Photo Caption: Steve Crittenden served in the Navy for 20 years as a medical corpsman. After retiring from the Navy, he worked at Caterpillar Inc. for 24 years. 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: “When you listen to the liturgy, you realize we’re pilgrims and death is simply an end of our earthly pilgrimage,” said Father Antonio Dittmer. 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 […]
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Photo Caption: This mural from St. Joseph Church in Peoria depicts St. Joseph on his deathbed, held in the arms of Mary and comforted by Jesus. He is the patron of a happy death. By: By Jennifer Willems EDITOR’S NOTE: The following was part of a special section in the Oct. 25, 2015 issue of […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Teresa Paul Hill, OP, leads the kindergarten students at St. Jude School in Peoria in a process to recognize letters and groups of letters as a prelude to reading. By: By Sister Mary Martha Becnel, OP EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a continuing series featuring religious communities and other forms of […]
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Photo Caption: Paula Moss, executive director of annual giving for Benedictine College of Atchison, Kansas, describes a school development subcommittee structure. By: By Tom Dermody Those who help raise money to fund Catholic parishes, schools, and institutions in the Diocese of Peoria were reminded Oct. 15 that what they do is a “holy business.” “If […]
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By: By Tom Dermody High school youth from around the Diocese of Peoria can get a head start on the approaching Year of Mercy by attending Youth Rally 2015 on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Spalding Pastoral Center. “Mercy,” the rally’s theme, will be emphasized in talks by nationally known chastity speaker Jason Evert and […]
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Photo Caption: A screenshot of the home page at cdop.org, the website of the Diocese of Peoria. By: By Tom Dermody The Diocese of Peoria’s website has a new look, additional features, and a lot of viewers. Found at cdop.org, the redesigned site was launched in August after several months of planning and the cooperation […]
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Photo Caption: “Our theology of death needs to be renewed and re-taught,” Bishop Jenky said in explaining why he has reissued his popular 2008 Festival Letter. By: By Jennifer Willems Of the 13 Festival Letters Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has written to offer in-depth teaching on a particular topic each year, the one that […]
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By: By Tim Irwin Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time/Oct. 25Jeremiah 31:7-9; Psalm 126:1-2,2-3,4-5,6; Hebrews 5:1-6; Mark 10:46-52 This week the Gospel according to Mark features the curing of a second blind man, Bartimaeus, in just over 100 verses of Scripture. The significance of the affliction of blindness seems more than happenstance. Mark oft suggests that […]
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Photo Caption: In this file photo from 2011, more than 200 people line up outside of Clare House for food distribution the day before Thanksgiving. By: By Jennifer Willems BLOOMINGTON — It is often said that when God closes a door he opens a window, and that has proven to be true at Clare House […]
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