Bishop Marcellino Daiji Tani of Saitama, one of the dioceses hit hardest by Japan’s earthquake and tsunami disaster, said the catastrophe is a reminder that “life is in the hands of God and that life is a gift from God.” He further described the tragedy as a challenge for Christians during Lent “to practice and […]
Continue readingBy: By Msgr. Stuart Swetland Second Sunday of Lent, March 13 Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 33:4-5,18-19,20,22; 2 Timothy 1:8b-10; Matthew 17:1-9 G.K. Chesterton wrote in his famous novel “The Napoleon of Notting Hill” that “there is a law written in the darkest of the Books of Life, and it is this: If you look at a […]
Continue readingCHAMPAIGN — Father Tom Royer has lived a “very rich life” by focusing on those in need. “The Gospel tells of the rich rewards of those who follow the call of (Christ),” said Father Royer, 76, pastor of St. Mary’s Parish here since 1973. He was granted senior status on March 1 by Bishop Daniel […]
Continue readingBy: By Tom Dermody Erin Pantages was in a grocery store check-out line in Mito, Japan, buying candy to bring home for her students at St. Thomas the Apostle School in Peoria Heights when the earthquake struck on Friday, March 11. The students won’t be getting the candy. Pantages left it in the basket when […]
Continue readingPRINCETON — “Go where there is need of you” is one of the mottos of the Sisters of Mary of the Presentation and that is what Sister Anne Germaine Picard, SMP, of Princeton plans to do this spring. On March 31 she will travel to Cameroon in East Africa to minister with the Sisters of […]
Continue readingImagine taking a problem to someone you regard as a leader — a boss, a coach, a parent, a pastor — only to be told that person has no answers for you. “For most of us in business, not having an answer is not a safe thing,” said Jim DeRose, head soccer coach at Bradley […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems WASHINGTON — The sounds of babies cooing and burbling, and women laughing and occasionally sniffling and wiping away tears mixed with words of wisdom, words of prayer and words of song to fill the Caterpillar Performing Arts Theatre at Five Points here for “Behold! A Catholic Conference on the Dignity and […]
Continue readingWEST PEORIA — A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the chapel of Immaculate Conception Convent at 7 p.m. Monday, March 14, for Sister Virginia Ann Glogowski, OSF. A native of Peru, Ill., Sister Virginia Ann died Thursday morning, March 10, at Mother of Peace Home in West Peoria. She was 86. Visitation […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) congratulated the Illinois bishops, the Catholic Conference of Illinois, the Catholic Mobilizing Network to End the Use of the Death Penalty, and all advocates for their work to bring about the repeal of the death penalty in Illinois. “These advocates have worked tirelessly to […]
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Photo Caption: Robert Rodriguez, from Corpus Christi Parish in Galesburg, was among 30 deacon candidates installed into the ministry of acolyte by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, on March 5. By: By Tom Dermody The permanent deacons of the Diocese of Peoria were asked at their annual gathering last weekend to help the Catholic Church […]
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