WHEELING, W. Va. (CNS) — As West Virginia mourned the 29 coal miners killed in the April 5 explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, Bishop Michael J. Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston said the safety of the state’s miners must be a priority. “We offer this Mass for the 29 miners who lost their […]
Continue readingRating: A-I (G) NEW YORK (CNS) — The following is a capsule review of a movie recently reviewed by the Office for Film & Broadcasting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Breezy romance with music in which a teen singer (Miley Cyrus), who has gained fame under the pseudonym Hannah Montana, is forced by […]
Continue readingSupporters of the sainthood cause of Servant of God Fulton J. Sheen and any who hold him close to their hearts are invited to a celebration next month of the 114th anniversary of the birth of the Diocese of Peoria’s famous native son. The Archbishop Fulton John Sheen Foundation is also offering relics of Archbishop […]
Continue readingAll Catholics of the Diocese of Peoria are invited to join Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on Sunday, May 3, for a Marian prayer event that includes the screening of a new DVD featuring the reflections and prayers of 21 young celebrities on the subject of the rosary. One […]
Continue readingFor the seven people from St. Ann’s Parish in Peoria who are preparing to be received into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil, the community of faith has grown a little larger over the last year. They were among catechumens and candidates from six parishes who came together with their priests and RCIA coordinators […]
Continue readingThe public is invited to St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on Thursday evening, April 23, to prayerfully celebrate the papal honors recently bestowed on seven priests of the Diocese of Peoria. During a 6:30 p.m. vespers service, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will place a ceremonial vestment known as a rochet on each of the […]
Continue readingA funeral Mass was offered at St. Ann’s Church in Peoria on April 3 for Deacon Richard F. Hammel, a member of the Diocese of Peoria’s first class of permanent deacons ordained in 1976. Deacon Hammel, who spent much of his ministry as a volunteer chaplain at Proctor Hospital in Peoria and was granted senior […]
Continue readingWhen the call went out for people to contact their legislators in the Illinois House of Representatives and voice their opposition to House Bill 2354, they responded in a big way. The controversial bill was not called for a vote before the April 3 deadline and appears to be dead for this year, according to […]
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Photo Caption: The blessed holy oils are carried in procession at the Chrism Mass on April 7. By: By Jared Olar All Catholics are “unfinished saints” always in need of being remade by the Holy Spirit through a willing surrender to God’s purposes, said Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, at a Mass Tuesday during which […]
Continue readingBy: By Father Douglas Grandon Easter Sunday: The Resurrection of the Lord, April 12 Acts 10:34a,37-43; Psalm 118:1-2,16-17,22-23; Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8; John 20:1-9 or Mark 16:1-7 or (at an afternoon or evening Mass) Luke 24:13-35 Harry Houdini, the famous magician and escape artist, died from peritonitis on Oct. 31, 1926. Prior to […]
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