Photo Caption: Father David Whiteside, pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, Manito, stands close to the church as it is razed April 5. Parishioners have raised $1.45 million toward a new church and parish hall. By: By Jennifer Willems MANITO — It took just 23 minutes for Immaculate Conception Church here to be reduced to rubble […]
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Photo Caption: Father Joseph Morris started to memorize the entire Gospel of Mark in 2002 when he was recuperating from two surgeries to repair a broken leg. PERU — In the days before Scripture was written down, it was relayed to the community by gifted storytellers who used word of mouth alone. People will get […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is a list of Lenten fish frys in the Diocese of Peoria made known to The Catholic Post. To add to this list, email cathpost@cdop.org or call our newsroom at 1-800-340-5630. —– BENSON: The Knights of Columbus, St. Francis of Assisi Council No. 4293, will have fish frys on Friday, April 4, […]
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Photo Caption: Deacon Andy Heckman died on Feb. 5 after undergoing a heart and kidney transplant in Chicago. ROANOKE — Friends of the late Deacon Andy Heckman are planning a memorial benefit in support of his family for Sunday, April 6, at Roanoke-Benson High School, 208 W. High St. Doors open at 3 p.m. The […]
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Photo Caption: The former Kewanee Hospital was blessed and dedicated as OSF Saint Luke Medical Center during ceremonies on April 2 welcoming the facility into the OSF Healthcare System. By: By Tom Dermody KEWANEE — With prayers for patients and staff and a belief that “God brought our two wonderful organizations together,” Kewanee Hospital was […]
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By: By Tom Dermody BLOOMINGTON — Central Catholic High School is built on a foundation of belief, in God and in one another. But among the many adjectives used to describe its boys’ basketball team’s charge to the Illinois High School Association’s Class 2A crown — epic, historic, thrilling — perhaps the most heard was […]
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Photo Caption: Jennifer Connelly and Russell Crowe star in a scene from the movie “Noah.” The Catholic News Service classification is A-III — adults. NEW YORK (CNS) — It’s not every day that you get to make a biblical epic. “Noah,” which debuted in theaters March 28, could be just such a movie, provided people […]
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Photo Caption: Hannah Hudson of St. Malachy Parish in Rantoul smiles as Bishop Jenky greets Roxanne Street, who is preparing to receive the Easter sacraments at the Easter Vigil on April 19. By: By Jennifer Willems St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria resounded with joy-filled song and applause on March 16, as people preparing to be […]
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Photo Caption: Slave Regina Newman Center serves the nearly 125 Catholic students attending Eureka College. Father Eugene Radosevich is chaplain/director. By: By Jennifer Willems EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fifth in a series profiling Catholic campus ministry at colleges located within the borders of the Diocese of Peoria. EUREKA — If everything had gone according […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Mary Core, OSB, hugs fourth-grader Ashlynn Lara during a visit to Our Lady of Grace Academy in East Moline during National Catholic Sisters Week. By: By Jennifer Willems EAST MOLINE — Four Benedictine Sisters from St. Mary Monastery in Rock Island went back to the classroom recently, but instead of cracking books […]
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