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By: Jennifer Willems - October 26, 2018 -
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ALS, Ed and Ann Rapp Family Endowment, Ed Rapp, OSF HealthCare Foundation
Ed Rapp, former group president at Caterpillar in Peoria, said that even though being diagnosed with ALS meant he couldn't finish out his career at the company he gave 37 years to, being able to make a difference at Caterpillar and in the world of ALS makes his a happy story. (Provided photo)
Ed Rapp is reminded every day, with every step he takes, that ALS is a part of his life. He prefers not to focus on the fear of what is to come, however. “I remind audiences that none of us is going to get out of this alive,” he recently told The Catholic Post during […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - October 26, 2018 -
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Franciscan Sister Gwen Hennessey encouraged people to "get involved" and build the reign of God in whatever area we are in" as part of the Nuns on the Bus "Tax Justice Truth Tour" Oct. 18 in Peoria. The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems
Seeing a brightly colored bus pull up in front of Heartland Health Services on Peoria’s East Bluff isn’t something that happens every day, but curiosity turned to gratitude as the “Nuns on the Bus” declared their intention to “show up, stand up, and demonstrate our concern for others” as a result of the Tax Cuts […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - October 11, 2018 -
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Jeannie Boynton holds her message to motorists along the busy intersection of Henderson and Fremont streets in Galesburg during Life Chain Oct. 7. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
GALESBURG — Being pro-life is something that runs in Jeannie Boynton’s genes. The Galesburg native is the daughter of Geraldine Reed, who worked with Pat Conklin and Pat Regnier to start Knox County Right to Life. Boynton carried on her mother’s tradition of caring for babies by taking her place at the intersection of Henderson […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - October 11, 2018 -
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Galesburg, Life Chain, Pizzamiglio, Respect Life Sunday
Msgr. Ernest Pizzamiglio offers a prayer before the Life Chain in Galesburg began on Oct. 7. He would then take his sign and sit among other participants at the intersection of Henderson and Fremont streets. The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems
GALESBURG — Prayers, smiles and signs proclaiming Jesus’ love and forgiveness and the sanctity of human life greeted motorists driving through the intersection of Henderson and Fremont streets here last Sunday as dozens of pro-life advocates participated in Life Chain. The peaceful, prayerful witness is held on the first Sunday of October — known as […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - October 4, 2018 -
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Macomb, pet blessing, St. Paul Church, St. Paul School
Jack Sparrow introduces his black rabbit, Invader, to Socks, held by Adalynne Lawerence after they were sprinkled with holy water at St. Paul in Macomb on Oct. 3. The prayer service and pet blessing is held each year in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
MACOMB — Nestled in the protective arms of Cora Pollmeier, 14-year-old Precious lived up to her name by behaving beautifully as Father Adam Stimpson, pastor, blessed her and the other dogs gathered in the St. Francis Garden of St. Paul Church for the parish’s annual pet blessing. The prayer service also brought cats, kittens, a […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - September 27, 2018 -
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ACE Teachers, Chillicothe, Erin McNally, Lucy Enright, Luke Heineman, Maria Wnorowskii, Peoria Notre Dame, St. Edward, St. Mark
The Alliance for Catholic Education Teaching Fellows working in the Diocese of Peoria strike a pose before leaving their summer classes at the University of Notre Dame to take their posts in central Illinois: (clockwise from upper left) Erin McNally, who is teaching at St. Mark, Peoria; Luke Heineman, St. Edward School, Chillicothe; and Maria Wnorowski and Lucy Enright, Peoria Notre Dame High School. (Provided photo)
If things had gone according to plan, Lucy Enright would be in medical school and Luke Heineman might be pursuing a doctorate in history or attending law school this year. Instead, she is teaching physics at Peoria Notre Dame High School and he is teaching English and language arts at St. Edward School in Chillicothe, […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - September 17, 2018 -
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Father Keith Walder, Philo, St. Thomas School, Trost
Taking shovels in hand, Trost family members Jayden and Addisyn Matthis (with their mother, Heather); Dr. Sharon Weiss, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Diocese of Peoria; Father Keith Walder, pastor; Lisa Doughan, principal; Dalton Carmien, Student Council president; and parish trustee Jim Deters break ground for the new Trost Learning Center and Gymnasium at St. Thomas School in Philo. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
PHILO — “Gratitude” is one of the virtues the students at St. Thomas School are focusing on this year and there was plenty to go around Sept. 13 when ground was blessed and broken for the new Trost Learning Center and Gymnasium. Father Keith Walder, pastor, called it “a monumental day.” “We ask God to […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - September 13, 2018 -
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Father Dustin Schultz, India, Indian, Our Lady of Good Health, St. Patrick Church of Merna, statue, Vailankanni
The statue of Our Lady of Good Health (Vailankanni, India) is carried throughout St. Patrick Church of Merna in Bloomington, while members of the assembly pray the rosary as they follow in procession. Taking the Blessed Mother to a place of honor in the church are (from left) Carlo Selvaraj, Francis Gonsalves, Paul Prabhu, and Joachim Roshan. Not seen on the far side are Xavier Madanu and Christuraj A. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
BLOOMINGTON — As she always has, the Blessed Virgin Mary brought people together and then pointed them to her Son as the Indian Catholics of Bloomington-Normal celebrated the feast of her nativity on Sept. 8 at St. Patrick Church of Merna. The Mass included the blessing of a statue of Our Lady of Good Health, […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - September 12, 2018 -
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Anabel Torres and Yuliana Avalos make preparations for the beginning of faith formation classes at St. Mary Parish in Moline. They are among hundreds of religious educators across the Diocese of Peoria who will be honored this weekend for Catechetical Sunday. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
MOLINE — Yuliana Avalos and Anabel Torres may be brand new co-directors of religious education at St. Mary Parish, but they already have two of the most valuable tools needed to spread the faith. One is their passionate love of God. The other is a ready smile. “I always knew that God loved me because […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - September 12, 2018 -
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Bonnie Engstrom, Champaign, convention, DCCW, Kim Padan
The convention speakers are Joann Hillebrand of Oakbrook, past president of the National Council of Catholic Women, and Bonnie Engstrom of Washington, who has a special connectoin to Venerable Fulton Sheen.
Women throughout central Illinois are invited to take a Saturday off and travel to Champaign to share stories of faith, plan for the future, and encourage one another to “cling to the truth of the Catholic faith” at the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women’s biennial convention. It will be held Oct. 27 at St. […]
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