By: By Tom Dermody The Blessed Mother has no shortage of titles. Earlier this month we honored Mary as Our Lady of the Rosary. Soon we will recall her under the titles of the Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Guadalupe. We could fill this column with titles for Mary, including the Mother of Mercy, […]
Continue readingMOLINE — “Mercy, the Heart of the Gospel” is the theme for a parish mission that will be preached by Father Britto M. Berchmans Oct. 25-27 at Sacred Heart Parish, 1608 13th St. His talks will be at 7 p.m. The theme is “Love Scripts: How to Read God’s Handwriting” for the first night, “Back […]
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Photo Caption: Keynote speaker Burke Balch warned of the “insidious” step-by-step acceptance of euthanasia during his keynote address at the Respect Life Dinner in Peoria on Oct. 4 By: By Tom Dermody The full spectrum of the church’s pro-life movement shone at the 34th annual Respect Life Dinner on Oct. 4 in Peoria. Strong defenses […]
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Photo Caption: Hundreds of pilgrims from the Diocese of Peoria were among the throngs that greeted Pope Francis during his Sept. 22-27 visit to Washington, D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia. By: By Tom Dermody The hundreds of pilgrims from the Diocese of Peoria who traveled in late September to see Pope Francis in the […]
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Photo Caption: Dr. Clement Cunningham of Rock Island is shown at the Catholic Medical Association’s annual education conference in Philadelphia, where he was in the first group to receive the new association honor. By: By Tom Dermody ROCK ISLAND — During more than six decades of membership in the Catholic Medical Association and its predecessors, […]
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With prayers that God will bless all who come for care and those who serve them, the Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was officially welcomed into OSF Healthcare System during blessing and dedication ceremonies in Peoria on Oct. 1. The 21 service locations and eight outpatient clinics will now be known as OSF IPMR. […]
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Photo Caption: “Many people have asked about what it was like to be present for such an historic moment for our nation. It is hard to find the right words. It was a profoundly special moment….” By: By Sister Sara Kowal, SCTJM EDITOR’S NOTE: Sister Sara Kowal, SCTJM, is a theology teacher and campus minister […]
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By: By Sister Rachel Bergschneider, OSB Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time/Oct. 11 Wisdom 7:7-11; Psalm 90:12-13,14-15,16-17; Hebrews 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-30 Once upon a time, there was a little boy who was very naughty and lazy for learning. His parents were very sad about this. One day, when he was playing along a canal, he saw […]
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Photo Caption: The late Richard W. McCarthy was a Rock Island attorney who valued his Catholic education. “We cannot thank the McCarthy Trust and the McCarthy family enough,” said Alleman High School officials. ROCK ISLAND — Alleman High School announced Sept. 22 that it has received the largest single financial contribution in school history with […]
Continue readingPeople are invited to see what happens when “Science Tests Faith” on Sunday, Oct. 4, at St. Patrick in Dwight and Monday, Oct. 5, at St. Mary in Pontiac. Both sessions will run from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The video presentation, subtitled “Following the Trail of the Blood of Christ,” features attorney and author Ron […]
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