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By: Jennifer Willems - April 5, 2017 -
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Bicycle, Diocese of Peoria, Father Cesarek, Father Otto, Father Pica, pedaling priests, vocations
In training for their 350-mile ride across the Diocese of Peoria, (from left) Father Tom Otto, Father Adam Cesarek and Father Michael Pica pause long enough for a photo in front of the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. (Provided photo/Amy Chovan, Office of Priestly Vocations)
Being a priest has made Father Michael Pica, Father Adam Cesarek and Father Tom Otto so happy that they are preparing to share their joy with people from Rock Island to Danville — literally. The three priests will spend the Second Week of Easter riding their bikes 350 miles across the Diocese of Peoria to […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - April 5, 2017 -
Featured Article
DePue, Dr. Elizabeth Cox, Mother-Daughter Tea, Sister Isabel, Spanish
Laura Mendez strokes the cheek of her daughter, Valeria Villagomez, as she tells the new "princess of Mary, Queen of Heaven" what gifts the girl brings to their family. They are members of the LaSalle Catholic Community. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
DEPUE — Giving an iPhone 7 to someone who has never used a smart phone is going to leave them confused and using only the most basic functions. To use it wisely and in the way it was intended, they need to learn what they have. The gift of fertility is the same and more […]
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By: Tom Dermody - April 5, 2017 -
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Jenky, men's march, Peoria
A scene from the men's march at the 2015 "A Call to Catholic Men of Faith." This year's event is Saturday, April 29. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
Hundreds of Catholic men and boys from throughout the Diocese of Peoria are expected to join Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, in Peoria on Saturday morning, April 29, for the 14th annual “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith.” Known informally as the Men’s March and Mass, the event begins with a rally on the […]
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By: Tom Dermody - April 5, 2017 -
World/National News
Jacinta and Francisco Marto are pictured with their cousin Lucia dos Santos (right) in a file photo taken around the time of the 1917 apparitions of Mary at Fatima, Portugal. Pope Francis has approved the recognition of a miracle attributed to the intercession of two of the shepherd children, thus paving the way for their canonization. (CNS file photo)
By Junno Arocho Esteves/Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has approved the recognition of a miracle attributed to the intercession of two of the shepherd children who saw Our Lady of Fatima in 1917, thus paving the way for their canonization. Pope Francis signed the decree for the causes of Blesseds Francisco […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 5, 2017 -
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Bishop Daniel Jenky, Diocese of Peoria, Fatima, Mary March
A statue of Our Lady of Fatima is carried through a crowd in 2016 at the Marian shrine of Fatima in central Portugal. Bishop Jenky has announced that the Diocese of Peoria will host a "Mary March" in October in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the apparations of our Blessed Mother to the children at Fatima. (CNS/Paulo Chunho, EPA)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Diocese of Peoria’s historic devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and plans to mark the 100th anniversary of her appearances to the children at Fatima were outlined this week by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, in the following letter. To the Clergy, Religious and Faithful of the Diocese of Peoria: My Dear […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 5, 2017 -
Movie Review
Kiernan Shipka stars in a scene from the movie "The Blackcoat's Daughter." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/A24)
By Catholic News Service Stylish and very adult demon-possession drama set at a Catholic boarding school in the dead of winter. There an old-fashioned fiend, complete with two horns, inhabits a glowing basement coal furnace and uses a hallway pay phone to command a gloomy freshman (Kiernan Shipka) to carry out murderous sacrifices. Writer-director Oz […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 5, 2017 -
Movie Review
Jessica Chastain stars in a scene from the movie "The Zookeeper's Wife." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Focus Features)
By Catholic News Service Inspiring but dramatically thin historical drama in which the couple (Jessica Chastain and Johan Heldenbergh) who run the Warsaw Zoo defy the Nazis occupying Poland — including the head (Daniel Bruhl) of their facility’s counterpart in Berlin who has been made their supervisor — by smuggling Jews out of the ghetto […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 5, 2017 -
News Article
The day of renewal at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria will three teaching sessions. (Image from ccr-cdop.org)
The Office of the Charismatic Renewal of the Diocese of Peoria will hold a day of renewal on Saturday, May 6, at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. The theme is “Claiming the Victory of the Cross.” It will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and include three teachings: “Gift of Discernment” will be […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 5, 2017 -
News Article
A scene of Family Stations of the Cross through downtown Peoria at a previous Saint John Summer Conference. (Photo from saintjohnsummerconference.com)
PRINCEVILLE — The Community of St. John is inviting young adults to spend time “Seeking Beauty . . . Finding God” at a summer conference that will be held from Thursday, May 18, to Sunday, May 21. It will take place on the community’s grounds at 11223 W. Legion Hall Road. In addition to daily […]
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By: Tom Dermody - April 5, 2017 -
Editorial
Bishop Jenky is applauded as he is seated for the first time in the Bishop's Chair at St. Mary's Cathedral during his Mass of Installation as the eighth Bishop of Peoria on April 10, 2002. (Catholic Post file/Patrick Murphy-Racey)
This is a year of milestones for Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC. On March 3, he observed his 70th birthday. This year is also his golden jubilee of professing first vows with his religious community, the Congregation of Holy Cross. In December, it will be 20 years since he was ordained a bishop, first serving […]
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