Attacks on the dignity of the human person at every level make it necessary to engage the culture now and people will get the information they need to do that at the first-ever Respect Life Conference hosted by the Respect Life Ministry of the Diocese of Peoria on Sept. 13-14. All sessions will be held […]
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Cecilia Soñé, director of Respect Life Ministry and natural family planning coordinator for the Diocese of Peoria, holds up the poster for this year's observance of NFP Awareness Week, July 21-27, at the annual meeting of parish respect life representatives July 13. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
The church teaches that those who have hope live differently and Cecilia Soñé, director of Respect Life Ministry for the Diocese of Peoria, thanked parish respect life representatives for being that sign to the world. “You all live differently. You were called to this from the beginning of time,” Soñé told the 25 men and […]
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Findings of the Western Diocesan High School Feasibility Study, conducted over four months this spring by Meitler Consultants, were reported at the end of June and published earlier this month.
While there is a desire for a Catholic high school in the western part of the Diocese of Peoria, a feasibility study found that enrollment and funding were major areas of concern, and Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has accepted a recommendation not to proceed at this time. The door was not closed completely, however. […]
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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is pictured in an undated file photo. (CNS)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Diocese of Peoria issued the following press release on July 6, 2019. Most Rev. Daniel Jenky, C.S.C., Bishop of Peoria announces with overwhelming joy that Pope Francis has formally approved the miracle that is attributed to the intercession of Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen. In 2010, in central Illinois, a newborn infant was […]
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Father Larry Richards will explore "Knowing God's Love" at Fourth Watch: Geneseo at 7 p.m. on Aug. 16. His talk and the social that follows wlll be held at St. Malachy Church.
GENESEO – “Knowing God’s Love” will be the theme for a talk by Father Larry Richards at Fourth Watch: Geneseo, a young adult gathering planned for Friday, Aug. 16. It will be held at St. Malachy Church, 595 E. Ogden Ave. His talk at 7 p.m. will be followed by a social from 8 to […]
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The characters Nala, voiced by Beyonce Knowles-Carter, and Simba, voiced by Donald Glover, appear in the movie "The Lion King." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS/Disney)
By Catholic News Service Director Jon Favreau’s remake of the 1994 animated musical uses a blend of live-action techniques and computer-generated imagery to tell the story of a lovable young lion (voice of Donald Glover) with a royal destiny. While his birth is greeted with joy by most of the animals over whom his parents […]
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A sign with a Scripture verse has been hung on a vandalized statue of Jesus in Serenity Park on Peoria's south side. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
During World War II, a French village lost a beloved statue of Christ in a bombing raid. The villagers managed to rebuild the statue, except for its hands. Those pieces were never found in the rubble. Finally, the villagers placed a plaque on the statue with the inscription, “I have no hands but yours.” The […]
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GALESBURG — Eighth-graders and high school students are invited to learn how to “bring down the walls” of the culture of death and stand tall as pro-life leaders by attending the Seventh Annual Joshua Camp. It will be held Saturday, Aug. 10, at Costa Catholic Academy, 2726 Costa Drive. The day, which begins at 9 […]
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Members of the Biking for Babies "Northern Missionaries" team pose July 11 outside St. Joseph Newman Center at Bradley University in Peoria during an overnight stop on their ride from Green Bay to St. Louis. The previous night, the riders stopped in Ottawa, attending Mass at St. Patrick Church and sharing their mission at a potluck dinner. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
After 13 flat tires, two spills, a series of 4:15 a.m. wake-up calls, and four days of riding 100 miles — including one day in weather that felt like more than 100 degrees — why were members of a Biking for Babies team that passed through the Diocese of Peoria last week smiling? “It’s been […]
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Father Anthony Ego, pastor of St. Maria Goretti Parish in Coal Valley, gives a homily during the church's grand reopening Mass on July 7. The church suffered extensive damage last October when a pickup truck crashed through its southwestern corner, seen here behind the piano. (For The Catholic Post/Brian Wellner)
By Brian Wellner / For The Catholic Post COAL VALLEY — There are silver linings to the extensive damage done at St. Maria Goretti Church after a truck crashed into its southwestern wall last October. One of them is that it gave parishioners an excuse to get rid of the old orange carpet. “I was […]
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