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By: The Catholic Post - February 7, 2024 -
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Riley Haas, a first grade student at St. Mary School in Bloomington, participates in the presentation of the intentions at the all-area Catholic Schools Week Mass at St. Patrick Church of Merna on Friday, Feb. 2. Seminarian JohnPaul Stedwill (class of 2026) stands beside her. The Post Online/Paul Thomas Moore
PHILO — In the midst of winter, blessings were abundant in the Diocese of Peoria during Catholic Schools Week (Jan. 28 — Feb. 3). To cite just a few examples: Students at St. Thomas School in Philo made thank you cards for local first responders, as well as cards for elderly parishioners and community members […]
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By: The Catholic Post - February 2, 2024 -
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Amanda Stanko (right), a STEM teacher (science, technology, engineering, and math) with Corpus Christi Catholic School in Bloomington, was recently selected as the 2024 Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom (IAITC) Teacher of the Year. Stanko, who teaches pre-K and elementary, celebrated her recognition with principal Adrienne Wilson. The Catholic Post / Paul Thomas Moore
BLOOMINGTON – Amanda Stanko, who teaches at Corpus Christi School in Bloomington, was recently selected as the 2024 Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom (IAITC) Teacher of the Year. Stanko teaches STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), to pre-K and elementary school students. Speaking with some fourth-grade students taught by Stanko, it quickly becomes clear why […]
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By: The Catholic Post - February 1, 2024 -
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Dear Friends of The Catholic Post, By now, many of you have probably heard of my difficult decision to cease publication of The Catholic Post newspaper. As I noted in a letter to readers in early January, rising costs and staffing challenges — in particular a lack of success over many months in finding a […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 8, 2024 -
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Sister M. Rosalia Lang, OSF
During her 72 years of religious life, Sister Rosalia served in a wide variety of health care, spiritual, administrative, and prayer support roles.
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By: The Catholic Post - December 31, 2023 -
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Father Duane Jack
MOLINE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, at Christ the King Church here for Father Duane Jack, a senior priest of the Diocese of Peoria who served in six parish communities and was spiritual director of Northwest Area Cursillo for 37 years. Father Jack […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 20, 2023 -
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Following is the message for Christmas 2023 from Bishop Louis Tylka, Bishop of Peoria. Each year during the holiday season, we hear many wonderful hymns and songs filled with faith, joy, and cheer. Some of the classics invite us to recall the central truth of Christmas: the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. Indeed, many […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 20, 2023 -
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Jessica Anderson of LaSalle receives Christmas presents from Bishop Tylka for her two girls, ages 9 and 10, during a distribution from the Catholic Charities St. Nicholas Van outside St. Patrick Church in LaSalle on Dec. 12. Assisting is Chris McAtee, director of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria. (The Catholic Post/Paul Thomas Moore)
By Paul Thomas Moore LASALLE — The Catholic Charities St. Nicholas van rolled into the parking lot of St. Patrick Church here on Dec. 12, and soon the gift-giving commenced. Distributing the Christmas gifts — donated by Catholics throughout the diocese and given through Catholic Charites to more than 2,300 people — on this day […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 20, 2023 -
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The 8th grade girls basketball team from St. Patrick School in Washington is shown Dec. 14 with the IESA 8-1A state championship trophy. This team won the state 7th grade title a year ago and has a two-season record of 54 wins and no losses. (Provided photo)
WASHINGTON — This year’s girls basketball season at St. Patrick School in Washington will long be remembered by the school community. On Dec. 14, the 8th grade Irish earned the Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) Class 8-1A girls state championship by defeating previously undefeated Sigel St. Michael 38-30 to complete a perfect 26-0 season. That […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 20, 2023 -
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Darlene Klein at the organ at St. Mary Church in Metamora. (Provided photo)
METAMORA — Her musical numbers are noteworthy: Darlene F. Klein has played organ for more than 650 weddings, nearly 800 funerals, and in more than 80 churches — six of which were in Europe and the Holy Land while on a pilgrimage in 2000. But there is no count of the number of Masses that […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 20, 2023 -
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Cause of Our Joy / Katie Faley St. Stephen has always fascinated me. The image that immediately comes to mind when I think of St. Stephen is a man tied to a tree, bloodied from the rocks being hurled at him. I don’t even think I’ve ever really seen a picture of St. Stephen. It’s […]
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