LASALLE — It isn’t a long walk from St. Hyacinth’s Church to the Felician Center and back again, but that’s all the time Jesus needed to draw people to himself during a Corpus Christi procession hosted by the LaSalle vicariate last Sunday. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, joined First Communicants, the newly confirmed, area priests […]
Continue readingURBANA — Love was in the air last Tuesday night at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois, and Father Stan Fortuna, CFR, did his best to fan the flames. In this case, the flames belonged to the Holy Spirit and it was a greater love for God and their […]
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Photo Caption: Father Paul Carlson, left, and Father James Pankiewicz lay prostrate on the sanctuary floor of St. Mary’s Cathedral. (For dozens more photos from the ordination, click on the camera link at left.) By: By Tom Dermody With “hearts full of joy,” the Diocese of Peoria welcomed Father Paul R. Carlson and Father James […]
Continue readingFollowing are ratings and capsule reviews of recently released films. The reviews are by Catholic News Service in conjunction with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of Film and Broadcasting. For full reviews of these films, visit www.usccb.org/movies This list will be updated periodically as the reviews are supplied by Catholic News Service. […]
Continue readingHelp us to fill a future issue of The Catholic Post with hope. On his recent visit to Portugal, Pope Benedict XVI emphasized evangelization, urging Catholics to “bear witness to all of the joy that (Christ’s) strong yet gentle presence evokes.” Further, every Christian should be capable of “rendering account to all and at all […]
Continue readingBy: By Father Doug Grandon Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, May 30Proverbs 8:22-31; Psalm 8:4-5,6-7,8-9; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 The Catechism of the Catholic Church declares that the Most Holy Trinity is a mystery “inaccessible to reason alone” (237). Thus, every attempt to explain the Trinity falls well short of the mark. Even the […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems As he kneels in St. Mary’s Cathedral to be ordained to the priesthood on May 29, Deacon James Pankiewicz knows that what put him there is the grace of God and the prayers and support of laity and priests throughout central Illinois. “One of the things I often tell people is […]
Continue readingThe Diocese of Peoria’s special “Year of the Most Holy Rosary” will culminate and close next Saturday, June 5, with an afternoon celebration at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria to be attended by First Communicants and their families from throughout the diocese. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will renew the Diocese of Peoria’s consecration to […]
Continue readingWESTVILLE — The final day of school, usually a joy-filled welcoming of summer, was described as “sad” and “bittersweet” Tuesday at St. Mary’s School in Westville, which is closing after 107 years of serving this Vermilion County community just south of Danville. But on the day when students in pre-school through 7 received report cards […]
Continue readingPriest. Pastor. Musician. Songwriter. Space traveler. Father Charles Klamut, pastor of St. Mark’s Parish in Peoria, will perform music from “Space Traveler,” his newly released CD of 11 original songs, during a release celebration called “The Launch” next Friday, June 4, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the gym of St. Mark’s School. The live […]
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