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By: Tom Dermody - April 20, 2016 -
News Article
Bishop John Lancaster Spalding, bust, Diocese of Peoria, Nic Wilson, Seminarian
Seminarian Nic Wilson shows a picture of Bishop John Lancaster Spalding as he poses with a likeness of the Diocese of Peoria's founding bishop that he created in clay. This was his first attempt. A second version is now a part of a new exhibit at the diocesan museum honoring Bishop Spalding on the centennial of his death.
The bust of Archbishop John Lancaster Spalding that peers at visitors to his new exhibit at the Museums of the Diocese of Peoria is surrounded by artifacts more than a century old, including a chalice from 1878 and vestments the first Bishop of Peoria wore at his episcopal silver jubilee in 1902. The age of […]
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By: Tom Dermody - April 20, 2016 -
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Bishop John Lancaster Spalding, Diocese of Peoria, museum
A banner welcomes visitors to the new Bishop John Lancaster Spalding exhibit at The Museums of the Diocese of Peoria. The centennial of Bishop Spalding's death will be observed in August. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
The first Bishop of Peoria died 100 years ago, but visitors to a new exhibit honoring Archbishop John Lancaster Spalding at the diocesan museums in Peoria may leave with a sense of closeness and familiarity. Maybe that feeling will be sparked by physical artifacts from the late 19th or early 20th centuries — the bishop’s […]
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By: Tom Dermody - April 20, 2016 -
News Article
Bushnell, CCD, First Communion, Newman Center, Vitaliano
Sophie Peterson, Joe Hoerdeman and Maggie Wallace are students from the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Newman Center at Western Illinois University who are completing a year of teaching CCD at St. Bernard Parish in Bushnell. (Provided photo)
BUSHNELL — When St. Bernard Parish here switched from a home-based faith formation program to a classroom setting for religious education a year ago, Father Dominic Vitaliano turned to college students at Western Illinois University in Macomb to help fill a need for teachers. It turned out to be a winning idea, not only for […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - April 20, 2016 -
News Article
Atkinson, Colona, DCCW, honorees, Marian Mitchell, Verna May
Marian Mitchell (left) of St. Patrick in Colona, and Verna May of St. Anthony in Atkinson are sisters who were among the volunteers honored by the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women this year. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is a snapshot of two of the 45 volunteers honored by the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women during its annual Volunteer Appreciation Mass and Luncheon on April 14. Click here for a story on the event and a complete list of honorees. Ever since she retired, Marian Mitchell of St. Patrick […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - April 20, 2016 -
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The sun shines on the volunteers honored by the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women on April 14. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
Editor’s Note: Following is the list of the 45 volunteers honored by the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women at its annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on April 14. For a story on the luncheon, click here. ANNAWAN Sue Ann Wells, Sacred Heart: President of the Altar and Rosary Society and “a very caring, dependable, and […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 20, 2016 -
Living the Word
Ascension, Easter, Pentecost, Schaab, Scripture
Father R. Michael Schaab
By Father R. Michael Schaab Fifth Sunday of Easter/April 24 Acts 14:21-27; Psalm 145:8-9,10-11,12-13; Revelation 21:1-5a; John 13:31-33a,34-35 The readings for the Fifth and Sixth Sundays of Easter direct the Church to reflect on its own nature in two ways — externally and internally. Externally we face the issue of expansion, and internally we struggle […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - April 15, 2016 -
Featured Article
DCCW, Imperative, luncheon, volunteer, Wellman, Women
The sun shines on the volunteers honored by the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women on April 14. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
Name a corporal or spiritual work of mercy and it has probably been covered by one of the 45 volunteers who were honored by the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women at its annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on April 14. “In this Year of Mercy, our diocesan parish volunteers stand out in their tireless service […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 15, 2016 -
Movie Review
Kevin Costner, center, stars in a scene from the movie "Criminal." The Catholic News Service classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. (CNS/Lionsgate)
By Catholic News Service Hollow mind-swap yarn in which the memory of a CIA agent (Ryan Reynolds) who was killed while delivering ransom money is transferred into the brain of a sociopathic murderer (Kevin Costner). As presented in Douglas Cook and David Weisberg’s script, the general idea appears to be that if a smart guy’s […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 15, 2016 -
Movie Review
Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Bell star in a scene from the movie "The Boss." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Universal)
By Catholic News Service After a prison stint for insider trading, a disgraced businesswoman (Melissa McCarthy, who also co-wrote the script) moves in with her former assistant (Kristen Bell) and the secretary’s preteen daughter (Ella Anderson). While minding the youngster, she strikes on the idea of staging a comeback by starting a for-profit version of […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 15, 2016 -
Movie Review
Anthony Anderson, Common and Cedric the Entertainer star in a scene from the movie "Barbershop: The Next Cut." The Catholic News Service classification is L -- limited adult audience. (CNS/Warner Bros.)
By Catholic News Service Earnest but heavy-handed debates about how to deal with gang violence are interspersed with frequently vulgar jokes in this seriocomic portrayal of life on Chicago’s South Side. With the shop of the title now augmented by a beauty parlor (led by Regina Hall), much of the barbed chitchat exchanged between the […]
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