GERMANTOWN 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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Photo Caption: While Catholics do not have to be buried in a Catholic cemetery, Deacon Bob Myers asks, “Why would you want to be buried anywhere else?” 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: A […]
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Photo Caption: Don and Judy Cassulo are members of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Peoria. Mr. Cassulo is in hospice care for kidney cancer. 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: A Catholic perspective […]
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Photo Caption: This statue of Grief stands near the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, D.C. It can be difficult even for people of faith to know what to say to someone who is dying, or grieving. By: By Jennifer Willems EDITOR’S NOTE: The following was part of a special section in the Oct. 25, 2015 […]
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Photo Caption: Combines from neighboring farms line up to bring in the corn crop at the 450-acre property of Carl Bates east of Galva. Bates, a member of St. John Parish, is in failing health because of cancer. By: By Tom Dermody There are times when a Facebook message or a greeting card just won’t […]
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Photo Caption: Hospice can’t provide cures, but enables healing to take place in many ways for the patients and their families. 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.” —– The […]
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