By: By Tim Irwin Second Sunday in Ordinary Time / Jan. 18 1 Samuel 3:3b-10,19; Psalm 40:2,4,7-8,8-9,10; 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a,17-20; John 1:35-42 For 40 years the Burger King said, “Have it your way.” A television brand called My Network TV suggests that they will serve up reruns just the way I want them. Old Blue […]
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Photo Caption: St. Bede students Derrick Scarpaci, Brandon Glynn, Adam Claggett, Riley Heise and Lauren Silfies are shown at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Jan. 13. By: By Tom Dermody PERU — While many grade or high school students in central Illinois fought flu or snowy roads to return to their school after Christmas break, […]
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The television debut of the pro-life documentary “40” will coincide with coverage of the annual March for Life on the Eternal Word Television Network. EWTN will broadcast the hour-long film at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21 — the evening before the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions legalizing abortion. An encore presentation is […]
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By: Story and photo by Tom Dermody Caption: John Morales, director and producer of the pro-life documentary ’40,’ poses with students from St. John Paul II Newman Center at Illinois State University who were among about 100 persons viewing a screening of the film Jan. 11 at the Family Resources Center in Peoria. —– John […]
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Photo Caption: Shawn Carney, co-founder and campaign director for 40 Days for Life, will be keynote speaker at the Sanctity of Human Life Rally in Peoria on Tuesday, Jan. 20. People from around the Diocese of Peoria will be standing up for human life in the days to come, although not all of them will […]
Continue readingMOLINE — 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 […]
Continue readingMENDOTA — 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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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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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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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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