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They say if you want something done right, do it for yourself. A faith teacher for sixth through eighth graders at St Philomena Catholic School in Peoria, Katie Bogner has taken this advice to heart. Bogner has now written five books: “Through the Year with Jesus;” “Through the Year with Mary;” “We Have a Pope;” […]
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Bishop Louis Tylka stands with new candidates for the permanent diaconate at St. Mary’s Cathedral on March 1. Front row, from left: Michael Rodman, Jose Gutierrez, Michael Boyer, Bishop Tylka, Christopher Pickens, and Mark Landsly. Back row: Andrew Olson, Julian Lopez-Espinoza, Msgr. Philip Halfacre (vicar general), Msgr. Timothy Nolan (episcopal vicar for the permanent diaconate), Michael Eppley, Gregory Massey, and Peter Smudde. (Theresa Lindley/Diocese of Peoria)
The permanent deacons of the Diocese of Peoria gathered for their annual Deacon Convocation March 1 in Peoria. At the Mass which started the day at St. Mary’s Cathedral, ten men were received as candidates for the permanent diaconate for the Diocese of Peoria. They are: Michael Boyer of St. Patrick, Washington; Michael Eppley of […]
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Friday fasting is leavened by the fish suppers that pop up all over the Diocese of Peoria. The following list has been put together thanks to parishes, and to the Peoria Journal Star, who compiled a list in their March 2 edition from which several of these entries have been drawn. If a parish organization […]
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Msgr. Jason Gray applies ashes to the forehead of parishioner Margaret Thomas during Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Peoria on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Saturday, March 8, at 11 a.m. at St. Jude Catholic Church, Peoria, for Deacon Roger Hunter, who served in ministries such as pontifical deacon, Boy Scout chaplain, RCIA and Cursillo. Deacon Hunter, 78, of Peoria, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at OSF St. Francis […]
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Holy Family School (Oglesby – seen here), Trinity Catholic Academy (La Salle), and Peru Catholic School are coming together in the fall of 2025 as a unified school named The Academy of Carlo Acutis.
LA SALLE – On Feb 20 at St. Patrick Church in La Salle, Holy Family School (Oglesby), Trinity Catholic Academy (La Salle), and Peru Catholic School gathered together for Mass with Bishop Louis Tylka to reveal the name of their new unified school. Names had been proposed by the students, and the final choice came […]
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