Photo Caption: Catholic author and evangelist Matthew Kelly smiles during a presentation at Epiphany Church in Normal on Oct. 24. NORMAL — Matthew Kelly challenged Catholics at his Oct. 24 presentation to take one of three “game-changing” pledges which he said would transform their lives. “Lives change when our habits change,” said Kelly, asking the […]
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Photo Caption: Luke Janicki and Maddie Basil, left, serve at St. Mark School in Peoria, while Jimmy Kelly and Patty Yorimoto are teaching at Peoria Notre Dame. By: By Jennifer Willems They have come to Peoria from different parts of the United States, with different gifts and different educational backgrounds, but four young teaching fellows […]
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By: By Tom Dermody CAPTION: Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend offers a blessing to priests of the Diocese of Peoria after his presentation at their Assembly Days on Oct. 27. —— When Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades has a tough day at the office, he gets out of it. “Some […]
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Photo Caption: Members of the fourth grade class at Holy Cross School in Champaign dressed as saints for an-school Mass on Oct. 27 in anticipation of the church’s celebration of All Saints. By: By Tom Dermody Catholic schools of the Diocese of Peoria are celebrating the first overall enrollment increase in a decade. The announcement […]
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Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend offers a blessing to priests of the Diocese of Peoria after his presentation at their Assembly Days on Oct. 27.
When Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades has a tough day at the office, he gets out of it. “Some days it can seem to be all bad news,” the bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, admitted to about 125 priests of the Diocese of Peoria who gathered Oct. 27 for the first of […]
Continue readingGERMANTOWN HILLS — St. Mary of Lourdes Parish will host three evenings of fellowship and reflection in November with its Fall Soup Suppers and Speaker Series. The evenings — on consecutive Monday nights — will be hosted at the parish hall, 424 Lourdes Church Road, and begin with a soup supper at 6 p.m. The […]
Continue readingWEST PEORIA — A holy hour for the rights of the unborn child will take place at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, at the Rosmini House, 2327 W. Heading Ave. It will include Benediction, the rosary, and other prayers.
Continue readingJourneying through Life with the Holy Souls is the theme for a day of remembrance planned by the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women for Tuesday, Nov. 3. It will begin with registration at 9:30 a.m. at the Spalding Pastoral Center, 419 N.E. Madison Ave., in Peoria. The spiritual director will be Father John Verrier, pastor […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems EDITOR’S NOTE: The following was part of a special section in the Oct. 25, 2015 issue of The Catholic Post called “Last Things: A Catholic perspective on grief, death and new life.” —– It isn’t unusual to see Sister Ann Gill, FSJB, sitting in a darkened room in the Diocesan History […]
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Photo Caption: Asking senior family members for advice on recorded oral histories “opens up great doors,” says Father Jacob Rose, parochial vicar of parishes in Streator and Seneca. By: By Jennifer Willems EDITOR’S NOTE: The following was part of a special section in the Oct. 25, 2015 issue of The Catholic Post called “Last Things: […]
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