The Peoria Circle of the Christ Child Society of Central Illinois will meet on Wednesday, March 7, and Monday, March 19, from 12:30 to 3 p.m., at St. Augustine Manor, 1301 N.E. Glendale Ave. For more information, contact Paula at (309) 688-2858. Meanwhile, the Pontiac Circle of the Christ Child Society of Central Illinois will […]
Continue readingThe 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 these films, as well as earlier releases, visit the CNS movie site here. This list will be updated regularly, and all reviews are copyright (c) 2012 […]
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Photo Caption: A man walks by destroyed St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Ridgway, Ill., March 1. The church, built in 1894, was destroyed just after 5 a.m. Feb. 29 by a tornado. By: By Liz Quirin, Catholic News Service RIDGWAY, Ill. (CNS) — Elizabeth Schmitt, who planned to get married in May at St. Joseph […]
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Have you always wanted to experience the beauty and charm of Alaska? Then join other readers of The Catholic Post, their families and friends aboard Holland America Line’s fabulous Westerdam for “Alleluia in Alaska,” a Post-sponsored cruise scheduled for June 9-16, 2012. Cabins are filling fast and need to be reserved as soon as possible, […]
Continue readingEditor’s note: Following is the full text from the homily given at the Feb. 21 funeral Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria for Msgr. E. Edward Higgins, 80, a senior priest of the diocese who died on Feb. 16. The homilist was Father Thomas Taylor, parochial vicar at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in […]
Continue readingCatholic youth of all ancestries are invited to a St. Patrick’s Day Youth Mass and Social on Saturday, March 17, at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. Those attending the first-of-its-kind event will also have the opportunity to view the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade through downtown Peoria, which steps off at 11 a.m. just […]
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Photo Caption: Fourth-graders Noah Cokel, Megan Carey, Genevieve Stedwill and Mary Dyke get the cheering started for their new mascot, St. Jude Fire. By: By Jennifer Willems If you’re seeking the fire of the Holy Spirit, look to the students at St. Jude’s School in Peoria. They’d be happy to share it with you and […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop-designate Christopher Glancy, pictured at a parish in Belize, will be ordained an auxiliary bishop of the nationwide Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan on May 5. By: By Catholic News Service and Catholic Post staff WASHINGTON (CNS) — Bishop-designate Christopher Glancy was just settling in at a Chicago parish staffed by his religious order, […]
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By: By Msgr. Stuart Swetland Second Sunday of Lent, March 4 Genesis 22:1-2,9a,10-13,15-18; Psalm 116:10,15,16-17,18-19; Romans 8:31b-34; Mark 9:2-10 The story of the sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham is perhaps the most dramatic and artistic part of the Torah. The Scripture scholar Pauline Viviano has described it well: “We are drawn into the action of […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Ana Pia Cordua, SCTJM, president and director of mission and ministry for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria. Editor’s Note: Following is a letter to all Catholics of the diocese from Sister Ana Pia Cordua, SCTJM, president and director of mission and ministry for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria. […]
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