Photo Caption: Sister Ana Pia Cordua, SCTJM, executive director of Catholic Charities, at ribbon cutting ceremonies for the new location of Guardian Angel Outreach for Mothers with Joyce Redfern and Misty Gula. By: By Tom Dermody STREATOR — One client called it a “lifesaver” that “stepped in when I couldn’t provide for my children.” Another […]
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By: By Sister Rachel Bergschneider, OSB Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jan. 20 Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 96:1-2,2-3,7-8,9-10; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11 Recently I heard an interview by someone who had written a book as a result of her research on the phenomenon of happiness. In the interview the author of the book noted that […]
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Photo Caption: This image of the silver reliquary bearing the forearm of St. Jude Thaddeus is from the website of the Dominican Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus at St. Pius V Parish in Chicago. St. Jude Church in Peoria will host a first class relic of its patron saint for a Blessing Mass and veneration […]
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Editor’s Note — Following is a letter from Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, announcing temporary liturgical procedures in the Diocese of Peoria because of a “particularly virulent” flu season. —– January 10, 2013 To the Priests, Deacons, Chaplains and Religious Communities of the Diocese of Peoria: My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: This year, […]
Continue readingROCK ISLAND — Father Michael Schaab, pastor of St. Pius X Parish in Rock Island, will explore the major decrees of the Second Vatican Council, which was held 50 years ago, on Saturday, Jan. 19, 9 a.m. to noon at Benet House Retreat Center, 2200 88th Avenue West. The cost is $20. Lunch is available […]
Continue readingPEORIA HEIGHTS — The Secular Discalced Carmelite Community of Mary, Mother of the Blessed Sacrament will meet on Friday, Jan. 11, at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 904 E. Lake Ave. Mass at 7 p.m. in the daily Mass chapel will be followed by formation in the kitchen/dining room area. This will include a short […]
Continue readingBLOOMINGTON — The Bloomington-Normal Cursillo community will gather for an Ultreya on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. at First Christian Church, 401 W. Jefferson St. A social will follow the service.
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LACON — A funeral Mass was to be celebrated on Jan. 3 in the chapel of St. Joseph’s Convent here for Sister M. Augustine Kollar, DSF, one of 16 pioneering members of her community who established the American Province of the Daughters of St. Francis of Assisi. Burial was to take place in Immaculate Conception […]
Continue readingAs we complete an edition that looks back at all that made news in 2012, we can’t help but wonder what our pages will contain in the new year just begun. We are sure that the Holy Spirit has many surprises in store, especially in this Year of Faith. On Jan. 1, we asked those […]
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By: By Father Claude Peifer, OSB Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, Jan. 6 Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2,7-8,10-11,12-13; Ephesians 3:2-3a,5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 The name “Epiphany” comes from the Greek term epiphaneia, which means manifestation. Its Greek name already indicates that the feast is of eastern origin; it is in fact the eastern equivalent of […]
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