By: By Tim Irwin Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 6 Zechariah 9:9-10; Psalm 145:1-2,8-9,10-11,13-14; Romans 8:9,11-13; Matthew 11:25-30 Trials and tribulations both great and small punctuate this life. Each of us will experience times of great loss such as the death of a loved one. We will also deal with smaller, but perhaps more […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Olga Paluch, DSF, shares her memories of the establishment of St. Joseph Nursing Home 50 years ago. EDITOR’S NOTE: Of the 15 Daughters of St. Francis of Assisi who traveled from Slovakia to Illinois in 1946, three are still living. One of these pioneers is Sister Olga Poluch, DSF, who had been […]
Continue readingKatie Heskett and Dodie Gomer will be the speakers at a Cursillo Ultreya on Saturday, July 12, at 7 p.m. at St. Jude Church, 10811 N. Knoxville Ave. Their theme is “Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in their midst” (Matthew 18:20).
Continue readingDANVILLE — “Kickin’ It Country” is the theme for a fundraiser planned for Saturday, July 12, by the Presence United Samaritans Medical Center Foundation. It will be held from 5:30 to 11:30 p.m. at Turtle Run Golf and Banquet Center, 332 E. Liberty Lane. The event will help Presence United Samaritans purchase new and enhanced […]
Continue readingEUREKA — Two Marian shrines are on the itinerary for a pilgrimage planned for July 19-20 by the St. Luke’s Ladies Guild. The group will travel to the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in New Franken, Wisconsin, and the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians at Holy Hill in […]
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Photo Caption: Pro-life demonstrators celebrate June 30 outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington as its decision in the Hobby Lobby case is announced. By: By Patricia Zapor WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a narrowly tailored 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court June 30 said closely held companies may be exempted from a government requirement to include […]
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Photo Caption: Mike Hatfield, director of advancement for St. John’s Catholic Newman Center in Champaign, greets Father John Belmonte, SJ, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Diocese of Joliet. School choice, school recognition and defense of marriage issues were among the topics covered when the superintendents and associate superintendents of the six dioceses of Illinois […]
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Photo Caption: Annie Karto and Father Richard McAlear, OMI, will address the theme of “Jesus Christ, Our Only Hope” at the conference, a one-day gathering at the Embassy Suites, East Peoria. EAST PEORIA — It will be just one day this year, but the annual Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference will still be filled with opportunities […]
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Rating: By Catholic News Service PHOTO: Astrid rides her faithful dragon in a scene from the movie “How to Train Your Dragon 2.” See review below. CNS/DreamWorks Animation —– The following movie reviews are supplied by Catholic News Service in conjunction with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of Film and Broadcasting. For […]
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MENDOTA — A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Friday, June 20, at Holy Cross Church here for Msgr. Richard G. Fitzsimmons, 83, a senior priest of the Diocese of Peoria and former pastor of parishes in Mendota, Peterstown, Westville, LaSalle, Wapella, and Downs. Msgr. Fitzsimmons, a native of Lincoln, died on Monday, June […]
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