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By: Tom Dermody - April 10, 2013 -
News Article
By: By Tom Dermody Orientation sessions at four regional locations on April 24 and 25 will introduce standard accounting software that will soon be utilized at all parishes and schools in the Diocese of Peoria. Moving to a uniform accounting system that improves efficiency and accuracy has been a goal of the diocese for several […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 10, 2013 -
Living the Word
By: By Tim Irwin Third Sunday of Easter, April 14 Acts of the Apostles 5:27-32,40b-41; Psalm 30:2,4,5-6,11-12,13; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 We are born with a sense of ourselves as separate and distinct beings. This sense we call the ego. Because of original sin, we believe that we will find the happiness that we crave […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 10, 2013 -
Editorial
Pope Francis has quickly endeared himself to Catholics and non-Catholics around the world. How many times since his election have we heard friends — in person or through social media — express their love and admiration for our new pope and how he is teaching, through both plain-spoken word and humble example, about Christ’s love […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - April 10, 2013 -
News Article
Photo Caption: Jesus, portrayed by Stephen Gaul, begins “A Walk Through Holy Week” with a palm procession oustide St. Paul’s School in Macomb. He is accompanied by apostle John (Owen Benson). By: By Jennifer Willems MACOMB — Jesus doesn’t walk through Holy Week alone at St. Paul’s School here. He has more than 100 young […]
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By: Tom Dermody - April 10, 2013 -
News Article
Photo Caption: The statue of the Risen Christ at Sacred Heart Parish, Rock Island, before and after the vandalism. By: By Tom Dermody ROCK ISLAND — A second story of resurrection is playing out at Sacred Heart Parish here this Easter season. After a vandal pushed over and destroyed the parish’s outdoor statue of the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 10, 2013 -
News Article
Photo Caption: The poster for the 2013 Annual Diocesan Appeal, the major source of revenue for the ministries and agencies of the Diocese of Peoria. “Living Our Faith” will be the theme when the 2013 Annual Diocesan Appeal is conducted in parishes across the Diocese of Peoria the weekend of April 20-21. The appeal is […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 5, 2013 -
News Article
Photo Caption: Father Joseph Heyd, OSB, a widely known artist, was a longtime art instructor and chairman of the art department at St. Bede Academy in Peru. PERU — A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Bede Abbey Church here on April 5 for Father Joseph Heyd, OSB, a monk and priest of St. Bede […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 2, 2013 -
Local News Brief
Father Terry Cassidy will celebrate a Healing Mass on Wednesday, April 3, at 7 p.m. at St. Ann’s Church, 1010 S. Louisa St., Peoria. Prelude music will begin at 6:45 p.m. Prayer teams will be available after Mass.
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By: The Catholic Post - April 2, 2013 -
Local News Brief
BLOOMINGTON — The Bloomington Circle of the Christ Child Society of Central Illinois will meet on Friday, April 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the home of Sharon Gerdes, 103 E. Gridley Road, Gridley, and Thursday, April 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Church of Merna, 1001 N. Towanda Barnes […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 2, 2013 -
Local News Brief
Sally A. Winn, a speaker with the organization Feminists for Life, will present “Refuse to Choose: Reclaiming Feminism” on Wednesday, April 10, in Baker Hall Room B51 at Bradley University in Peoria. The lecture, sponsored by Bradley Students for Life, begins at 7 p.m. Winn began her tenure with Feminists for Life in 2001 as […]
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