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Plaque dedicated in honor of Jill Kenyon, retired teacher at Jordan, Rock Island

By: The Catholic Post - February 22, 2023 - News Article

Jill Kenyon is surrounded by former students and a former co-worker from Jordan Catholic School who are now at Alleman High School. They are (from left) Henry Mihm, Andrew Torres, Ethan Georlett, Mark VanNatta, Jack Mihm, Quentin Fonseca and Iris Reynolds. VanNatta worked with Kenyon for six years at Jordan Catholic before becoming the athletic director at Alleman. (The Catholic Post/Jill Rodts)

ROCK ISLAND — “Good to be home.” Those were Jill Kenyon’s first words at a ceremony to dedicate a plaque in her honor at Jordan Catholic School during Catholic Schools Week. It is estimated that she taught as many as 1,000 students during her 37 years as the gym teacher there before she retired last […]

Criss remembered for life of service, including 20 years with diocese

By: The Catholic Post - February 22, 2023 - News Article

Cheryl J. Criss

A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on Feb. 13 for Cheryl J. Criss, who worked in the Tribunal of the Diocese of Peoria for more than 20 years. She was 79. Interment was to be in Resurrection Cemetery in Peoria after cremation rites were accorded. Mrs. Criss died […]

Bishop: Lent invites us to focus on Paschal Mystery, pray for those entering church

By: The Catholic Post - February 21, 2023 - Featured Article

Bishop Louis Tylka greets Mary Stech of Mahomet at the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion last March at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria. In his message for this Lent, he commends those who are preparing for the Easter sacraments of baptism, confirmation and the Eucharist to the prayers of all the faithful in the Diocese of Peoria. (The Catholic Post file photo/Jennifer Willems)

Dear Friends, Each year, the Church invites us to enter into a time of preparation for the celebration of Easter and the Sacraments of Initiation. This holy season of Lent is marked by practices that invite us to participate more fully in the Lord’s Paschal Mystery. We commit ourselves in a more intentional way to […]

Looking for a Lenten fish fry? A variety of options available around the diocese

By: The Catholic Post - February 21, 2023 - News Article

Mary Ralph of Holy Family Parish in Peoria hands fish dinners to Jim Stomberg during the parish’s Lenten fish fry on Friday, Feb. 24, at Holy Family School. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

The following list was compiled from information provided to The Catholic Post. New listings will be added as they become available. If you would like to add a fish fry, send an email to Jennifer Willems at jwillems@cdop.org. — BLOOMINGTON: The Knights of Columbus, Father John D. Ring Council 574, will hold a fish fry every […]

Opportunities for study, prayer and retreats announced as Lent begins

By: The Catholic Post - February 21, 2023 - Featured Article

A file photo shows a crown of thorns at St. Bonaventure Church in Paterson, N.J. Lent begins on Feb. 22, Ash Wednesday. (OSV News photo/Octavio Duran)

Fish fry listings posted, will be updated With the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, comes a listing of fish dinners being offered around the Diocese of Peoria. Information provided to The Catholic Post can be found in the print edition and will be added to our comprehensive online listing as it becomes […]

Paul Thomas Moore: Like Christ, Pope Francis leads with the mercy card

By: The Catholic Post - February 17, 2023 - Columnists

In My Father’s House l Paul Thomas Moore It’s my impression that the readership of The Catholic Post tends to skew somewhat toward the traditionally conservative. If you (like me) fit in this category, perhaps you — like me — find some of what the media reports Pope Francis as saying on certain issues to be […]

Katie Faley: Why modern saints are so important for young Catholics

By: The Catholic Post - February 17, 2023 - Columnists

Cause of Our Joy l Katie Faley A friend from grad school recently welcomed her first son and gave him the name Oscar. No, my friend didn’t name her baby after the grouchy monster who lives on Sesame Street. She named him after one of her favorite saints, Oscar Romero. St. Oscar Romero was an archbishop in […]

Who are we to love? Jesus surprises us

By: The Catholic Post - February 17, 2023 - Living the Word

Carla Oliver

Living the Word l Carla Oliver Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time l Feb. 19 Leviticus 19:1-2,17-18; Psalm 103:1-2,3-4,8,10,12-13; 1 Corinthians 3:16-23; Matthew 5:38-48 Looking at the Sunday readings and knowing that I was responsible for writing a reflection to share with all of you was quite daunting. I followed my usual routine — to carve out […]

“Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania” (Disney)

By: The Catholic Post - February 17, 2023 - Movie Review

Paul Rudd and Jonathan Majors star in a scene from the movie “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.” The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults.(OSV News photo/Disney)

By OSV News Visually imaginative but dramatically flat third installment in the screen adventures of the romantically linked superheroes of the title (Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly). Together with his daughter (Kathryn Newton) and her parents (Michelle Pfeiffer and Michael Douglas), the duo find themselves unwillingly transported to the subatomic Quantum Realm where they get […]

“Magic Mike’s Last Dance” (Warner Bros.)

By: The Catholic Post - February 9, 2023 - Movie Review

Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek Pinault star in a scene from the movie "Magic Mike's Last Dance." The OSV News classification is O -- morally offensive. (OSV News photo/Claudette Barius, Warner Bros.)

By OSV News Third helping of beefcake in the male stripper-themed series that began in 2012. This time out, the titular clothes peeler (Channing Tatum) pairs with a rich Londoner (Salma Hayek Pinault) who’s in the process of divorcing her possessive husband to craft a musical production the basic message of which is that women […]

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