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By: Jennifer Willems - May 10, 2012 -
Featured Article
Photo Caption: During a break at the Psalms workshop, young Gregory Raymond Hodes seems pleased with the bunny made by Sister M. Marion, FSJB, as he looks blissfully into the eyes of his mother, Mary Catherine. By: By Jennifer Willems Jeff Cavins may not have explored each of the 150 Psalms found in the Bible, […]
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By: The Catholic Post - May 4, 2012 -
Local News Brief
ROCK ISLAND — The Benedictine Sisters of St. Mary Monastery invite people to join them for reading, reflection and prayer on Mondays, May 7 and 21, from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. at Benet House Retreat Center, 2200 88th Avenue West. The cost is $5 per session, plus the cost of books. The presenter is Sister […]
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By: The Catholic Post - May 4, 2012 -
Local News Brief
WASHINGTON — The 20/30 Young Adult Group at St. Patrick’s Church, 705 E. Jefferson, is planning an evening of chant, meditation, music and eucharistic adoration followed by a potluck dinner on Sunday, May 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. Child care will be provided for children ages 2 and older, but reservations are required. For […]
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By: The Catholic Post - May 4, 2012 -
Local News Brief
EAST MOLINE — St. Anne’s Church will host a Cinco de Mayo celebration on Saturday, May 5, from 5 to 8 p.m., in Cleary Hall, 1705 Sixth St. The menu includes tostadas or tacos with beans and rice. The cost is $7 for adults and $3 for children younger than 12 or $20 per family. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - May 4, 2012 -
Movie Review
Photo Caption: Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans star in a scene from the movie “Marvel’s The Avengers.” 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 […]
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By: Tom Dermody - May 1, 2012 -
Featured Article
Photo Caption: A new sign on Norris Drive welcomes visitors to OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. The former Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center has joined the OSF Healthcare System. By: By Tom Dermody OTTAWA — Called “a match made in heaven,” Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center joined the OSF Healthcare System […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 30, 2012 -
News Article
Photo Caption: Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio takes a question from one of nearly 300 Catholics from the Champaign vicariate who gathered for “Catholic Connected: Beyond the Pew” on April 29. CHAMPAIGN ? Want to get more out of Mass? It’s easy as 1-2-3 and yet powerful enough to change history, hundreds of representatives from 19 Champaign-area […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 30, 2012 -
World/National News
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) — Priests from across the country met in Nashville April 23-26 to learn about and discuss “The Emerging Church of the 21st Century,” the theme for the 44th annual convention of the National Federation of Priests’ Councils. Speakers addressed a range of topics including immigration and multiculturalism in the church today; how […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 30, 2012 -
World/National News
CHICAGO (CNS) — Eighteen simple wooden caskets containing indigent adults and unborn babies sat atop graves at Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery awaiting burial April 25. Beside them stood funeral directors dressed in black and holding single white carnations. Just minutes before, each casket was removed from funeral hearses, which made a procession with a police […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 29, 2012 -
Living the Word
By: By Sharon Priester Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 29 Acts of the Apostles 4:8-12; Psalm 118:1,8-9,21-23,26,28,29; 1 John 3:1-2; John 10:11-18 In the Gospel this Sunday, Jesus, in response to the Pharisees’ attacks, describes himself as the “good shepherd,” devoted to taking care of his sheep even to the point of sacrificing his life […]
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