Vicariate on Nov. 15 at St. Augustine Church in St. Augustine. Provided photo/Kelly Zimmerman
ST. AUGUSTINE — Several area parishes were represented when a Harvest Mass for the Macomb Vicariate was hosted Nov. 15 by St. Augustine Parish here. “It was a great opportunity to give thanks to almighty God for the bountiful harvest and to see other Catholics from different parts of the vicariate,” said Father Dominic Vitaliano, […]
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By: Tom Dermody - November 30, 2016 -
Editorial
This is written on what has come to be known as Giving Tuesday, the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving — a holiday that used to stand on its own quite nicely but in today’s culture is followed by Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a new and noble idea that has mushroomed […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 30, 2016 -
Living the Word
Father Timothy Hepner
By Father Timothy Hepner Second Sunday of Advent/Dec. 4 Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-2,7-8,12-13,17; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12 Diogenes, one of the founders of the ancient school of philosophy called cynicism, was a crude and disruptive figure whose life was a running commentary on the insincerity of most men. Living in a barrel outside the city […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 27, 2016 -
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Sister Jozefa Seskar, OSB
ROCK ISLAND — Sister Jozefa Seskar, OSB, who ministered in food service for many years at St. Mary Monastery and St. Mary Academy, both in Nauvoo, died Nov. 25, 2016, at St. Mary Monastery in Rock Island. She was 89. Visitation is planned for Monday, Nov. 28, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 25, 2016 -
Movie Review
Billy Bob Thornton and Christina Hendricks star in a scene from the movie "Bad Santa 2." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS /Santamax Distribution)
By Catholic News Service As soul-deadening as its squalid urban setting, this follow-up to the 2003 original attempts to mine laughs out of human degradation. While planning a robbery at a corrupt Chicago charity, an alcoholic safe-cracker (Billy Bob Thornton) somehow manages to desecrate more Christmastime traditions than might seem possible. Director Mark Waters’ film […]
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