Photo Caption: Pope Benedict XVI leads a closing session of the Synod of Bishops on the new evangelization at the Vatican Oct. 27. By: By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Members of the Synod of Bishops recommended the Vatican establish a commission to monitor religious freedom, develop guidelines for training evangelizers […]
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Photo Caption: The present St. John the Evangelist Church and parish hall in Walnut were built in 1976. By: By Jennifer Willems WALNUT — For 100 years, the faith of Catholics in this Bureau County community has been nurtured at St. John the Evangelist Church, 204 N. Main St. Next Sunday, Nov. 4, parishioners will […]
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Photo Caption: Keynote speaker Jesuit Father William Grogan leads discussion at the Diocesan Health Care Day on Oct. 16. By: By Jennifer Willems Saying it was an interesting time to be engaged in Catholic health care, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, urged participants at the annual Diocesan Health Care Day to stand together and to […]
Continue readingBy: By Shawn Reeves Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 28 Jeremiah 31:7-9; Psalm 126:1-2,2-3,4-5,6; Hebrews 5:1-6; Mark 10:46-52 I have two sons, and this reality largely defines my identity and those of my sons. Others often comment, “They look just like you,” which is a joy to hear and reinforces my sense of “connection” […]
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Photo Caption: Among those joining hands in prayer at the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women convention were Jean Causemaker, Kim Kane, and Mary Frimml. By: By Jennifer Willems ATKINSON — Humility is the rock foundation on which holiness is built and charity is the steeple, according to Father Joseph Mary Brown, CSJ, the keynote speaker […]
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Photo Caption: Leah Darrow and Bob Rice will energetically share the Catholic faith at both the 2012 Youth Rally for high school students on Nov. 3 and the first-ever Junior High Youth Rally on Nov. 4. By: By Tom Dermody In planning a Catholic youth rally, what could be better than having a former professional […]
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Photo Caption: Many participants at the Oct. 20 “Stand Up For Religious Freedom Rally” in downtown Peoria made their feelings known with signs as well as their presence. By: By Tom Dermody Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, drew cheers at the third and final “Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally” during this election year on […]
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Photo Caption: “I call upon every practicing Catholic in this Diocese to vote,” writes Bishop Jenky. “Be faithful to Christ and to your Catholic Faith.” Citing unprecedented threats to religious liberty and with strong words of warning to Catholic politicians and their electoral supporters who “callously enable the destruction of innocent human life in the […]
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Photo Caption: Student and faculty representatives from Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Peoria kneel in prayer during a Mass celebrated by Bishop Jenky at the Catholic High School Leadership Conference. By: By Jennifer Willems When they came to the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria student leaders from Catholic high schools around the Diocese […]
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Photo Caption: Among the medals for outstanding service to be presented at the Honors Mass on Nov. 18 is this one from Pope Benedict XVI symbolizing the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great. A special anniversary year for Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will culminate Nov. 18 when he bestows papal and diocesan […]
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