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St. Bede Academy outlines plans for new Science Center and Student Commons

By: Jennifer Willems - March 8, 2017 - Featured Article Legacy Project, Peru, Science Center, St. Bede Academy, Student Commons

Matt McGinnis, director of the Legacy Project at St. Bede and a 1985 graduate of the school, and Abbot Philip Davey, OSB, of St. Bede Abbey stand next to the architect's rendering of what the entrance to the new Science Center and Student Commons at St. Bede Academy would look like. If funding for the $5.5 million project is secured, ground could be broken by June 1. (The Catohlic Post/Jennifer Willems)

PERU — It took more than 10 million bricks to build St. Bede Academy and they’re about to get some company. During three information meetings last week, officials at St. Bede Academy announced plans to build a new Science Center and Student Commons, with work starting as early as June 1. The estimated cost is […]

‘Kindness campaign’ part of National Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14

By: Jennifer Willems - February 24, 2017 - Featured Article Benedictine Sisters, Kindness campaign, National Catholic Sisters Week, Rock Island

Billboards featuring an image of a homeless person being handed a cup of coffee will be displayed n six communities from the Quad Cities and Clinton, Iowa, to La Crosse, Wisconsin as part of the "Kindness campaign." (Provided photo)

ROCK ISLAND — “Kindness: Get in the Habit” is the theme for a campaign that will be shared on billboards, in movie theater ads, through social media and in Catholic school classrooms during March in celebration of National Catholic Sisters Week. The fourth annual observance is March 8-14. The initiative is sponsored by the Catholic […]

Holy Cross, Champaign teacher, award recipient, sees value in Catholic Scouting

By: Jennifer Willems - February 23, 2017 - News Article Anthony Frasca, Bronze Pelican, Champaign, Holy Cross, Scouting

Anthony Frasca, assistant Scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 9 of Holy Cross in Champaign and a Bronze Pelican recipient, is shown with Scouts Anthony Frasca Jr., Jack Williamson and Forrester Coleman during the troop's recent ski outing to Wisconsin. (Provided photo)

CHAMPAIGN — Anthony Frasca wasn’t involved in Scouting as a youth and had never been camping when he got involved as another way to spend time with his son, also named Anthony. That was seven years ago. Both Anthonys kept going and now spend more than 20 nights a year outside under the stars — […]

Scouting helps all become ‘givers and servers,’ says bishop at annual Mass

By: Jennifer Willems - February 23, 2017 - Featured Article Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Scout Mass, Scouting

Bishop Jenky shakes the hand of Michael Targos of Troop 156 after presenting the Pope Pius XII medal to him at the Diocesan Scout Mass on Feb. 12. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

Jesus wants us to hold nothing back, but to give all we have — talents, skills, enthusiasm and especially our heart — for the glory of God, and Scouting can help people of all ages to do that, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, told those gathered at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria Feb. 12 for […]

Filling Sophia’s Lunch Boxes helps to feed the hungry Jesus in downtown Peoria

By: Jennifer Willems - February 23, 2017 - News Article hungry, Lent, lunch boxes, Peoria, Sophia's Kitchen, Woodhull

MacKenzie Brown, a confirmation student from St. John Parish in Woodhull, affixes a sticker giving instructions for the use and return of a Sophia's Lunch Box during a recent day of service at Sophia's Kitchen in Peoria. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

Jesus is hungry. The volunteers at Sophia’s Kitchen in downtown Peoria see him in 300 to 700 faces every day as they place sandwiches, nutritious snacks and something warm to drink into waiting hands, and words of encouragement and prayer into aching hearts. This Lent, they’re inviting you to help by filling Sophia’s Lunch Box […]

St. Vincent de Paul School students remember homeless women, children

By: Jennifer Willems - February 8, 2017 - News Article homeless, Peoria, St. Vincent de Paul School

Father Thomas Taylor, parochial vicar at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Peoria, helps kindergartners David Bu, Benjamin Tigue and Patrick Rodgers fill bags with toiletries for the homeless. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

Most of the students at St. Vincent de Paul School in Peoria will never know what it’s like to be without soap, shampoo or a toothbrush, and they don’t want anyone else to know what that’s like either. As Catholic Schools Week came to an end, each of the school’s 300 students filled a colorful […]

Sisters’ baptisms after a school Mass offer lessons at Holy Cross in Mendota

By: Jennifer Willems - February 8, 2017 - Featured Article baptism, Holy Cross, MacDonald, Mendota

With help from her godfather, Craig Doran, Linda MacDonald, 5, is lifted over the baptismal font at Holy Cross Church in Mendota so Father Peter Pilon, pastor, can pour water on her head. Looking on his her sister, Kaylee, 6, who would be baptized next. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

MENDOTA — Surrounded by their community of faith at Holy Cross School, Kaylee and Linda MacDonald were baptized after an all-school Mass during Catholic Schools Week. The timing may have been coincidental, but still offered a lesson on the importance of Catholic schools, according to their pastor. Being students in a Catholic school helped them […]

Faith, duplicate bridge, music keep Hamilton woman nearing 100 grounded

By: Jennifer Willems - February 8, 2017 - News Article 100, Hamilton, Jady Metternich

Geraldine "Jady" Metternich of Hamilton, a lifelong resident of Hancock County who will turn 100 on May 8, tries to get her little Pomachu, Beau, to sit still for a photo. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

HAMILTON — Geraldine Metternich makes 100 look good. Trained as a hairdresser before learning the clothing business from her brother-in-law, she owned a popular dress shop across the Mississippi River in Keokuk, Iowa, for many years. Signs of her life’s work can still be seen in her impeccable dress and perfectly coiffed red hair as […]

St. Jude Catholic School student’s essay on Abp. Sheen wins national contest

By: Jennifer Willems - February 8, 2017 - Featured Article Archbishop Fulton Sheen, essay, Harry Penne, Peoria, St. Jude Catholic School

Harry Penne, a fifth grader at St. Jude Catholic School in Peoria, won top prize in the Catholic School Division, Grade 5, of the Catholic Textbook Project's History Essay Contest for his paper on Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, right. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

Harry Penne knew that Fulton Sheen was an archbishop, had been declared venerable, and was born “not so far away.” But it was a personal connection that made the sainthood candidate an ideal choice for the paper he submitted to the Fall 2016 Catholic Textbook Project History Essay Contest. A fifth-grader at St. Jude Catholic […]

The High School of Saint Thomas More’s Krista Hinkley is Distinguished Teacher

By: Jennifer Willems - January 27, 2017 - News Article Champaign, Diocese of Peoria, Distinguished Teacher, Krista Hinckley, Rantoul, The High School of Saint Thomas More

"I love Saint Thomas More. I love being a part of Catholic education," says Krista Hinkley (center), one of two educators recognized this year by the Office of Catholic Education as Distinguished Teachers. (Provided photo)

CHAMPAIGN — Krista Hinkley never wanted a job that would just pay the bills. She was looking for something she could love and feel passionate about, something that would never leave her feeling like she was counting down the minutes to the end of the day. Serving as an English teacher at The High School […]

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