Photo Caption: The novena implores the intercession of St. Therese of Lisieux, who is patroness of vocations for the Diocese of Peoria. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has encouraged Catholic households throughout the Diocese of Peoria to pray a St. Therese Novena for vocations beginning Sept. 23. St. Therese of Lisieux is patroness of vocations […]
Continue readingGALESBURG — Knox County Right to Life is sponsoring an essay contest for area high school students on the theme “Human Life is Precious.” Students who attend school or are homeschooled in Knox County are invited to submit a 500-word essay on the theme by Oct. 1. Cash prizes include $200 for first place, $100 […]
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Photo Caption: The walks raise funds for and awareness of the work of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Physical walkers, virtual walkers and prayer partners are sought for Friends of the Poor Walk/Runs planned in Peoria and Urbana on Saturday, Sept. 26, to benefit the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The Peoria […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Sara Kowal, SCTJM, is shown with a framed picture of Pope Francis at Peoria Notre Dame, where she is a theology teacher and campus minister. By: By Tom Dermody One of the most prized tickets of Pope Francis’ trip to the United States has just been given to a teacher at Peoria […]
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Photo Caption: Don and Charlene MacGregor (foreground, married 50 years) of St. Joseph, Pekin, and Michael and Michelle Jansz (25 years) of St. Columba, Ottawa, renew their marriage vows at the Anniversary Mass. By: By Tom Dermody Mary Ellen Johnson called the diocesan Anniversary Mass in Peoria on Sunday the culmination of this year’s celebration […]
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By: By Tim Irwin Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time/Sept. 13Isaiah 50:5-9a; Psalm 116:1-2,3-4,5-6,8-9; James 2:14-18; Mark 8:27-35 The Gospels offer no greater model of the struggle involved in being a follower of Jesus than the life of Simon Peter, and this week’s reading highlights the strife. Jesus asks the apostles, “Who do they say that […]
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Photo Caption: Msgr. O’Connor (pictured) always put parishioners’ needs ahead of his own, writes Curtis Theyse in this memorial tribute to the longtime pastor of parishes in Lewistown and St. David. By: By Curtis W. Theyse EDITOR’S NOTE: The following remembrance of Msgr. Robert W. O’Connor was sent to The Catholic Post on Sept. 11 […]
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LEWISTOWN — Msgr. Robert W. O’Connor, who served as pastor of St. Mary Parish, Lewistown, and St. Michael, St. David, for 51 years until his transition to senior status in 2011, died on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 at Renaissance Care Center in Canton. He was 92. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at […]
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By: By Tom Dermody Caption: At left, Thomas Marten, now a member of St. Dominic Parish, Wyoming and representing the Illinois Farm Bureau, gives baseballs out to children in Vinales, Pinar Del Rio, Cuba. At right, Mark Albertson, a member of St. Luke Parish in Eureka and director of strategic market development for the Illinois […]
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The 2016 edition of The Catholic Directory of the Diocese of Peoria has been published by The Catholic Post and is now available for purchase. The 175-page directory contains contact information on all parishes, institutions and ministries in the diocese, including photos of churches as well as Mass schedules. It also includes: — Photos and […]
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