Photo Caption: Msgr. James Ramer celebrates Mass at the construction site. By: By Jennifer Willems PHILO — Need doesn’t make an appointment. It usually comes on fast and strong and requires immediate attention. As students returned to St. Thomas School in Philo, and Holy Trinity School and Central Catholic High School in Bloomington last week, […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON (CNS) — With a roomful of theologians, college professors and presidents, political activists, leaders of various church organizations, and family and longtime friends looking on, Catholic theologian Miguel Diaz was sworn in as ambassador to the Vatican Aug. 21. In a brief, invitation-only ceremony in the ornate Benjamin Franklin room at the State Department, […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON (CNS) — As Catholic schools begin their fall classes amid threats of flu outbreaks, hand sanitizers are going to be more of a staple than ever and school officials will be urged to follow large doses of common sense. At many schools, more than the usual cleaning up took place over the summer as […]
Continue readingNEW ORLEANS (CNS) — As a native New Orleanian, Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond had walked through the front doors of venerable St. Louis Cathedral hundreds of times as a seminarian, priest and auxiliary bishop. But as applause erupted inside a packed cathedral Aug. 20, he suddenly realized he was walking not only into the cathedral […]
Continue readingCatholic Charities’ Peoria Area Community Advisory Board is planning its fifth annual wine tasting benefit on Thursday, Aug. 27, at Two25, 225 N.E. Adams St., Peoria. It will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. More than 20 wines from around the world will be available for sampling and light hors d’oeuvres will be served. […]
Continue readingBLOOMINGTON — “An Awakening,” a morning of reflection for catechists in parish religious education programs, Catholic schools, and RCIA teams, will be held Saturday, Aug. 29, at Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main St. The morning begins with Mass at 8 a.m. and includes time for meditative prayer, processing and sharing, using materials prepared by […]
Continue readingBefore students stepped foot in their parish schools this week, their principals took time to pray together, to honor their colleagues for distinguished service, and to look to the future of Catholic education in the Diocese of Peoria. The opening liturgy for the 2009-2010 school year brought the principals from the diocese’s 49 Catholic elementary […]
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Photo Caption: Father R. Anthony Lee presents hard hats to 3-year-old pre-schools students as part of their initiation into the “St. Jude Builder’s Club” By: Jennifer Willems Before he cut the maroon ribbon that stretched across the doors that led to the classrooms of the new St. Jude Catholic School in Peoria, Father R. Anthony […]
Continue readingGERMANTOWN HILLS — “God never promised us a rose garden. He promised us eternal life.” Speaking to about 60 people from throughout the diocese who have lost a spouse through death or divorce, Archabbot Lambert Reilly, OSB, used personal stories and straight talk in urging them to find peace through deeper faith and trust in […]
Continue readingTwenty-one people from the Christ Child Society of Central Illinois gathered recently at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria to preview a new video on the society’s foundress. The cause for sainthood of Servant of God Mary Virginia Merrick opened in 2003 and is being promoted by the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.To help with the […]
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