Photo Caption: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, holds the Light of Christ as candles held by those attending the Vigil for Peace on Sept. 10 are lit throughout St. Mary’s Cathedral. Prayers for peace, healing and restoration filled St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria last Saturday in the form of music — some very traditional and […]
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Photo Caption: Msgr. Paul Showalter, PA, vicar general of the Diocese of Peoria, addresses one of eight regional meetings held Sept. 13 and 14 to open the “Growing In Faith Together” process involving all parishes. ROCK ISLAND — Jerry Fowler of St. Ambrose Parish in Milan admitted to mixed feelings and uncertain expectations when he […]
Continue readingBy: By Sharon Priester Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sept. 18 Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 145: 2-3,8-9,17-18; Philippians 1:20c-24,27a; Matthew 20:1-16a On the first Monday of this month, we celebrated Labor Day, a national holiday for recognizing and honoring laborers with speeches, parades and special picnics. This hasn’t changed too much from the time when I […]
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Photo Caption: James Fulton Engstrom is held by his parents, Travis and Bonnie Engstrom of Goodfield, as they are joined by Dr. Andrea Ambrosi (left) and Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, of the tribunal of inquiry. By: By Jennifer Willems That James Fulton Engstrom is celebrating his first birthday on Friday is amazing. In fact, […]
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) 2011 Catholic […]
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By: By Tom Dermody NORMAL — Epiphany Catholic School has been recognized as a 2011 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, one of 304 schools to receive the distinction and among only four in downstate Illinois. The announcement was made Thursday morning by Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education. Epiphany school […]
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Photo Caption: Students at St. Bede Academy, Peru, carry a 40′-by-60′ flag during an all-school prayer service Sept. 9 commemorating the 10th anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. By: By Catholic News Service ANCONA, Italy (CNS) — Remembering the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Pope Benedict XVI appealed to government leaders and all […]
Continue readingGALESBURG — The next meeting of Knox County Right to Life will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. at Corpus Christi Church, 273 S. Prairie St. It will include education and letter writing.
Continue readingPEORIA HEIGHTS — “Transforming Hearts for Justice,” a social justice workshop featuring Jack Jezreel, is planned for Sunday, Sept. 25, at St. Thomas the Apostle Church (lower level), 904 E. Lake Ave. It will begin at 1 p.m. A wine and cheese gathering will follow. Jezreel is the author of JustFaith and the executive director […]
Continue readingAsking if the federal government desires “the Catholic Church out of public ministry,” leaders of the six dioceses in Illinois voiced strong opposition to new rules mandating insurance coverage of sterilization and prescription contraceptives, including some that can cause an abortion. In a Sept. 9 letter to Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of […]
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