Photo Caption: Sharon Jokhy and Norina Sinclair, guests from St. Jude’s Parish in Peoria, join in the prayers of the Catholic Women’s Apostolate of Mount Alverno before a recent lunch. By: By Jennifer Willems EAST PEORIA — Prayer has power. If you have any doubts about that, just spend a few minutes with the members […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky is pictured in his office on the fourth floor of the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. The bishop marks his tenth anniversary as Bishop of Peoria on April 10. By: By Jennifer Willems Editor’s Note — The following story appeared in a 36-page special section in the April 1, 2012 issue […]
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Photo Caption: Cardinal George of Chicago was principal celebrant for the Mass for the Illinois Catholic School Principals and Presidents Conference. With him are Bishop Condon, Bishop Paprocki, and Bishop Jenky. By: By Jennifer Willems NORMAL — Words of praise mixed with words of challenge when principals and presidents of Catholic schools in Illinois recently […]
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Photo Caption: Rose Marie Rudolph, executive director of the “Behold” conference, thanks the 37 directors who worked to make the March 10 Catholic gathering on the dignity and vocation of women possible. By: By Jennifer Willems EAST PEORIA — Words like “spa” and “spiritual” usually aren’t used in the same sentence — unless you’re talking […]
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Photo Caption: Anna Catour, coordinator of RCIA at Christ the King Parish, Moline, presents catechumen Lasse Wilson-Bahoun to Bishop Jenky during the Rite of Election Feb. 26 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Peoria. By: By Jennifer Willems Last Sunday wasn’t the first time Tina Lepretre had come to St. Mary’s Cathedral for the Rite of Election […]
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Photo Caption: Fourth-graders Noah Cokel, Megan Carey, Genevieve Stedwill and Mary Dyke get the cheering started for their new mascot, St. Jude Fire. By: By Jennifer Willems If you’re seeking the fire of the Holy Spirit, look to the students at St. Jude’s School in Peoria. They’d be happy to share it with you and […]
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Photo Caption: Ashley Slaight, Madison Hills and Lisa Do huddle around a laptop at one of the learning centers in the school’s new science lab. By: By Jennifer Willems ROCK ISLAND — They’re home. On Jan. 4, the seventh- and eighth-graders at Jordan Catholic School returned to the campus where they started their education and […]
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Photo Caption: Mary Slevin, who was part of the first Cursillo in the Diocese of Peoria for women in 1965, chats with Marta Templin following Cursillo’s celebration of its 1,000th weekend in the diocese. By: By Jennifer Willems Score one for the Holy Spirit. Actually, make that 1,000. Cursillo in Christianity has offered 1,000 weekends […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems Presiders and parishioners have always been partners in the praying of the Mass but it has never been more evident than in the last two weeks, as they’ve leaned on each other to welcome the new English translation of the Roman Missal. “God bless the people. They know it’s a new […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems Continued unemployment is one of the key factors cited in the 5 percent dip in enrollment in Catholic schools around the Diocese of Peoria for the 2011-12 school year. “As much as the economy seemingly has turned around, the unemployment rate has not decreased,” said Brother William Dygert, CSC, superintendent of […]
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