Photo Caption: Father Donald Roszkowski, pastor of St. Mary’s Parish in Metamora and St. Elizabeth’s, Washburn, visits Francis, a 9-year-old African lion, during a circus hosted by the Metamora parish Aug. 25. By: By Jennifer Willems METAMORA — Evangelization comes in all shapes and sizes. As St. Mary’s Parish here recently demonstrated, it can even […]
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Photo Caption: Members of the “Witnesses to Love” pilgrims to World Youth Day from the John Paul II Catholic Newman Center in Normal pose in Madrid. Molly McClowry returned from World Youth Day in Spain ready to become the missionary for Christ that Pope Benedict XVI challenged her and 1.4 million other young pilgrims to […]
Continue readingIf you have been a part of almost any diocesan committee or commission for the past three decades, you likely have witnessed — and marveled at — the faith and the organizational skills of Jeanne Whalen. A member of the diocesan staff since 1981 and a former director of evangelization and youth ministry, Jeanne has […]
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Photo Caption: Craig Dyke defines evangelization as “the proclamation of the good news of Jesus Christ by both word and the testimony of our life.” Craig Dyke, assistant director of the Office of Marriage and Family since 2005, has been named director of the diocesan Office of Evangelization. He becomes the office’s first director since […]
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Photo Caption: Tim Roder has assisted in the Office of Family Life for 13 years, including the last 11 as director of its Office of Marriage and Family. Tim Roder, who has assisted in the Diocese of Peoria’s Office of Family Life for 13 years — including the last 11 as director of its Office […]
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Photo Caption: Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark is a former priest of the Diocese of Peoria who served as Bishop of Peoria from 1990 to 2001, preceded by three years as coadjutor bishop. NEWARK, N.J. — Even before he could take up pastoral care for the 1.5 million Catholics of the Archdiocese of Newark, […]
Continue readingROCK ISLAND — As the desire for peace and understanding grows, so does an annual dialogue among the women of the Quad Cities. For six years Catholic and Muslim women have been coming together each fall to talk about faith and how it is lived out in each tradition. Joining them around the table this […]
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Photo Caption: John and Julie Chan of Peoria Heights tell how their son Chip (pictured) lives on in their hearts ten years after his death Sept. 11, 2001 in the World Trade Center. When John and Julie Chan of Peoria Heights had a family portrait taken in 2005, a framed photo of their son, Chip, […]
Continue readingBy: By Sharon Priester Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sept. 4 Ezekiel 33:7-9; Psalm 95:1-2,6-7,8-9; Romans 13:8-10; Matthew 18:15-20 Matthew’s Gospel is divided into five books, each of which has two parts — the narrative and the “discourse” or sermon. The Gospel for this week and the one for last Sunday are part of Book […]
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Photo Caption: Chihuahua puppies Vicar (left) and Monsignor show their affection to their new owner, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC. By: By Jennifer Willems When he leaves his office at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria and goes home, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, finds Vicar and Monsignor waiting for him. Unlike the vicars and […]
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