Photo Caption: Father Gregory Nelson dips a wick into the fire built outside St. Paul’s Church in Danville so he can light the Easter candle, which is held by Father Joseph Ekweariri. By: By Jennifer Willems DANVILLE — There was a glow that filled St. Paul’s Church at the Easter Vigil last Saturday night and […]
Continue readingBy: Father Douglas Grandon Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday), April 19 Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 118:2-4,13-15,22-24; 1 John 5:1-6; John 20:19-31 “Famous atheist now believes in God” was the headline of a Dec. 9, 2004, Associated Press story about the conversion of an Oxford professor, Anthony Flew, from atheism to the belief that God […]
Continue readingWhat do a kidney, a towel, a paintbrush, and cookies have in common? In this issue of The Catholic Post, they are all related to examples of faith-inspired volunteerism. We find it not coincidental but providential that this unplanned thread running through our pages this week came together as National Volunteer Week opens in the […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON (CNS) — President Barack Obama was warmly welcomed to Georgetown University April 14 for a speech on the economy, in which he said that although more tough times lie ahead, including additional layoffs and stock market ups and downs, “for the very first time, we’re beginning to see glimmers of hope.” In a 45-minute […]
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — For making what he described as “the most difficult decision in my political life,” Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico was given a front-row seat at a papal audience and was to see Rome’s Colosseum lit up in honor of his state. Greeting Pope Benedict XVI April 15, Richardson asked him […]
Continue readingASUNCION, Paraguay (CNS) — The revelation that Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo, a former Catholic bishop, fathered a child before being laicized has damaged the church’s image, the country’s Catholic bishops said. Bishop Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre of Encarnacion called the news “a blow against our church.” In a statement issued April 14, a day after Lugo […]
Continue readingWHEELING, 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 […]
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