Photo Caption: Kay O’Brien, former principal of Holy Trinity School in Bloomington, was named the Diocese of Peoria’s 2011-12 Distinguished Principal. By: By Jennifer Willems BLOOMINGTON — It was never Kay O’Brien’s intention to become principal at Holy Trinity School here. She was perfectly happy teaching sixth grade math when her principal, Ed Heineman, asked […]
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By: By Tim Irwin Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug. 19 Proverbs 9:1-6; Psalm 34:2-3,4-5,6-7; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58 Thousands of Christian denominations dot the America landscape. The vast majority believe that the Bible offers revealed truth that should be believed with unquestioned resolve. Ironically, these denominations also deny the real presence of Jesus in […]
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Photo Caption: Sharon Priester is pictured during the Aug. 4 Catechetical Leadership Conference. She has served as a regional director of religious education for the Bloomington and Lincoln vicariates since 2006. By: By Jennifer Willems BLOOMINGTON — The Catechetical Leadership Conference marked a changing of the guard for one of the regional directors of religious […]
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Photo Caption: Barb Liska, regional director of education for the Rock Island, Henry and Kewanee vicariates, challenged catechists with her words and appearance. By: By Jennifer Willems Very few people recognized the woman who silently entered the conference room at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria and stood along the outer edges of the room, […]
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Photo Caption: Sara Ramos, Hispanic Outreach coordinator for Catholic Charities, is shown with some initial items donated to the new baby pantry, set to open along with a furniture bank on Sept. 12. By: By Tom Dermody Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria is seeking donations, volunteers, and clients for two new efforts to […]
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Photo Caption: This desk, on which Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen studied while in high school, is one of several artifacts on loan to the Sheen Museum in conjunction with the Mass of Thanksgiving on Sept. 9. By: By Tom Dermody As details emerge about the Sept. 9 events in Peoria celebrating Venerable Archbishop Fulton […]
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Photo Caption: “I have an obligation to protect the church’s ability to freel practice our religion,” said Bishop Jenky in filing the federal lawsuit on Aug. 9. By: By Tom Dermody Seeking protection of the “most fundamental of American rights,” the Catholic Diocese of Peoria filed a federal lawsuit on Aug. 9 against Health and […]
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Photo Caption: Catholic school principals from around the Diocese of Peoria met in Peoria Aug. 14 to kick off the new academic year with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC. By: By Jennifer Willems As they prepared to start another academic year, administrators from schools around the Diocese of Peoria took some […]
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As we approach the Sept. 9 diocesan celebration of Pope Benedict XVI advancing the sainthood cause of the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, The Catholic Post is collecting memories from persons in central Illinois who had encounters with the media pioneer or whose lives were influenced by his ministry. Did you ever meet Archbishop Sheen, […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Judy Miller, OP, taught at St. Bernard’s School in Peoria from 1981 to 1994. SINSINAWA, Wis. — A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Aug. 13 in Queen of the Rosary Chapel here for Sister Judy Miller, OP, a Peoria native who also ministered in central Illinois. Burial followed in the […]
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