Photo Caption: With Bishop Jenky prior to Mass are prison camp officials, from left, Fereti Semala, Margaret Rehaerman, Ricardo Rios, Cathy Goetz, and chaplains Dan Campbell and Jeffrey Rendon. By: By Jennifer Willems PEKIN — It would be understandable to look into the visitor’s room at the Federal Prison Camp here on a recent Tuesday […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky blesses the chalices and patens of the four men who ordained on May 25. By: By Jennifer Willems As they begin their ministry, the four newest priests of the Diocese of Peoria are leaning on the holy men and women who have gone before them, as well as the people who […]
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It was standing-room only in a “joyfully full” St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on May 25 when Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, ordained four men to the priesthood for the Diocese of Peoria. In ancient rites of ordination including the laying on of hands, Bishop Jenky conferred the sacrament of holy orders on the following. […]
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By: By Sharon Priester Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 9 1 Kings 17:17-24; Psalm 30:2,4,5-6,11,12,13; Galatians 1:11-19; Luke 7:11-17 A few weeks ago, the news media reported about the destruction in Moore, Okla., that was the result of a tornado. Reporters interviewed parents who were very anxious about their children, who had gone to […]
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Photo Caption: From left are Father Roger Corpus, OSB; Msgr. Doug Hennessy; Father Duane Jack; Father John Paninski, MS; Father Ted Pracz; and Father James Rickey. Among the clergy appointments announced in May by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, was the granting of senior status to four diocesan priests, while two religious order priests are […]
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Photo Caption: Father Andrew Greeley, American sociologist and prolific best-selling author, died May 29 at his home in Chicago. He was 85, and is pictured in a 2003 file photo. By: By Michelle Martin, Catholic News Service CHICAGO (CNS) — Father Andrew Greeley, a Chicago archdiocesan priest and well-known novelist, journalist and sociologist, died late […]
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Editor’s Note — Following is the full text of a letter sent to the Chicago Tribune by Robert Gilligan, executive director of the Catholic Conference of Illinois, in response to an editorial in the May 29 issue of the Tribune urging the Illinois House to approve redefinition of marriage legislation this week. For more information […]
Continue readingURBANA — The Foundation at Presence Covenant Medical Center is partnering with the Art Party Studio to give community members the chance to paint their own work of art.Appetizers and wine will be served starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, at the Art Party Studio, (111 S. Walnut St., Champaign. Beginning at 7 […]
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Photo Caption: Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto star in a scene from the movie “Star Trek Into Darkness.” The Catholic News Service classification is A-III — adults. 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 full reviews […]
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By: By Sister Rachel Bergschneider, OSB Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, May 26Proverbs 8:22-31; Psalm 8:4-5,6-7,8-9; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 I once belonged to a study group that met monthly. At one of the meetings, a member of the group announced with all confidence that he had unraveled the meaning of the Trinity. He […]
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