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Memorial Tree prayer service to remember deceased babies
Parents who have lost a baby during infancy or pregnancy are invited to remember their children at an Elizabeth Ministry Memorial Tree prayer service on Sunday, Nov. 6, at Resurrection Cemetery, 7519 N. Allen Road, in Peoria. It will begin at 3 p.m. Father William Miller, IC, who chairs the Diocesan Respect Life Board, will […]
Continue readingLessons of faith prescribed at diocesan health care event
Photo Caption: Deacon David Steeples, pastoral care director at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg, and Deacon George Wagner, pastoral care director at OSF Saint James John W. Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac. By: By Jennifer Willems Even after 2,000 years the ministry of Jesus still has much to teach health care providers about caring for […]
Continue readingEvents in Manito Nov. 19 to help fund proposed new church
Photo Caption: A preliminary sketch of the proposed new Immaculate Conception Church in Manito as seen from South Adams Street. MANITO — Members of Immaculate Conception Church here hope to “raise the roof” in more ways than one when they host a Harvest Hoe-Down Dinner and Auction on Saturday, Nov. 19. The event is a […]
Continue readingMaryknoll missioners grateful for Diocese of Peoria support
Photo Caption: Maryknoll Father Bill Donnelly, a Peoria native and longtime missionary, holds a copy of his graphic novel on Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. (See his story following the centennial event article below.) By: By Tom Dermody From roots in the Diocese of Peoria, they have gone on to proclaim the Gospel for decades around […]
Continue readingDiocesan-produced video on Mass changes can be seen online
Photo Caption: A screenshot of the diocesan video that was played at all Masses in early October anticipating the new English translation of the Roman Missal that goes into effect Nov. 27. Catholics across central Illinois have another way to study and reflect on the new English translation of the Roman Missal and they can […]
Continue readingFr. Henehan: The best Catholic school teachers nurture souls
Photo Caption: Father Patrick Henehan, pastor of St. Jude’s Parish in Peoria, speaks with some of the 850 participants at the 2011 Diocesan Teacher Institute Oct. 7 at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. By: The full text of the keynote talk by Father Patrick Henehan at the 2011 Diocesan Teacher Institute in Peoria Jesus […]
Continue readingCandle blessing ceremony Nov. 2 at Calvary Mausoleum
ROCK ISLAND — Blessed candles will be placed at gravesites in Calvary Cemetery here at 9 a.m. on All Souls Day. The remembrance candles will be blessed at the mausoleum, 2901 12th St., on Wednesday, Nov. 2. While the candles will be placed by cemetery staff, friends and families are invited to attend the blessing […]
Continue readingCorrection on time of Social Teaching Institute Oct. 29
An advertisement in the Oct. 16 issue of The Catholic Post included an incorrect start time for the Diocese of Peoria’s Catholic Social Teaching Institute on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. The institute is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., not from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. as stated in […]
Continue readingPost seeks Christmas recipes, memories for annual section
The Catholic Post test kitchen is open and it’s time to start preparing the cookies, candies, cakes and breads — as well as main dishes and beverages — that will be featured in the newspaper’s 2011 edition of “A Taste of Christmas.” This special section not only features the foods that make the holidays so […]
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