Photo Caption: “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith,” also known as the Men’s March and Mass, will step off from the Peoria riverfront on Saturday, April 26. Here’s a challenge to Catholic men of the Diocese of Peoria: If you have yet to experience “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith,” better known as […]
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By: By Msgr. Stewart Swetland Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy), April 27 Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 118:2-4,13-15,22-24; 1 Peter 1:3-9; Sequence (Victimae Paschali Laudes); John 20:19-31 Today in Rome, Pope Francis will canonize two of his predecessors: St. John XXIII and St. John Paul II. Every canonization is a celebration of God’s mercy […]
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Photo Caption: Msgr. Ernie Pizzamiglio, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Galesburg, is pictured outside the U.S. Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va. on April 16. By: By Tom Dermody GALESBURG — After Palm Sunday and before Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday, Msgr. Ernie Pizzamiglio experienced a Grateful Wednesday. The 80-year-old […]
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Photo Caption: Msgr. Gregory Ketcham anoints Ryan Ochs during his confirmation at the Easter Vigil at St. John’s Chapel in Champaign on April 19. By: By Jennifer Willems CHAMPAIGN — Ryan Ochs’ family got a whole lot bigger last Saturday night. He walked into the Easter Vigil at St. John’s Chapel here as the son […]
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Photo Caption: Consecrated women were among those in a packed cathedral offering sustained applause for the priests of the Diocese of Peoria, who renewed their commitment to priestly service at the Chrism Mass. By: By Jennifer Willems Sad people make ineffective missionaries, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, told those who attended the annual Chrism Mass […]
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Photo Caption: Dr. Robert Sawicki is senior vice president of supportive care for OSF HealthCare. Today, April 16, is National Healthcare Decisions Day — a day to encourage adults to communicate their end-of-life decisions to family and health care providers. “Often, people believe their families know their care wishes, but they do not,” said Janavee […]
Continue readingROCK ISLAND — “Behold, Here I Am” is the theme for the next Benedictine Experience Weekend, which will take place from 7 p.m. on Friday, April 25, through 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, at St. Mary Monastery, 2200 88th Avenue West. Single Catholic women are invited to focus on the importance of Scripture in […]
Continue readingPHILO — The Good Samaritan Programs of Catholic Charities in Champaign and Piatt counties will benefit from a steak dinner planned for Sunday, April 27, at the Philo Tavern, 101 Washington St. The doors will open at 4 p.m. and dinner will be served at 5 p.m. Diane Ducey, a local radio personality, will host […]
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Photo Caption: Pope Francis holds palms at the start of Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 13. By: By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Preceded by young people and clergy waving tall palm branches, Pope Francis began his Holy Week liturgies by encouraging people to ask […]
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Photo Caption: Hundreds of Catholic men make their way from the Peoria riverfront to St. Mary’s Cathedral in this image from the 2013 march. The 2014 event is scheduled for Saturday morning, April 26. Catholic men from throughout the Diocese of Peoria are invited to take a public stand in defense of faith, family and […]
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