A new book on Pope John Paul II made headlines last week by describing how seriously, and physically, the beloved late pope took penitence. According to the postulator of his beatification cause, Pope John Paul II was known to spend entire nights on the bare floor and sometimes ? and this was the headline grabber […]
Continue readingWomen across central Illinois are invited to spend some time getting to know the Lord and their “diocesan family” better at a day of recollection sponsored by the Bishop’s Commission on Women in the Church and in Society on Saturday, March 20. It will begin at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria with eucharistic adoration and […]
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Photo Caption: Banners representing the schools of Region 1 are held by student representatives before a Catholic Schools Week Mass Feb. 1 at St. Jude Church in Peoria. By: Jennifer Willems Students, teachers and principals had much to keep them busy with Catholic Schools Week activities planned each day from Jan. 31 to Feb. 5, […]
Continue readingBy: Fr. Dominic Garramone, OSB Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jan. 24 Nehemiah 8:2-4a,5-6,8-10; Psalm 19:8,9,10,15; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30; Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21 ONE OF the significant ritual changes of the last few decades is the increased reverence shown to the Book of the Gospels at parish Masses. In most parishes at Sunday Mass, the Gospel […]
Continue readingIn the 1970s, vocalist Anne Murray had a hit record with a chorus that ended “We sure could use a little good news today.” As the magnitude of the disaster in Haiti grows, we are grateful for glimmers of hope and good news in the response of generous Catholics in our diocese. Many are detailed […]
Continue readingHAVE GOOD photos from your trip to the national March for Life? The Catholic Post would like to share them with the diocese in our next issue. E-mail two or three of your best ones, along with any necessary identifications, to cathpost@cdop.org by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26. Did something about this year’s march move […]
Continue readingPro-life proponents must embrace “whole life,” a series of speakers told nearly 200 people Tuesday night at a Sanctity of Human Life Rally at Sacred Heart Church in downtown Peoria. Gathering just days before the 37th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions legalizing abortion, the rally participants were challenged to continue efforts to protect […]
Continue readingBy Tom Dermodyof The Catholic Post URBANA — The letter of congratulations came from the President of the United States, but receiving it Sunday in front of supportive parishioners at St. Patrick’s Church here made the moment all the more special for Dr. Susan Nagele. “I told them we did it all together, and that […]
Continue readingCATHOLICS from around Illinois are being called to Springfield again in March, but this time they will take to their knees in prayer before taking to the halls of government to lobby their state representatives. Sponsored by the Catholic Conference of Illinois (CCI), the Second Annual Catholics at the Capitol will take place on Wednesday, […]
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Photo Caption: Suzie Pilon, RN, triages patients at the Friends of the Children of Haiti clinic in Cyvadier. By: By Jennifer Willems Death and destruction have taken their toll on the island nation of Haiti in the days that followed the devastating earthquake of Jan. 12, as have the aftershocks that continue to threaten the […]
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