Photo Caption: Sister Marie holds the crucifix that will eventually grace the chapel being built by the Apostolic Sisters of St. John in Princeville. By: By Jennifer Willems PRINCEVILLE — The Community of St. John is growing. In September, the Apostolic Sisters of St. John established their first U.S. novitiate house in rural Princeville. The […]
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Photo Caption: Linda Howley-Skuby, president of the Women in the Church and in Society, reads a framed copy of the group’s charter before presenting it to Bishop Jenky. By: By Jennifer Willems With the Year of Faith fast approaching, the 70 people who attended the annual Day of Recollection sponsored by the Bishop’s Commission on […]
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Photo Caption: Maralyn Guthrie sits at one of the two pianos in her Annawan home. This Sunday she will be honored for her 40 years of music ministry at Sacred Heart Church. By: By Jennifer Willems ANNAWAN — Over the years it has given Maralyn Guthrie great joy to hear people singing during Mass. As […]
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Photo Caption: Among those planting “seeds of understanding” Sept. 24 were Sr. Catherine Cleary, OSB, of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, Alisa Antonelli of Davenport and Sr. Judith Therese McNulty, BVM, of Moline. By: By Jennifer Willems MOLINE — When Pope Benedict XVI recently visited Lebanon, he called on Catholics to dialogue with their Orthodox, […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems DANVILLE — How do you plan a surprise celebration for someone when the person you’re honoring generally helps to plan parish celebrations? In the case of Mary Rothery, parish secretary at Holy Family Church here, it happens with a lot of good humor and love, just as it would in any […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems Don’t think of the Year of Faith as one more thing to do, advises Beth Mahoney, mission director for Holy Cross Family Ministries. “When Pope Benedict XVI established the Year of Faith, he was asking us to look at what we’re already living and strengthen that, and to give us the […]
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Photo Caption: Connor Simmons, Taylor White, Victoria Espinosa, Rachel Gager, and Michael Meister of St. Edward’s School in Chillicothe are pictured at the Sept. 12 Catholic Schools Mass in Peoria. By: By Jennifer Willems Seeing every inch of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria filled with Catholic school students from around the diocese made Bishop Daniel […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Theresa Lee, FMA, lends a hand and a smile as students move into Newman Hall ib Aug. 18 at St. John’s Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois. By: By Jennifer Willems CHAMPAIGN — Joy. It is a gift of Salesian spirituality and one that the Salesian Sisters of St. John […]
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Photo Caption: Colleen Yucas of Immaculate Conception Parish, Ohio, accepts a certificate of appreciation and the gratitude of Bishop Jenky at the annual Mass for respect life coordinators on Aug. 25. By: By Jennifer Willems Respect life coordinators from parishes around the Diocese of Peoria heard words of encouragement and thanks when they came together […]
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Photo Caption: Sharon Priester is pictured during the Aug. 4 Catechetical Leadership Conference. She has served as a regional director of religious education for the Bloomington and Lincoln vicariates since 2006. By: By Jennifer Willems BLOOMINGTON — The Catechetical Leadership Conference marked a changing of the guard for one of the regional directors of religious […]
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