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The sick must be cared for in body and soul, says Pope Francis

By: The Catholic Post - February 11, 2022 - News Article

People in wheelchairs wait for the start of Mass marking World Day of the Sick, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Feb. 11. (CNS/Paul Haring)

By Junno Arocho Esteves / Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Caring for the sick means not only healing the wounds of the body but also those that afflict the soul, Pope Francis said. “Care cannot be divided because the human being cannot be divided. We could — paradoxically — save the body and […]

Bishop Jenky is reflective, grateful ahead of 20th anniversary and 75th birthday

By: Tom Dermody - February 10, 2022 - Featured Article

Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will mark the 20th anniversary of his appointment as the eighth Bishop of Peoria on Feb. 12 and celebrate his 75th birthday on March 3. (File photo by Nellie Gould)

Between COVID isolation and “getting creaky” as he ages, the last two years have afforded Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, much time for solitude and reflection. “I’m living almost like a Carthusian monk,” the bishop acknowledged as he approaches the 20th anniversary of his appointment as the eighth Bishop of Peoria on Feb. 12 and […]

An open letter from OSF HealthCare

By: The Catholic Post - February 9, 2022 - News Article

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following guest commentary from OSF HealthCare was received by The Catholic Post on Feb. 3 and published in The Catholic Post dated Feb. 13, 2022. It was signed by Sister Diane Marie McGrew, OSF, president of OSF HealthCare, and Mike Cruz, MD, chief operating officer of OSF HeathCare. — Throughout OSF HealthCare, […]

Teacher becomes ‘Bride of Christ’ as she is consecrated to the Order of Virgins

By: Jennifer Willems - February 9, 2022 - Featured Article

Christine Pinheiro prostrates herself on the sanctuary floor of St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria on Feb. 5 as the Litany of the Saints is sung during the Mass at which she was consecrated to the Order of Virgins. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

Wearing a wedding dress as she stood before Coadjutor Bishop Louis Tylka, Christine Pinheiro resolved to accept consecration as a bride of Christ last Saturday at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. A Latin and theology teacher at Peoria Notre Dame, she became the sixth woman in the Diocese of Peoria to be consecrated to the […]

A way to navigate between extremes

By: The Catholic Post - February 9, 2022 - Living the Word

Shawn Reeves

Living the Word / By Shawn Reeves Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time/Feb. 13 Jeremiah 17:5-8; Psalm 1:1-2,3,4 and 6; 1 Corinthians 15:12,16-20; Luke 6:17,20-26 This life is full of difficulties. Relationships struggle. Sickness and disease strike unexpectedly. Fortunes shift and wealth is replaced by poverty and want. War and crime disrupt tranquility. Loved ones die. And […]

Masking is now optional in Catholic schools of the Diocese of Peoria

By: The Catholic Post - February 9, 2022 - Featured Article

Coadjutor Bishop Louis Tylka helped Costa Catholic Academy in Galesburg celebrate Catholic Schools Week with a visit on Feb. 4 that included the First Friday Holy Hour followed by classroom visits. Here he is pictured with second -graders in the classroom of Stefanie Cross. Three days later, the diocese announced it was updating its policy to make mask wearing optional in its Catholic schools. (Provided photo)

As of Feb. 8, masking is optional in the elementary and secondary schools of the Diocese of Peoria. The decision was made after broad consultation and communicated to diocesan school communities by the Office of Catholic Schools on Feb. 7. The updated policy applies to school personnel, as well as students. (See the accompanying statement […]

Paul Moore: A memorable ‘Walk for Life’ . . . through my parish’s cemetery

By: The Catholic Post - February 9, 2022 - Columnists

In My Father’s House / Paul Thomas Moore I was at St. Mary of Lourdes Church on Sunday, Jan. 23, for the second annual Parish Walk for Life in support of the National March for Life in Washington, D.C., marking the 49th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision to legalize abortion. The afternoon began […]

Lindsey Weishar: The talents of Catholic creators, and a call to steward the arts

By: The Catholic Post - February 9, 2022 - Columnists

My Vocation is Love / Lindsey Weishar In eighth grade I was a member of the yearbook club at St. Matthew School in Champaign. Though we utilized many pictures from the 2004-2005 school year, I particularly remember a photograph taken on an afternoon in late November 2004. Bishop Jenky had come to celebrate confirmation at […]

Host of ‘The Miracle Hunter’ to speak at Holy Trinity, Bloomington, on March 6

By: The Catholic Post - February 9, 2022 - News Article

Michael O'Neill

BLOOMINGTON — “How the Catholic Church Investigates the Supernatural” will be presented by Michael O’Neill — also known as “The Miracle Hunter” — on Sunday, March 6, at Holy Trinity Church, 711 N. Main St. The program begins at 1:30 p.m. There will be time for questions after his presentation. O’Neill is the host of […]

“Death on the Nile” (20th Century)

By: The Catholic Post - February 7, 2022 - Movie Review

Annette Bening stars in a scene from the movie "Death on the Nile." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS screen grab/20th Century Studios via EPK TV)

By Catholic News Service The tangled relationships linking an heiress (Gal Gadot), her newlywed husband (Armie Hammer) and the embittered woman (Emma Mackey) who was once both her best friend and his fiancee may or may not be the cause of fatal events during a cruise on the titular river. With an ensemble of suspects […]

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