Catholic men of the Diocese of Peoria — who gather by the hundreds every spring to take a public stand in defense of faith, family, and the priesthood — have another urgent reason to attend this year’s “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith” on Saturday, April 14: To defend religious freedom, threatened on both […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Helena Burns, FSP, one of 13 prominent Catholic women bloggers featured at the “Behold” conference, chats with attendees between sessions. Everyone needs heroes and inviting Catholic women bloggers was one way of providing them for the 560 participants at “Behold: A Catholic Conference on the Dignity and Vocation of Women,” said executive […]
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Photo Caption: Rose Marie Rudolph, executive director of the “Behold” conference, thanks the 37 directors who worked to make the March 10 Catholic gathering on the dignity and vocation of women possible. By: By Jennifer Willems EAST PEORIA — Words like “spa” and “spiritual” usually aren’t used in the same sentence — unless you’re talking […]
Continue readingIn only its third year, the Behold Conference has gone from a parish-based, grassroots gathering promoting the dignity and vocation of women to a major annual Catholic event that is drawing interest well beyond central Illinois. That doesn’t happen without a lot of prayer, hard work, and Holy Spirit-inspired creativity — traits plainly evident in […]
Continue readingOMAHA, Neb. (CNS) — It started in 1917 with a rented house, five boys who needed a home in Omaha and a Catholic priest determined to help troubled and abandoned youths throughout the city. Now, Boys Town helps more than 1.6 million people each year through its main campus of group homes, churches, a grade […]
Continue readingA Charismatic Healing Mass will be celebrated by Father Terry Cassidy on Wednesday, March 7, at 7 p.m. at St. Ann’s Church, 1010 S. Louisa St. Prelude music will begin at 6:45 p.m. Prayer teams will be available after Mass.
Continue readingThe 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, […]
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