With Advent fast approaching, preparations are under way to welcome the Christ Child into our lives in new ways at Christmas. The Catholic Post is inviting readers to share how they will do that this year. Will you be caroling at a nursing home? Making Christmas cards for parishioners who are sick and unable to […]
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Photo Caption: Dorothy Gilles smiles as her daughter, Mary German holds a photo that was taken on her wedding day in 1938. Dorothy and Edwin Gilles were married for nearly 60 years. By: By Jennifer Willems PEORIA HEIGHTS — Dorothy Gilles may not say much anymore, but her life speaks volumes about the importance of […]
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Photo Caption: Billy Bob Thornton and Sandra Bullock star in a scene from the movie “Our Brand Is Crisis.” The Catholic News Service classification is A-III — adults. Rating: By Catholic News Service The following movie reviews are supplied by Catholic News Service in conjunction with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of […]
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Photo Caption: Actress Maria Vargo is shown in a scene from “Faustina: Messenger of Divine Mercy,” coming to the Diocese of Peoria Nov. 17, 19 and 21. Parishes in Galesburg, LaSalle and Hancock County are helping people prepare for the upcoming Holy Year of Mercy by hosting “Faustina: Messenger of Divine Mercy.” The one-woman drama […]
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By: By Tom Dermody NORMAL — “We have to decide how interested we are in keeping the next generation of Catholics Catholic,” says evangelist Matthew Kelly, indicating urgency in an Australian accent. The best-selling author and motivational speaker succeeded in keeping nearly 1,100 Catholics edge-of-their-pew interested at Epiphany Church in Normal on Oct. 24. In […]
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NORMAL — “We have to decide how interested we are in keeping the next generation of Catholics Catholic,” says evangelist Matthew Kelly, indicating urgency in an Australian accent. The best-selling author and motivational speaker succeeded in keeping nearly 1,100 Catholics edge-of-their-pew interested at Epiphany Church in Normal on Oct. 24. In three evening presentations spiced […]
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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.
They have come to Peoria from different parts of the United States, with different gifts and different educational backgrounds, but four young teaching fellows from the University of Notre Dame have a common goal. Over the next two years they hope to follow Christ’s teaching example and be of service where the church needs them […]
Continue readingROCK ISLAND — The Alleman High School Drama Department will present “Shrek the Musical” on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 8, at 4 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults, $6 for senior citizens and $5 for students and will be available at the door. There is no charge for children 5 […]
Continue readingThe Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing in Peoria is planning an open house for this Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m. to noon. The college, 511 N.E. Greenleaf St., is adjacent to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. Tours of the campus and the state-of-the-art Learning Resource Center will be available, along with information […]
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MANITO — To show their gratitude for the “generosity and enthusiasm” of their neighbors in Manito and friends throughout central Illinois, members of Immaculate Conception Parish here will hold a “Thanksgiving Open House” on Sunday, Nov. 15, in their new church and fellowship hall, 505 S. Adams. It will begin at 3 p.m. in the […]
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