A Catholic life embraces mystery on so many levels. We don’t know how the bread and wine become the body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ. We don’t know what heaven is really like. Our rosary meditations help us reflect on mysteries of joy, sorrow, glory and light in the lives of the Blessed Mother […]
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Photo Caption: Auxiliary Bishop Christopher Glancy, CSV, of the Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan in Belize, baptizes Colton Kepple (in arms of his mother, Karen) at St. Thomas Church in Peoria Heights on July 29. By: By Jennifer Willems PEORIA HEIGHTS — Bishop Christopher Glancy, CSV, looked right at home at St. Thomas the Apostle Church […]
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Photo Caption: Father Luke Spannagel, episcopal vicar for rural life for the Diocese of Peoria, shares a thought with Bishop Jenky as Mike Haag, a Council of Farmers member from St. John’s, Cullom, looks on. By: By Tom Dermody DANVERS — For someone raised on Chicago’s South Side and who has spent most of his […]
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Photo Caption: Paul Martin of Mackinaw and Bev Bryan of Galesburg prepare to carry banners during the opening Mass of the 2012 Charismatic Renewal Conference July 27-28 in Peoria. By: By Tom Dermody There were plenty of quiet times during the 26th annual Charismatic Renewal Conference in Peoria July 27-28 when the 260 participants reverently […]
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Photo Caption: A woman prays at a memorial July 22 for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colo. A Catholic life embraces mystery on so many levels. We don’t know how the bread and wine become the body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ. We don’t know what […]
Continue readingWishing to support Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, and other church leaders in their strong calls to defend religious liberty, as well as to prepare for the approaching “Year of Faith” proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI, a group of area Catholic laymen decided to take action. The result is a four-part series of monthly talks […]
Continue readingCHILLICOTHE — A Charismatic Healing Mass will be celebrated Tuesday, July 31, at 7 p.m. at St. Edward’s Church, 1216 N. Sixth St. The celebrant will be Father Thomas Taylor, parochial vicar of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Peoria Heights. Prelude music will begin at 6:45 p.m. Individual prayer will be available after Mass. […]
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Photo Caption: Did you ever meet the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen? Did his ministry impact your life? 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 […]
Continue readingURBANA — The Provena Covenant Medical Center Foundation has awarded more than $65,000 to six local agencies for programs that impact community health needs. The grants were announced July 18 through a new fund called “FAITH2” — the Fund to Accelerate Innovation Towards Healing and Hope. “Each of the programs being funded present an exceptional […]
Continue readingARLINGTON — A new Celtic garden added to the landscaping on the southwest side of St. Patrick’s Church here was blessed and dedicated following the 10:30 a.m. Mass on June 24. Its design replicates miniature gardens found throughout Ireland and features a Celtic cross, meditation bench, imported stepping stones inscribed with an Irish blessing, and […]
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