Photo Caption: Father Joseph Hogan speaks at a recent day of recollection sponsored by the Bishop’s Commission on Women in the Church and in Society. By: By Jennifer Willems All relationships are two-sided and that’s especially true when it comes to God, who longs for us, Father Joseph Hogan told the women and men who […]
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Photo Caption: Students are invited to “find your center” as they walk past St. John’s Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. By: By Jennifer Willems EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a monthly series profiling college campus ministry in the Diocese of Peoria. CHAMPAIGN — At the heart of the […]
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Photo Caption: Shannon Alvarez, a parent at St. Mark School in Peoria, takes part in a discussion on bullying and the school’s pioneering new Safe School Ambassador program. By: By Tom Dermody Name-calling. Teasing. Leaving someone out of a conversation or game. Shoving. Bullying. Mistreatment of others at school — including at Catholic schools — […]
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Photo Caption: At the Oct. 11 Diocesan Teachers’ Institute, speaker Greg Dhuyvetter conferes with Maureen Vadis of Peoria Notre Dame high School about the plans for the school’s library. By: By Jennifer Willems When it comes to using technology in — and out — of the classroom, no one is going to do it perfectly, […]
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Photo Caption: Teachers from St. Mary School in Bloomington hold hands during the Lord’s Prayer at the opening Mass for the Diocesan Teachers’ Institute on Oct. 11. Nearly 800 teachers, principals and friends of Catholic education received encouragement and enough food for thought to take them through the rest of the school year at the […]
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By: By Tim Irwin Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 27 Sirach 35:12-14,16-18; Psalm 34:2-3,17-18,19,23; 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18; Luke 18:9-14 The readings for the Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time remind us of the necessity of humility as a prerequisite for effective prayer. The first reading from the Book of Sirach proclaims, “The one who serves […]
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By: By Jennifer Willems (Editor’s note: Additional photos from the dedication ceremonies have been posted on The Catholic Post’s Facebook site.) With full hearts, words of thanks and a generous sprinkling of holy water, the new Family Resources Center in Peoria was blessed and dedicated by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, on Oct. 23. “Make […]
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Photo Caption: All are invited to hear best-selling Catholic author and popular speaker Scott Hahn during a day-long event on Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. The New Evangelization, the Eucharist and Mary are among the topics that will be discussed during “A Day with Scott Hahn” on Saturday, Nov. 2, […]
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Photo Caption: Actor Leonardo Defilippis portrays St. Maximilian Kolbe in a scene from from “Maximilian: Saint of Auschwitz,” coming this month to Carthage, Galesburg, Canton, LaSalle, Champaign and Moline. Six locations in the Diocese of Peoria this month will host “Maximilian: Saint of Auschwitz,” a 90-minute production performed live by Leonardo Defilippis. Among the performances […]
Continue readingIt’s not often that the grand Wicks organ at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria is played by more than one person at a time. On Friday, Oct. 18, however, Dr. Sherry Seckler, director of sacred music for the Diocese of Peoria, will share the bench with one of her former students, Jonathan Kroepel, to present […]
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