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By: The Catholic Post - March 27, 2009 -
Editorial
In many Catholic minds, Africa is a place where the church in the United States sends missionaries to evangelize and spread the Gospel. While that remains true in some cases, the direction of the missionary tide between our continents has shifted in this generation. In fact, 10 priests serving in the Diocese of Peoria had […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 27, 2009 -
Living the Word
By: By Barbara Roedel Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 29 Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:3-4,12-13,14-15; Hebrews 5:7-9; John 12:20-33. (When the Third Scrutiny is celebrated with the elect, these readings may be used: Ezekiel 37:12-14; Psalm 130:1-2,3-4,5-6,7-8; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45) A clear shift takes place in God’s relationship with the people of Israel in our […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - March 27, 2009 -
Featured Article
Photo Caption: About 70 people gathered in St. Joseph’s Church in Pesotum for a final Mass on March 19. By: By Jennifer Willems PESOTUM — As a kid, Marvin Kocher served Mass every day at St. Joseph’s Church in Pesotum, making the three-mile round trip on his bicycle. Now a resident of Springfield, Kocher has […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 26, 2009 -
World/National News
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Saying he believes strong moral guidelines are important in the human life sciences, President Barack Obama said he would be happy to avoid ethical and political disputes if alternatives to embryonic stem-cell research turn out to be equally promising. During his March 24 press conference, Obama was asked about his personal moral […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 26, 2009 -
World/National News
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church’s annual Collection for the Holy Land helps maintain Christian sites in the Holy Land, provides care for aged religious who spent their lives ministering in the land of Jesus and supports projects that help native Christians remain and thrive in the region. Cardinal Luigi Sandri, prefect of the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 26, 2009 -
World/National News
CALCUTTA, India (CNS) — The Missionaries of Charity, the congregation founded by Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, elected Sister Mary Prema as its new superior general March 24. The German-born nun replaces Sister Nirmala Joshi, who had been elected for a third time March 13. Sister Nirmala has led the congregation since 1997, after taking […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 26, 2009 -
Local News Brief
Click below to see scenes from two joy-filled liturgies at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on March 1 at which more than 350 candidates and catechumens took their next step toward the Easter sacraments. Other recent slideshows produced by The Catholic Post: The Scout Mass Diocese represented at national March for Life
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By: The Catholic Post - March 25, 2009 -
Movie Review
Rating: O (R) 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. Odd coming-of-age tale, set in 1963 Washington, about a 13-year-old Catholic schoolboy (Cameron Bright) who spies on, and becomes obsessed with, a free-spirited […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 20, 2009 -
Local News Brief
ROCK ISLAND — Women are invited to experience life as a Benedictine Sister at St. Mary Monastery, 2200 88th Ave. West, over two weekends, March 27-29 and May 8-10. Those who attend will have an opportunity to discover how the Benedictines are different from other religious communities in terms of community life and prayer. While […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 20, 2009 -
Local News Brief
The Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing will hold its spring open house on Saturday, April 4, from 9 a.m. to noon at the college, 511 N.E. Greenleaf St., Peoria. Tours of the campus, which is adjacent to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, will be available, along with information about the new doctor of […]
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