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Pope proclaims year dedicated to St. Joseph in apostolic letter ‘Patris Corde’

By: The Catholic Post - December 8, 2020 - Featured Article

A statue of St. Joseph holding the Child Jesus is carried during a recent Diocesan Men's March through downtown Peoria. Pope Francis has proclaimed a yearlong celebration dedicated to the foster father of Jesus. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Marking the 150th anniversary of St. Joseph being declared patron of the universal church, Pope Francis proclaimed a yearlong celebration dedicated to the foster father of Jesus. In a Dec. 8 apostolic letter, “Patris Corde” (“With a father’s heart”), the pope said Christians can […]

What is God saying to us in Advent 2020, asks Abbot Philip of St. Bede Abbey, Peru

By: Jennifer Willems - December 6, 2020 - Featured Article

PERU — At a time when many people are feeling fatigued by all the watching and waiting they have been doing for months as a result of the pandemic, Advent invites them to turn it around and consider the ways in which that can be a grace and a gift, according to Abbot Philip Davey, […]

While teaching, Sr. Stefanie keeps a safe distance from Benedictine community

By: Jennifer Willems - December 4, 2020 - News Article

Sister Stefanie MacDonald, OSB

ROCK ISLAND — As a preschool teacher at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy in East Moline, Sister Stefanie MacDonald, OSB, knows that creativity is the name of the game, especially when it comes to remote learning due to the pandemic. It also comes in handy as she tries to remain connected to her Benedictine […]

Catholic Charities baby pantries in Peoria, Streator providing help and hope

By: Tom Dermody - December 4, 2020 - Featured Article

Newly appointed volunteer coordinator Stefanie Tarr is pictured in the St. Gianna Baby Pantry, located within the Bessette Center at 1825 N.E. Adams St. in Peoria. It is one of two baby pantries under the umbrella of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

Stefanie Tarr can get emotional listening to the stories of parents she assists at the St. Gianna Baby Pantry in Peoria, one of two baby pantry outreaches in the Diocese of Peoria operated through Catholic Charities. “I was a single parent of four kids,” said Tarr, formerly of Champaign and now living in Peoria. “They […]

Deacon Tom DeBernardis, 85, dies; served St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Peoria

By: The Catholic Post - December 4, 2020 - News Article

Deacon Tom DeBernardis

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Peoria for Deacon Thomas “Tom” N. DeBernardis, a permanent deacon on senior status who served the parish from 2002 to 2010. Deacon DeBernardis died in Peoria on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. He was 85. Visitation […]

Respect Life director Cecilia Soñé shares her mid-summer struggle with COVID-19

By: Jennifer Willems - December 3, 2020 - Featured Article

Cecilia Soñé, director of Respect Life Ministry for the Diocese of Peoria and a family nurse practitioner, speaks during the 2019 Respect Life Conference in Peoria. She told The Catholic Post that her experience of being hospitalized with COVID-19 in July helped her to grow spiritually because “you realize you have to let go and let God because you don’t know if you’re going to get out of there or not.” (Courtesy photo/Daniel Soñé Photography)

EDITOR’S NOTE: There are hundreds of persons in the Diocese of Peoria who have battled COVID-19 in 2020, or are struggling with it now. All have their own experiences to share. Following is just one story of faith. COVID-19 did its best to take down Cecilia Soñé and it came close. What the coronavirus didn’t […]

Youth group at Orion parish to host live drive-through Nativity in church lot

By: The Catholic Post - December 3, 2020 - News Article

Just on of the scenes from the live drive-through Nativity planned outside Mary, Our Lady of Peace Church in Orion on the evenings of Dec. 4, 5, 11 and 12. (Provided photo)

ORION — “Journey to Joy” is the theme of a live drive-through Nativity experience to be presented the next two weekends by the youth group of Mary, Our Lady of Peace Parish. “We thought a drive-through event would be wonderful for our community as they could safely enjoy the Nativity from the comfort and safety […]

‘In Caelo et in Terra: 356 Days with the Saints’ is both beautiful and inspirational

By: The Catholic Post - December 3, 2020 - Book Review

The striking hardcover is embellished with gold and is a substantial 10-by-7 inches.

Reviewed by Katie Bogner “On earth as it is in Heaven.” These are words that many of us say daily. During Mass, in our rosaries, together as a family, and in the quiet of our hearts, this petition in the Our Father reminds us that the will of God transcends time and place. The saints […]

We invite Jesus in, but who is He for us?

By: The Catholic Post - December 3, 2020 - Living the Word

By Tim Irwin Second Sunday of Advent/Dec. 6 Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11; Psalm 85:9-10,11-12,13-14; 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8 Advent seems to be somewhat of a lost season, drowned out by the ever-lengthening time dedicated to the secular side of Christmas. These days, Santa just can’t seem to keep his rotund self on this side of Thanksgiving. So, […]

Who are your Catholic school heroes providing light in this challenging year?

By: The Catholic Post - December 3, 2020 - News Article

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Despite the pandemic, Catholic education continues to be delivered to nearly 10,000 students across the Diocese of Peoria through remote learning. Making this possible are teachers, principals, staff members and parents who are working closely with Dr. Sharon Weiss, superintendent, and the diocesan Office of Catholic Schools. For Catholic Schools Week, The Catholic Post would […]

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