NORMAL — The most difficult people to lead to the Catholic faith may be those closest to your heart. What to say to the son you suspect isn’t attending Mass while away at college? To the friend who is angry at the church because of the harmful words or actions of another Catholic? To the […]
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI called for prayer and encouragement to nourish new vocations within the church, and reminded priests that it is their job to vigorously defend their flocks from evil. Pope Benedict marked the World Day of Prayer for Vocations by telling the faithful in St. Peter’s Square April 25 that […]
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican is strongly supporting a new international project for adult stem-cell research but is not directly involved and has made no financial contribution to the initiative, a Vatican spokesman said. The project, led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, established a consortium of researchers from several […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON (CNS) — Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz., one of many religious leaders decrying Arizona’s new immigration law, said he will ask the general counsel of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to become involved in lawsuits expected to challenge its constitutionality In his “Monday Memo” posting on the diocesan website April 26, […]
Continue readingROCK ISLAND — Sister Maureen (Mary Katherine) Coughlin, OSB, a longtime educator who served at schools around the Diocese of Peoria, died on April 18, 2010, at St. Mary Monastery here. She was 92. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on April 21 at the St. Mary Monastery Chapel. Burial followed at Calvary Cemetery, […]
Continue readingFollowing are ratings and capsule reviews of recently released films. The reviews are by 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. —– “The Back-Up Plan” (CBS Films) […]
Continue readingBy Nancy Piccionefor The Catholic Post METAMORA — “Give God permission” to use you powerfully in the world, more than 100 women were told at a first-time conference on April 17. The Behold Conference at St. Mary’s Parish here was a “spiritual spa day” for women of all ages, according to conference organizer Rose Marie […]
Continue readingCatholic radio programming is now being aired in the Peoria area thanks to a group headed by a man from El Paso, the birthplace of Catholic radio pioneer and sainthood candidate Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. WPMJ 94.3 FM — a Chillicothe-based station whose call letters now stand for “With Prayer Meet Jesus” — began broadcasting […]
Continue readingPEORIA HEIGHTS — The final program of the season for the St. Martin Chamber Players will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 2, at St. Thomas Church, 904 E. Lake Ave. The special guests will include the Cathedral Schola of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria and the Central Illinois Clarinet Choir. The concert is […]
Continue readingIn this season of “Alleluias,” we sing a loud and joyful one to praise God for the hundreds of new Catholics in our diocese — and the tens of thousands nationwide — who entered into full communion with the church at the Easter vigil. Every one of these individuals has a unique story of faith […]
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