By: 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 […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems Ending the church year on a note of gratitude, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, praised the men and women of central Illinois “who have given us such good example in living out their Christianity by all they say, but most especially by all they do.” Past recipients of the Pere Marquette […]
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Photo Caption: A page from the new English translation of the Roman Missal shows a change in the people’s response when the priest says, “the Lord be with you.” The congregation responds, “And with your spirit.” By: By Jennifer Willems New years often bring a desire to change and a renewed sense of hope for […]
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Photo Caption: John Carr, executive director of the USCCB Deparment for Justice, Peace and Human Development, speaks at the Diocese of Peoria’s Institute for Catholic Social Ministry on Oct. 29. By: By Jennifer Willems Parishes that are not interested in the social ministry of the church are not truly interested in the faith, according to […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Cor Marie Cielocha, SSND, shares a smile with Ayden as they look over his worksheets at the Children’s Center of Tazewell County. By: By Jennifer Willems CREVE COEUR — At 81 (and 10 months), Sister Cor Marie Cielocha, SSND, accepts with good grace that a story about her will be featured on […]
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Photo Caption: Mary Jo Cleary, Mary Quist, Dianne Conrad, Jo Wrich and Carol Koval stand in St. Peter’s Square. Behind them is a portrait of their famous relative, St. Louis Guanella. By: By Jennifer Willems STREATOR — Many people get rosaries when they visit Rome, but Carol Koval’s is truly one of a kind. It […]
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Photo Caption: Deacon David Steeples, pastoral care director at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg, and Deacon George Wagner, pastoral care director at OSF Saint James John W. Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac. By: By Jennifer Willems Even after 2,000 years the ministry of Jesus still has much to teach health care providers about caring for […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Anne Germaine Picard, SMP, offers rosaries to the teachers in on of the schools she visited in Cameroon. By: By Jennifer Willems PRINCETON — The poor are real. “The poor are no longer just a concept in my head, but in my heart,” said Sister Anne Germaine Picard, SMP, who left Princeton […]
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Photo Caption: Linda Howley-Skuby of Bloomington, president of the Bishop’s Commission on Women in the Church and in Society, offers Father David Whiteside a token of appreciation after his presentation Oct. 1. By: By Jennifer Willems They may not wear uniforms, but the women who serve in countless ways in parishes throughout central Illinois were […]
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Photo Caption: Principals Jodi Peine (St. Philomena, Peoria), Shannon Rogers (St. Joseph’s, Pekin), Dan Schmitt (Trinity Catholic Academy, LaSalle), and Tim Millage (The High School of Saint Thomas More, Champaign). By: By Jennifer Willems Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, didn’t mince any words when he talked to Catholic school teachers and administrators from throughout central […]
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