Photo Caption: Gwenn Roche, principal, and Kathy Wielend, president of the Advisory Commission on Education, applaud in the balcony after unfurling the banner proclaiming the school’s new name. By: By Jennifer Willems BLOOMINGTON — Corpus Christi. It is Latin for “the body of Christ” and as of Jan. 25, it is the new name for […]
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By: By Tom Dermody CAPTION: Several groups of diocesan pilgrims to the March for Life on Jan. 22 gathered for Mass the following day with Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, at St. Joseph’s Church on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Daniel Sone Photography) —– The hundreds of Catholics from the Diocese of Peoria who took part […]
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Photo Caption: In addition to being a subscription to the diocesan newspaper, campaign gifts also support the wide and instant delivery of vital Catholic information through social media and this website. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has urged all Catholic households in the Diocese of Peoria to support and read The Catholic Post, calling it […]
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Photo Caption: Delores “Dee” Seyller, who has served Visitation Catholic School in Kewanee for more than 50 years, will be celebrated as its “Honorary Giant” on Jan. 30. She is famous for her hugs and now Visitation Catholic School supporter, aide, room mother and helper Delores “Dee” Seyller is about to get a big hug […]
Continue readingMARSEILLES — A 50s dance is planned by the Knights of Columbus for Saturday, Jan. 24, from 6 to 10 p.m. in the parish hall of St. Joseph Church, 200 Broadway. There will be a dance contest, 50/50 drawing, basket drawing and raffles. The entrance fee is $5, and hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and soda […]
Continue readingROCK ISLAND — Single Catholic women between the ages of 18 and 50 are invited to join Sister Stefanie MacDonald, OSB, at St. Mary Monastery for liturgy, brunch and conversation about life as a Catholic Sister on Sunday, Feb. 1, and the first Sunday of every month. Lauds are at 9:30 a.m., Mass begins at […]
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Photo Caption: Father Geoff Horton leads prayer Wednesday for one of several busloads of pilgrims from the Diocese of Peoria making their way to Washington, D.C. for the Jan. 22 March for Life. By: By Tom Dermody The “saddest day on the American calendar” — the Jan. 22 anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions […]
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Rating: By Catholic News Service PHOTO: Kyle Gallner and Bradley Cooper star in a scene from the movie “American Sniper.” The Catholic News Service classification is A-III — adults. (CNS/Warner Bros.) —– The following movie reviews are supplied by Catholic News Service in conjunction with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of Film […]
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The turn of the calendar to 2015 meant a major turn of the page in the leadership of two Catholic medical centers in the Diocese of Peoria. The changes were set in motion by the announced retirements at year’s end of two men who have dedicated much of their careers to Catholic health care in […]
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By: By Jennifer Willems GALESBURG — Patients, visitors and staff at OSF St. Mary Medical Center have a new place to pray and reflect, thanks to the generosity of Tillie Mangieri and her children. Construction of the Mater Dei Chapel was made possible by the Mangieri siblings, who raised the money needed for the project […]
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