Photo Caption: Jack Jezreel encouraged a crowd of 200 at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Peoria Heights last Sunday to spend at least one hour a month with someone who can’t love them back. By: By Jennifer Willems PEORIA HEIGHTS — They didn’t come to St. Thomas the Apostle Church looking for a job, […]
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Photo Caption: Stewardship must permeate all facets of parish life, Charles Zech of Villanova University told those attending a diocesan Development and Stewardship Conference on Sept. 28. By: By Tom Dermody “What could your parish do with twice as much money?” As 155 parish and Catholic school leaders pondered the possibilities, Charles Zech offered 10 […]
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI asked the international community to continue aid to the drought- and famine-stricken Horn of Africa and asked individuals to offer prayers and donate money to help save the millions facing death. “I invited everyone to offer prayers and concrete aid for their many brothers and sisters so harshly […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON (CNS) — A new introduction to the U.S. bishops’ document on political responsibility reminds Catholics that some issues “involve the clear obligation to oppose intrinsic evils which can never be justified,” while others “require action to pursue justice and promote the common good.” The brief Introductory Note to the 2011 reissue of “Forming Consciences […]
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Photo Caption: Father Joseph Corpora, CSC, of the Catholic School Advantage Campaign, listens to a question from Father Fredi Gomez Torres, episcopal vicar for Hispanic Ministry, during a Sept. 29 talk to priests. By: By Tom Dermody The surging Latino population in the United States is a gift that Catholic parishes and schools must be […]
Continue readingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) — Cardinal Francis Arinze told attendees at the Diocese of Charlotte’s eucharistic congress that “religion is not an option. It is not an accessory footnote. It is the duty of the human creature in front of God the creator,” he said. Cardinal Arinze spoke about the importance of Sunday Mass and the […]
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Photo Caption: Lisa Gigliotti, right, keynote speaker, greets Barbara Bogner of St. John the Baptist Parish, Bradford, at a book signing following the 30th annual Respect Life Dinner in Peoria on Oct. 2. By: By Tom Dermody The full spectrum of Respect Life Sunday was on display for a capacity crowd attending the 30th annual […]
Continue readingBy: By Jeff Hedglen, Catholic News Service Editor’s Note — This week our local writers take a break and the Scripture reflection is from the Catholic News Service feature “Word to Life.” —– Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 2 Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:9,12,13-14,15-16,19-20; Philippians 4:6-9; Matthew 21:33-43 In this week’s second reading from St. […]
Continue readingTen years ago on Oct. 9, Bishop John J. Myers — the seventh Bishop of Peoria, a native of Earlville, and a longtime priest of this diocese — was installed as the new Archbishop of Newark, N.J. While a decade has passed since Archbishop left his home diocese, the impact his strong leadership had on […]
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Photo Caption: Golden anniversary couple Dick and Joyce Mattan of St. Malachy’s Parish, Geneseo, renew their marriage vows at the Sept. 25 diocesan Anniversary Mass. By: By Tom Dermody A snowstorm delayed the wedding Mass of John Sheen and Zelda Yagel for a half hour on Dec. 30, 1961. Fifty years, three children, nine grandchildren, […]
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