Photo Caption: Peoria-area parishes as well as OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington are seeking donations of gently used or new shoes in August. Catholic groups in the Peoria and Bloomington areas are seeking donations of gently used or new men’s, women’s, and children’s shoes. In Peoria, St. Ann’s Parish WATCH (We Are The […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, gives the homily during a Mass at the first Diocesan Coaches Retreat Aug. 5 at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. Nearly 120 coaches and athletic directors attended. By: By Tom Dermody A former Major League Baseball player, an Olympic skier, two Catholic priests and a bishop were […]
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Photo Caption: Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., a Catholic who chairs the House Budget Committee, speaks at Georgetown University in Washington April 26. By: By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service Editor’s Note — We offer this Catholic News Service story from late April for background and discussion following the Aug. 11 announcement of U.S. Rep. Paul […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky is joined by Jan Smith, founder and director of the Family Resources Center, and other dignitaries at groundbreaking ceremonies for the new center on July 26. By: By Jennifer Willems Central Illinois’ parched earth may not be good for corn this summer, but it is expected to yield a bumper crop […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky and Deacon Bob Sondag pray during a religious freedom rally in Peoria in March. On Aug. 9, the Diocese of Peoria filed suit against the Obama administration over the HHS mandate. The Diocese of Peoria issued the following press release on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 9: —– The Catholic Diocese of Peoria, […]
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Photo Caption: Rachel Weisz and Jeremy Renner star in a scene from the movie “The Bourne Legacy.” The Catholic News Service classification is A-III — adults. The following movie reviews are supplied by Catholic News Service in conjunction with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of Film and Broadcasting. For full reviews of […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems Even before there was a Diocese of Peoria, there was a passion for Catholic education in central Illinois. It was a passion shared by Bishop John Lancaster Spalding, who was consecrated to lead the fledgling diocese on May 1, 1877, and would be felt throughout the country before he died in […]
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Photo Caption: Deacon Bob Sondag accepts a check for $60,098 from Jim Bednar of Pontiac, representing the Illinois Knights of Columbus, as Msgr. Paul Showalter and Herb Binghom, K. of C. state warden, look on. One of the first charities established by the Illinois State Council of the Knights of Columbus was the Newman Apostolate […]
Continue readingKICKAPOO — St. Mary’s Catholic School will celebrate more than 150 years of Catholic education with several activities open to the public on Saturday, Aug. 18. All school alumni are especially invited to join parishioners as well as present students and staff in events that begin with a Kids Carnival and Open House from noon […]
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By: By Tim Irwin Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug. 5 Exodus 16:2-4,12-15; Psalm 78:3-4,23-24,24,54; Ephesians 4:17,20-24; John 6:24-35 All God’s children need to eat. A visit to a Chinese buffet quickly reveals that people also like to eat — some of them a lot and often. Food can make us feel happy, at least […]
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