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Seton Catholic helps “Mr. Thanksgiving” save community dinner

Bob Vogelbaugh, “Mr. Thanksgiving” stands with a group of the Seton Catholic School students in Moline who fundraised $1,600 to help save the Thanksgiving community meal he founded. (Lindsey Honert/Seton Catholic School)

MOLINE – Bob Vogelbaugh started hosting a Thanksgiving meal for the community 54 years ago in 1970. Since COVID, it’s been a drive-through. Although as a former grocery store owner Voglebaugh – aka “Mr. Thanksgiving” – certainly appreciated the importance of the food, he also believed strongly that Thanksgiving was about people breaking bread together. […]

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A faith and facility “Reboot” in Monmouth

Workers affix signage on the new gym at Immaculate Conception School in Monmouth. The gym will host a "Reboot" event with speaker Chris Stefanick on Wednesday, Dec. 4. (Father Tim Hepner/Immaculate Conception Parish)

MONMOUTH — On Nov. 16, Bishop Louis Tylka celebrated Mass at Immaculate Conception Parish in Monmouth, and afterwards blessed the new gym at Immaculate Conception School. Father Tim Hepner, pastor of Immaculate Conception, indicates the new gym is about more than bricks and mortar. “Our buildings, what we invest our time and money in, are […]

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St. Jude principal on hope at school

Sister Mary André Thelen, OP, principal of St. Jude School in Peoria, says the theological virtue of hope orders all of our earthly hopes. (The Catholic Post Online/Paul Thomas Moore)

This is the second in a series of posts on the subject of encouraging hope in our Catholic schools. In the first article “School leaders refresh vocations as ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ at Sacré-Coeur” (Oct. 28), Kelly McLaughlin, principal of Jordan Catholic School in Rock Island, described the Catholic school “difference.” She said this comes into […]

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Alleman collects 16 tons of food for charity

Alleman sophomores (front row, from left) Ava Sandoval-Murray and Autumn Atkinson display food donations collected during the 38th Annual Student Hunger Drive sponsored by the River Bend Food Bank of Davenport, Iowa. Back row, seniors Owen Cunningham, Tyler Wilden, Brennen Cunningham and Grant Masias. (Supplied photo)

ROCK ISLAND—“16 Tons” is the title of an old country song about the amount of coal a miner could haul in a day. It also just happens to be the total weight of the foodstuffs collected by Alleman Catholic School for the 38th Annual Student Hunger Drive sponsored by the River Bend Food Bank of […]

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An abundance of generosity: OSF Motherhouse Bazaar Nov. 22-23

Sister Agnes Joseph Williams, O.S.F., major superior (left), and Sister Judith Ann Duvall, O.S.F. assistant major superior, stand beside the highway sign promoting their Annual Fall Bazaar Nov. 22-23. (The Catholic Post/Paul Thomas Moore)

EAST PEORIA – The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis will once again be holding their Annual Fall Bazaar at their motherhouse off Route 116 near Germantown Hills, Friday, Nov. 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. All proceeds will be given to […]

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Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday, Nov. 19 for Deacon Bruce Steiner

Deacon Bruce Steiner

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 at St. Ann Church, 1010 S. Louisa Street, Peoria, for Deacon Bruce Steiner, who served at St. Ann’s and in the ministry of the sick. Deacon Steiner, formerly of Bartonville, passed away on All Saints Day, Friday, Nov. 1, […]

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Stronger than the storm: from Holy Cross to Immaculata, with love

Holy Cross Catholic School students wear “Stronger than the storm” t-shirts that were produced and sold to aid in fundraising efforts for Immaculate Catholic School in Herdersonville, North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. From left, the students, all children of staff members, are Olivia LeFaivre, grade eight; Riley Sharp, grade one; Aiden Sharp, grade four; and Jacqueline Durdan, grade three. (Supplied photo)

CHAMPAIGN, IL/HENDERSONVILLE, NC – Flood-ravaged Western North Carolina is slowly rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. One of the hardest-hit communities is Hendersonville, where Immaculata Catholic School serves students from Pre-K to grade eight. Immaculata principal Margaret Beale says the storm left water damage in the gym and the new STEM lab, and the […]

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The fire of God’s love lights the way toward truth

In his autobiography “Confessions,” St. Augustine wrote: “You touched me, and I am set on fire to attain the peace which is yours.” On the eve of the 1670th birthday of St. Augustine (Nov. 13, 354), the following is a poetic reflection from Greg Foti, a parishioner at St. Mark Parish in Peoria, on how […]

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