Photo Caption: The original St. Casimir Church in Streator was originally part of a Russian exhibit at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. This photo is part of the exhibit at The Musems of the Diocese of Peoria. By: By Tom Dermody Museums display treasures, but visitors to the current exhibit at the Museums of […]
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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. 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 […]
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By: By Shawn Reeves Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday), March 30 1 Samuel 16:1b,6-7,10-13a; Psalm 23:1-3a,3b-4,5,6; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 When I was 4 years old, I received my first pair of glasses, and I can still vividly remember the experience. The world was a haze, and then suddenly it was not. A new […]
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Photo Caption: Speaker Ted Wolgamot told the deacons pornography is a powerful disease that “doesn’t just affect the brain, it affects the soul.” Addiction to pornography isn’t something anyone wants to talk about, much less admit they struggle with. The topic comes up so often in pastoral ministry, however, that the permanent deacons of the […]
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Eight members of the Knights of Columbus from around the Diocese of Peoria will be honored for outstanding service to the organization, the church, and their communities during the 26th annual “Night of Knights” recognition dinner on Saturday, April 12. The event, sponsored by the Peoria Diocese Chapter Knights of Columbus, will be hosted by […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has asked all Catholics of the Diocese to “open your hearts to live joyfully and generously” and pray for guidance before making their pledge to the ADA. By: By Tom Dermody To illustrate how gifts to the Diocese of Peoria’s Annual Diocesan Appeal come back to parishes and […]
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Photo Caption: First-graders Conrad Pfaff, Drew Clement and Sophie Deany of St. Mary School, Pontiac, pray the rosary. St. Mary students are the first in Illinois to join the worldwide Children’s Rosary movement. By: By Jennifer Willems PONTIAC — Praying the rosary is nothing new for students of St. Mary School here, who discovered the […]
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By: By Chuck Hippler Editor’s note: Chuck Hippler is a native of St. Malachy Parish in Geneseo. He is the former news director of radio station WSOY in Decatur, and retired from Caterpillar as public affairs manager of the mining and construction equipment division in Decatur. He resides in Monticello and is a member of […]
Continue readingBLOOMINGTON — To celebrate “Music in Our Schools Month,” the concert band, concert choir, jazz band and jazz choir of Central Catholic School will put on a concert at area Catholic schools on Thursday, March 20. The schedule is as follows: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. — St. Mary School, 603 W. Jackson, Bloomington10 a.m. […]
Continue readingCatholic men are invited this Friday evening, March 21, to the first in a series of monthly meetings exploring Pope Francis’ recent teaching document, “Evangelii Gaudium” (“Joy of the Gospel.”) The series will take place at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 7403 N. Radnor Road in Peoria. The talks run from 7 to 8 pm., […]
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