Photo Caption: Helen Moore, Michaela Crowe and Julia Prushinski of St. Louis Parish in Princeton demonstrate motions to a song sung by Bob Rice at the first-ever Diocesan Junior High Youth Rally on Nov. 4 in Peoria. By: By Jennifer Willems Nearly 200 teens from around the diocese traveled to Peoria last weekend to get […]
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Photo Caption: A Live Nativity scene will be offered in the Monroe Street parking lot of the Spalding Pastoral Center one hour before and one hour after the Santa Claus Parade through downtown Peoria. The thousands of spectators at Peoria’s downtown Santa Claus Parade on the Friday morning after Thanksgiving are invited to come early […]
Continue readingROCK ISLAND — “From Life to Life Everlasting: Faithful Choices, Conversations and Planning for the End of Life” will be presented on Thursdays, Nov. 1 and 8, in Farrell Hall on the grounds of St. Pius X Church, 2502 29th Ave. They will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The speakers for the sessions, sponsored […]
Continue readingThis Thursday, Nov. 1, is All Saints’ Day, a holy day of Mass obligation. The feast commemorates all those who have attained the beatific vision in Heaven. The next day, All Souls’ Day, specifically commemorates the departed faithful who have not yet been purified and reached heaven. Check your local parish for Mass times.
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Photo Caption: Victoria Justice, Chelsea Handler and Thomas Mann star in a scene from the movie “Fun Size.” 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 […]
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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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