Photo Caption: This “Theotokos, the God Bearer” icon was created in colored pencils by Jill Rodts of Milan, coordinator of “Art of Faith” set for Feb. 22-23 at Farrell Hall of St. Pius X Parish. ROCK ISLAND — The work of Catholic artists and musicians from throughout the region will be featured in the third […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, greets Pope Francis following the pope’s meeting on Jan. 30 with a delegation from the University of Notre Dame. Bishop Jenky is a university trustee. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholic universities must give “uncompromising” and “unambiguous” witness to church teaching and defend themselves from all efforts to dilute […]
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Photo Caption: Father Mike Schaab, pastor of St. Pius X Parish in Rock Island, and Rabbi Tamar Grimm of Congregation Beth Israel at the Tri City Jewish Center iin Rock Island will guide the July 6-15 trip. By: By Jennifer Willems ROCK ISLAND — Over the years, the Catholic, Jewish and Muslim communities in the […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems PHOTO: Sister Charlotte Seubert, FSPA, stands next to a board offering opportunities to support students at the school in El Salvador she helped to found 50 years ago. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems) — MOLINE — Fifty years ago a revolution began. This new world didn’t start with four lads from Liverpool […]
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Photo Caption: Showing the uniforms of American Heritage Girls are Giuliana Piccione of St. Mary, Metamora, and Sarah Brabec of St. Jude, Peoria. There were new faces, and uniforms, at this year’s diocesan Scout Mass on Feb. 9. Nearly 30 girls from newly formed American Heritage Girls troops representing St. Jude Parish in Peoria and […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky awards the Family of God medal to Megan Graham of St. Patrick Parish, Urbana, during the annual Scout Mass at St. Mary’s Cathredral on Feb. 9. By: By Tom Dermody When Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, ended his homily at the Diocese of Peoria’s Scout Mass last Sunday by urging those […]
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ROANOKE — A funeral Mass was celebrated on Feb. 11 at St. Joseph Church here for Deacon Andrew Heckman, 45, a permanent deacon of the Diocese of Peoria. Deacon Heckman died on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at the University of Chicago Hospital in Chicago, where he had undergone a heart and kidney transplant on Feb. […]
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By: By Sharon Priester Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Feb. 16 Sirach 15:15-20; Psalm 119:1-2,4-5,17-18,33-34; 1 Corinthians 2:6-10; Matthew 5:17-37 Just recently, as my husband and I were watching the news, Scott Pelley introduced an “On the Road” segment by Steve Hartman titled “N.C. man finds silver lining after ALS diagnosis.” I was struck by […]
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Editor’s note: Following is the full text of the homily given by Msgr. Charles Beebe at the funeral Mass celebrated Feb. 11 at St. Joseph’s Church in Roanoke for Deacon Andy Heckman. Deacon Heckman’s obituary appears here. —– The life of each one of us can be thought of as a series of stories which […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, meets Pope Francis for the first time after the pope’s general audience Jan. 29 at St. Peter’s Square. Bishop Jenky was in Rome with a University of Notre Dame delegation. By: By Tom Dermody His first encounters with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Jan. 29 and 30 […]
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