ROCK ISLAND — The Benedictine Sisters of St. Mary Monastery, 2200 88th Avenue West, are hosting vespers and dinner followed by time for reflection and sharing on Scripture and their monastic way of life on Thursday, Oct. 21, from 4:45 to 7:45 p.m. The presenter is Sister Marianne Burkhard, OSB. The cost is $15. For […]
Continue readingThe “Mass Inspirations” series of talk on the Mass, which is hosted by the Cathedral Chant School, continues on Wednesday, Oct. 27, with “Introductory Rites” by Father Christopher Layden, a member of the Diocese of Peoria’s Liturgical Commission. The talk begins at 8 p.m. and will be held at the Spalding Pastoral Center, 419 N.E. […]
Continue readingEAST MOLINE — A Polka Mass at 4 p.m. will open the annual Fall Festival at St. Anne’s parish this Saturday, Oct. 23.The festival also includes a dinner to be served in Cleary Hall from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The menu includes grilled pork chops, potato salad, baked beans, applesauce and roll for $6 per […]
Continue readingBy: By Tom Dermody Father Bud Grant proposes a solution to saving the planet that isn’t quite as marketable — or simple — as reduce, re-use and recycle. His idea? Embrace suffering, out of love for both God’s creation and future generations. “I’m going to suggest suffering is an environmental virtue — in fact, the […]
Continue readingBy: By Tom Dermody Ever feel it’s not worth taking potentially noisy children to Mass? “Don’t buy into that lie,” said Kathleen Littleton. Kathleen is the mother of 14. And she, her husband Jim, and their children have been daily Mass-goers for a decade. “We sit in back,” said Kathleen, whose children range in age […]
Continue readingBy: By Sandra Post Saint Augustine said it first, “Those who sing well pray twice.” Based on that calculation, Gayle (Morgan) Mirande has offered countless prayers throughout her life — and encouraged countless more from others. “I always felt God was using my music as my extra prayer,” she says.After nearly 40 years of music […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems When Abraham Lincoln penned the Gettysburg Address, he used the words “four score and seven years ago” to establish a framework for his remarks. He could have said “87 years ago,” but the context of that November day in 1863 called for a different tone, a different way of entering into […]
Continue readingHow many religious images came to mind during the amazing scenes that played out Wednesday as the trapped miners in Chile ascended safely to the surface! The rescue of the 33 miners after weeks of prayer and effort seemed like souls being freed from Purgatory. And their reception with joyous family and friends waiting above […]
Continue readingThose who are grieving the loss of a spouse through death or divorce can take comfort through the knowledge that God reigns both in this world and the next, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, said Oct. 3. “Faith in God can finally comfort and heal even the searing pain of separation,” said the bishop in […]
Continue readingBy Tom DermodyFor the Catholic Conference of Illinois Instead of looking for someone in politics to “save us,” citizens need to be more involved themselves in organizing a better society, according to Rich Whitney. Now making a second run for Illinois governor as a Green Party candidate ? the Carbondale attorney garnered 10 percent of […]
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