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By: Jennifer Willems - December 5, 2018 -
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Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, Cheryl Miller, Cursillo, Cursillo en Espanol, Diocesan Ultreya, Dr. Rick Miller
Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, holds a gift basket that was presented to him by Cursillo en Espanol during a Mass for Cursillo communities from around the Diocese of Peoria on Dec. 1 at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria. The gift was in thanksgiving for how Bishop Jenky welcomed a Spanish-speaking option of the spiritual renewal movement to the diocese 13 years ago and has supported it. A Santa Claus pillow could be seen clearly and the bishop quipped that "I'm starting to look like the jolly old fellow -- beard, belly and all." (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
“De colores!” With this traditional greeting of the Cursillo community, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, welcomed members of the spiritual renewal movement from throughout central Illinois who braved tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings Dec. 1 to be at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria for the second Diocesan Ultreya. Offering a thunderous “De colores!” in return, […]
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By: Tom Dermody - December 5, 2018 -
News Article
Holy Cross School, Karl Soliman, Mendota
Karl Soliman
MENDOTA — Holy Cross School here, as well as extended Catholic school communities throughout the region and diocese, joined in mourning, prayer and remembrance this week following the death of a Holy Cross seventh grade student who collapsed Dec. 1 while taking part in a basketball tournament at Lincoln Junior High in LaSalle. A funeral […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 5, 2018 -
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Is your parish or school organization looking for a speaker? Dr. Susan Nagele has 33 years of stories from her medical missionary service in East Africa to share. “If anybody would like to invite me, I’m happy to talk to as few or as many — Knights of Columbus councils, women’s groups, schools, colleges,” said […]
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By: Tom Dermody - December 5, 2018 -
Featured Article
Africa, Dr. Susan Nagele, Maryknoll Lay Missioners, Nagele, Urbana
Dr. Susan Nagele, a Maryknoll Lay Missioner from St. Patrick Parish in Urbana, is pictured in South Sudan last March with Regina Lotyam, a catechist. South Sudan is one of three nations in which Nagele served during 33 years of medical service in Africa. (Provided photo)
URBANA — Dr. Susan Nagele, who witnessed both miracles and misery during a remarkable 33-year career as a Maryknoll Lay Missioner serving in East Africa, is thankful. “I am one of the most fortunate people in the world,” said Nagele, 63, in closing a recent talk to a women’s group at her home parish of […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 5, 2018 -
Movie Review
Ben Kingsley, Holocaust, Liam Neeson, Oskar Schindler, Ralph Fiennes, Steven Spielberg
Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley star in a scene from the 1993 movie "Schindler's List." To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's award-winning film, Universal will be re-releasing the movie in a limited engagement Dec. 7. The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Universal)
By Catholic News Service EDITOR’S NOTE: This review originally ran Dec. 17, 1993. The movie is being re-released Dec. 7 on 1,000 screens in the U.S., including theaters in central Illinois. Check your local listings. — Sobering account of an opportunistic German businessman (Liam Neeson) who comes to occupied Poland to make his fortune by exploiting […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 5, 2018 -
Book Review
By Sister Mary Core, OSB Though not a “hot-off-the-press” book, “Sacred Fire” by Ronald Rolheiser is well worth reading. It is a follow-up to his “The Holy Longing,” and the predecessor to a yet-to-be-written book on Radical Discipleship. Stick with it through part one of the book (chapters 1 and 2) in which Rolheiser sets […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 5, 2018 -
News Article
Sister Gretchen McKean, CHM
DAVENPORT, Iowa — Sister Gretchen McKean, CHM, a native of Bradford who taught biology for nearly four decades at the former Marycrest College here, died on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, at Bishop Drumm Care Center in Johnston, Iowa. She was 86. Visitation was scheduled at the Humility of Mary Center, 820 W. Central Park Ave., […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 5, 2018 -
News Article
Andre Lesperance
The diocesan Office of Priestly Vocations hopes to help teachers make the most of their relationships with students and bring them closer to Christ with “Teaching Like Jesus: Making Disciples in Our Schools” on Wednesday, Jan. 9. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Family Resources Center, 415 N.E. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 5, 2018 -
News Article
St. Juan Diego, portrayed by Luis Mondragon, kneels as he is greeted by the Blessed Virgin Mary, portrayed by Kimberly Alfaro, during a presentation of the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 2016 at St. Mary Church in Bloomington. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria will be filled with prayer, song and dance throughout much of the day on Wednesday, Dec. 12, in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The celebration is one of several planned around the Diocese of Peoria — especially in parishes with Spanish-speaking communities — on or around the feast day […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 5, 2018 -
Living the Word
Father Timothy Hepner
Second Sunday of Advent/Dec. 9 Baruch 5:1-3; Psalm 126:1-2,2-3,4-5,6; Philippians 1:4-6,8-11; Luke 3:1-6 “All flesh shall see the salvation of God.” The words of Isaiah reverberated and found their fulfillment in the events of John the Baptist’s proclamation. St. Luke, the painstaking historian, tells us specifically when and where these events occurred. This is important, because […]
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