THOMASBORO — A funeral Mass was celebrated at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church here for Father Stanley J. Malinowski, who guided St. Malachy’s Parish in Rantoul for 25 years and was in residence at the Thomasboro parish since 2001. Father Malinowski, a priest of the Diocese of Peoria […]
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By: By Father Claude Peifer, OSB Second Sunday of Advent, Dec. 9 Baruch 5:1-9; Psalm 126:1-2,2-3,4-5,6; Philippians 1:4-6,8-11; Luke 3:1-6 The season of Advent is about “the Coming” (in Latin adventus) of the Lord. What does that mean? The prophets of the Old Testament had foretold that their God would manifest himself on “the Day […]
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Photo Caption: Steve Wagner is preparing to enter the Catholic Church with support from his wife, April. He also credits St. Francis and Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen for their roles in his faith journey. By: By Jennifer Willems ROANOKE — Steve Wagner has always been the kind of guy who needs proof before he accepts […]
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Photo Caption: Donna Medina, Felicia Schafer, and Erin Neff were among those taking part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new hospice home on Dec. 4. Asking God to bless the new OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home and all who would come through its doors, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, showered the new facility […]
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THOMASBORO — A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church here for Father Stanley J. Malinowski, who guided St. Malachy’s Parish in Rantoul for 25 years and was in residence at the Thomasboro parish since 2001. Father Malinowski, a senior priest since 1997, died […]
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Photo Caption: Pictured is Cherry Delight, a recipe from Mary Anne Spannagel of Villa Grove that was published in the 2011 “A Taste of Christmas” section in The Catholic Post. The Catholic Post invites you to share your Christmas memories and recipes with us for our 2012 edition of “A Taste of Christmas.” This special […]
Continue readingAt more than 270 years of age, George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” remains evergreen and quite popular — especially in the Peoria area, where people have gathered to sing it on the second Sunday of December for 36 years. That will happen again this year, with the “Sing It Yourself Messiah” scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 9, […]
Continue readingMOLINE — Christ the King Parish, 3205 60th St., will offer an Advent reflection series at 7 p.m. on Mondays, Dec. 3, 10 and 17, in the Believers Together Center. Topics include “Follow the Star” on Dec. 3 and continue with “Send Your Word” and “Made for Joy.” Dessert and beverages will be served.
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Photo Caption: Msgr. Stanley Deptula, pastor of St. Bernard’s Parish, shakes hands with Jim Combs, board president of the East Bluff Community Center, after signing the lease on Nov. 29. By: By Tom Dermody A “beacon” on Peoria’s East Bluff for more than a century, the former St. Bernard’s School will serve the neighborhood in […]
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PERU — A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Bede Abbey Church here on Nov. 28 for Father Kevin Gorman, OSB, former teacher and longtime athletic director at St. Bede Academy and pastor of parishes in Peru, Cherry, and Arlington. Father Kevin, a monk and priest of St. Bede Abbey, died on Sunday morning, Nov. […]
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