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By: The Catholic Post - April 26, 2012 -
News Article
Photo Caption: “Biking for Babies” co-founders Michael Schaefer and Jimmy Becker are among 10 riders who hope to raise $40,000 — and pro-life awareness — during the 1,100- mile ride May 21-29. Ten young men and women, including a campus minister at St. Joseph’s Newman Center at Bradley University in Peoria, will ride bicycles from […]
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By: Tom Dermody - April 26, 2012 -
News Article
Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky walks through downtown Peoria with more than 500 participants in the April 14 “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith.” By: By Tom Dermody “Heroic Catholicism, not casual Catholicism” is required to confront state and federal threats to religious liberty and the church’s public ministries, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, told […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 26, 2012 -
News Article
Photo Caption: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, delivers his homily April 14 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria during Mass at the “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith” event. Editor’s note: Following is the full text of the homily of Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, at the Mass during the April 14 “A Call […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - April 26, 2012 -
News Article
Photo Caption: “Drew’s Faithful Feet” charity run/walk that begins and ends at St. Malachy’s Church bears the name of Drew Schaaf, who died in a tragic accident at home on July 10, 2010. By: By Jennifer Willems GENESEO — Drew Schaaf never walked or talked, but the charity 5K run/walk that is dedicated to his […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 26, 2012 -
Editorial
Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky elevates the chalice during the Mass on April 14 for participants in “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith.” Bishop Daniel R. Jenky’s homily at the “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith” Mass in Peoria on April 14 is making headlines and creating Internet buzz because it included some startling […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - April 26, 2012 -
News Article
Photo Caption: Father Ric Schneider, OFM, is one of 10 recipients of the Distinguished Pastor Award from the National Catholic Educational Association. Brother Richard Bimonte, NCEA executive director, looks on. By: By Jennifer Willems BLOOMINGTON — “He is the pastor every principal longs for” is how Mark Csanda, principal of St. Mary’s School here, describes […]
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By: Tom Dermody - April 26, 2012 -
News Article
By: By Tom Dermody Twenty-nine men will be ordained to the permanent diaconate for the Diocese of Peoria during a 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on Saturday, May 19. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will preside at the ordination rites, which cap a five-year selection, discernment and formation process for the […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - April 26, 2012 -
News Article
Photo Caption: Rachel Adell, the 2012 Outstanding Volunteer from Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Silvis, receives her certificate from Msgr. Dale Wellman, DCCW spiritual director. By: By Jennifer Willems At the end of each season, sports teams honor their MVP — Most Valuable Player. Last week the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women followed […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 24, 2012 -
World/National News
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Preparing children for their first Communion must be done with both great zeal and moderation, Pope Benedict XVI said. Around the world, many children receive their first Communion during the Easter season, he told pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square April 22 for the recitation of the “Regina Coeli,” a Marian […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 24, 2012 -
World/National News
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A document on the new evangelization from the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis exhorts Catholics to at all levels in the church to step up to invite Catholics who have stopped practicing their faith to do so once again. “Bishops, eparchs, pastors, catechists and indeed all Catholics reaching out to […]
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