EDITOR’S NOTE: On Friday, March 23, more than 120 communities around the United States hosted “Stand Up for Religious Freedom” rallies calling on the U.S. government to drop a mandate from the Department of Health and Human Services forcing employers, including religious ones, to provide coverage of contraception, sterilization, and abortifacients in their health insurance […]
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Photo Caption: Johnette Benkovic will speak at the Diocesan Conference for the Widowed and Divorced June 16 at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. Catholic media personality and author Johnnette Benkovic will be the featured speaker at a Diocesan Conference for the Widowed and Divorced on June 16 that will also include a dozen workshops […]
Continue readingThirteen parishes in the Diocese of Peoria have been awarded grants totaling $26,904 for religious education projects from funds allocated by the Fulton Sheen Endowment for Religious Education. It is one of three major endowments created by contributions to the Rooted in Faith Capital Campaign conducted in 2004. The Fulton Sheen Endowment provides support for […]
Continue readingPEKIN — Eight members of the Knights of Columbus from around the Diocese of Peoria will be honored at the 24th annual “Night of Knights” recognition dinner on Saturday, April 14. Archbishop Schlarman Council No. 3507 in Pekin will host the 24th annual event at its clubhouse, 715 N. 11th St. The evening is sponsored […]
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By: By Msgr. Stuart Swetland Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, April 1 At the procession with palms: Mark 11:1-10 or John 12:12-16 At the Mass: Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22:8-9,17-18,19-22,23-24; Philippians 2:6-11; Mark 14:1 — 15:47 Palm Sunday and the Passion of the Lord To attempt a commentary on Palm Sunday and the Passion of […]
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Photo Caption: The 2012 Annual Diocesan Appeal will be conducted in most parishes the weekend of April 21-22. This year’s goal is $5.6 million. Saying “now is a particularly important time to support our faith as the secular world threatens our ability to freely practice our religion,” Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has encouraged a […]
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Photo Caption: Cardinal George of Chicago was principal celebrant for the Mass for the Illinois Catholic School Principals and Presidents Conference. With him are Bishop Condon, Bishop Paprocki, and Bishop Jenky. By: By Jennifer Willems NORMAL — Words of praise mixed with words of challenge when principals and presidents of Catholic schools in Illinois recently […]
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Photo Caption: Hundreds of Catholic men take part in the 2011 “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith.” The 2012 men’s march and Mass is Saturday, April 14. So you’re a grand knight or some other leader in a Knights of Columbus council in our diocese, and you’ve learned in this special issue of The […]
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Photo Caption: The rally at the Peoria County Courthouse is one of five planned around the state and among more than 100 across the nation calling on the U.S. government to drop the contraception mandate. Central Illinois residents are invited to take part in a rally for religious freedom at noon Friday, March 23, at […]
Continue readingHENRY — “Hope and Healing” is the theme for a Catholic Charismatic Renewal retreat planned for Friday, April 13, and Saturday, April 14, at Nazareth House Retreat Center. It will be led by Father Richard McAlear, OMI, of Tewksbury, Mass. Ordained in 1970, Father McAlear became involved in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in 1972 and […]
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