Photo Caption: Volunteers load a mattress and other furnishings into a truck for one of 40 initial families in the “House in a Box” program sponsored by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to assist tornado victims. By: By Tom Dermody Recovering from losing everything in a disaster is a marathon, not a sprint. […]
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Photo Caption: State Rep. Mike Unes (R-91st) of East Peoria and Jeannine McAllister, executive director at Advocates for Access, will share how they integrate faith with their work. By: By Tom Dermody When Karlo Leonor attended his first Faith-Based Leadership Seminar a year ago, the morning gave him “practical advice, honest dialogue, and a Christ-centered […]
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Photo Caption: Cathy Fouts is pictured in St. John the Baptist Church in Rapids City, where she serves as parish trustee. Fouts helped to form the New Evangelization Network, bringing together five parish clusters. By: By Jennifer Willems RAPIDS CITY — Cathy Fouts looks perplexed when asked if people make evangelization too difficult. “No one […]
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Photo Caption: Grammy Award-winning contemporary Christian musician John Michael Talbot will guide a parish mission at Holy Family Church in Peoria on on March 27, 28, and 29. By: By Catholic Post staff EDITOR’S NOTE: In addition to parish devotions such as Stations of the Cross and penance services, special regional opportunities for spiritual growth […]
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Photo Caption: This year Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5. My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we enter into this Lenten season, the Church once again invites us to use this opportunity to share more fully in the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ. It is essential that we cultivate a deeper sense […]
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Photo Caption: Married couples from around the diocese renewed their vows at the annual Marriage Mass on Feb. 15. In the foreground are Les and Marian Brown of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Peoria Heights. By: By Tom Dermody After leading hundreds of couples from around the Diocese of Peoria in a renewal of their […]
Continue readingFigure skater Gracie Gold didn’t just walk out on the ice and expect to do a triple axel the first time she laced up skates. Skier Ted Ligety didn’t get to the mountaintops of Sochi, Russia — and the gold medal podium — without first swooshing down hundreds of others. And who would dare try […]
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By: By Sharon Priester Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, March 2 Isaiah 49:14-15; Psalm 62:2-3,67,8-9; 1 Corinthians 4:1-5; Matthew 6:24-34 This week’s first reading begins with, “The Lord has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me.” The Israelites in exile are discouraged, ready to give up. There probably have been times in our lives that […]
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Photo Caption: Msgr. Swetland, a priest of the Diocese of Peoria, now serves as vice president for Catholic identity/mission at Mount St. Mary University in Emmitsburg, Md, and hosts a Catholic radio call-in show. PONTIAC — Msgr. Stuart Swetland will return to the Diocese of Peoria Feb. 23-25 to help Catholics in the Pontiac vicariate […]
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Photo Caption: Father James Marchionda, OP, a composer of more than 100 sacred music compositions, will lead the mission at Blessed Sacrament Parish on the theme “A New Moment for Catholic Spirituality.” MORTON — Father James Marchionda, OP, a popular preacher and composer of more than 100 sacred music compositions, will offer a parish mission […]
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