Photo Caption: Hospice can’t provide cures, but enables healing to take place in many ways for the patients and their families. EDITOR’S NOTE: The following was part of a special section in the Oct. 25, 2015 issue of The Catholic Post called “Last Things: A Catholic perspective on grief, death and new life.” —– The […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Teresa Paul Hill, OP, leads the kindergarten students at St. Jude School in Peoria in a process to recognize letters and groups of letters as a prelude to reading. By: By Sister Mary Martha Becnel, OP EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a continuing series featuring religious communities and other forms of […]
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By: By Tim Irwin Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time/Oct. 25Jeremiah 31:7-9; Psalm 126:1-2,2-3,4-5,6; Hebrews 5:1-6; Mark 10:46-52 This week the Gospel according to Mark features the curing of a second blind man, Bartimaeus, in just over 100 verses of Scripture. The significance of the affliction of blindness seems more than happenstance. Mark oft suggests that […]
Continue readingMOLINE — “Mercy, the Heart of the Gospel” is the theme for a parish mission that will be preached by Father Britto M. Berchmans Oct. 25-27 at Sacred Heart Parish, 1608 13th St. His talks will be at 7 p.m. The theme is “Love Scripts: How to Read God’s Handwriting” for the first night, “Back […]
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With prayers that God will bless all who come for care and those who serve them, the Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was officially welcomed into OSF Healthcare System during blessing and dedication ceremonies in Peoria on Oct. 1. The 21 service locations and eight outpatient clinics will now be known as OSF IPMR. […]
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Photo Caption: “Many people have asked about what it was like to be present for such an historic moment for our nation. It is hard to find the right words. It was a profoundly special moment….” By: By Sister Sara Kowal, SCTJM EDITOR’S NOTE: Sister Sara Kowal, SCTJM, is a theology teacher and campus minister […]
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By: By Sister Rachel Bergschneider, OSB Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time/Oct. 11 Wisdom 7:7-11; Psalm 90:12-13,14-15,16-17; Hebrews 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-30 Once upon a time, there was a little boy who was very naughty and lazy for learning. His parents were very sad about this. One day, when he was playing along a canal, he saw […]
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Photo Caption: The late Richard W. McCarthy was a Rock Island attorney who valued his Catholic education. “We cannot thank the McCarthy Trust and the McCarthy family enough,” said Alleman High School officials. ROCK ISLAND — Alleman High School announced Sept. 22 that it has received the largest single financial contribution in school history with […]
Continue readingPeople are invited to see what happens when “Science Tests Faith” on Sunday, Oct. 4, at St. Patrick in Dwight and Monday, Oct. 5, at St. Mary in Pontiac. Both sessions will run from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The video presentation, subtitled “Following the Trail of the Blood of Christ,” features attorney and author Ron […]
Continue readingPope Francis has returned home, but the memories made by those who saw him in Washington, New York, and Philadelphia will last a lifetime. Were you among them? Those seeing the pope this week who have yet to contact The Catholic Post may still be part of our coverage by emailing cathpost@cdop.org or calling our […]
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