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By: The Catholic Post - January 9, 2015 -
Local News Brief
MOLINE — The Secular Discalced Carmelite Community of St. Joseph and the Prophet Elijah will meet on Sunday, Jan. 11, at 1 p.m. at St. Mary Church, 412 10th St. Anyone interested is invited to join them in the study of prayer in the tradition of St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 9, 2015 -
Local News Brief
MENDOTA — Holy Cross Church, 1010 Jefferson St., will host the Illinois Valley Cursillo Ultreya on Saturday, Jan. 10. Mass at 8 a.m. will be followed by a speaker and social in the school hall. Guests are welcome.
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By: The Catholic Post - January 9, 2015 -
Local News Brief
Photo Caption: The documentary is being brought to the diocese by Catholic Charities and will be shown at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 11, at the Family Resources Center in Peoria. A documentary film on the four decades of the pro-life movement since the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decisions legalizing abortion will be shown at […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 31, 2014 -
Editorial
Photo Caption: Enjoy life, unplug, pray, meet regularly with other believers, live for others, go to Mass, and deal with yesterday, urged Chris Stefanick (pictured). We can’t think of any better resolution to make as 2015 begins than to resolve to deepen our relationship with Jesus in the new year. At the Diocese of Peoria […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 31, 2014 -
News Article
Photo Caption: In April of 2014, merged parishes in Kewanee (above) and Henry were named for newly canonized, beloved former popes St. John Paul II (Kewanee) and St. John XXIII (Henry). EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is a month-by-month review of some of the news headlines of 2014 in the Diocese of Peoria. This review does not […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 31, 2014 -
News Article
Photo Caption: Bradley Solberg (pictured) will succeed David Ochs, who served as as president of the Pontiac-based medical center for 26 years. PONTIAC — With the new year comes a transition in leadership at OSF Saint James — John W. Albrecht Medical Center, with Bradley Solberg succeeding David T. Ochs as president. Solberg will begin […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 31, 2014 -
News Article
Photo Caption: Dr. Michael Cruz will officially begin his new duties on Jan. 26. He succeeds Keith Steffen, who served as president and CEO for 18 years. Dr. Michael Cruz, who has been affiliated with OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria since 1987 and has held various leadership positions, has been selected to serve […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 31, 2014 -
Movie Review
Photo Caption: Jack O’Connell stars in a scene from the movie “Unbroken.” 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 Film and Broadcasting. For full reviews of […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 31, 2014 -
Featured Article
Photo Caption: As the Year of Consecrated Life opened, Bishop Jenky — a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross — posed with consecrated women and men from 20 religious communities ministering in the diocese. Citing the “irreplaceable role” men and women religious have played in the Diocese of Peoria throughout its history, Bishop Daniel […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 31, 2014 -
Living the Word
By: By Shawn Reeves Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord/Jan. 4 Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2,7-8,10-11,12-13; Ephesians 3:2-3a,5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 My toddler is fascinated with light. From the flicker of the tiniest candle to the immense exhibition of fireworks, light captivates him. In fact, “lights” was one of his first words as he discovered holiday […]
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