By: By Chuck Hippler Editor’s note: Chuck Hippler is a native of St. Malachy Parish in Geneseo. He is the former news director of radio station WSOY in Decatur, and retired from Caterpillar as public affairs manager of the mining and construction equipment division in Decatur. He resides in Monticello and is a member of […]
Continue readingBLOOMINGTON — To celebrate “Music in Our Schools Month,” the concert band, concert choir, jazz band and jazz choir of Central Catholic School will put on a concert at area Catholic schools on Thursday, March 20. The schedule is as follows: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. — St. Mary School, 603 W. Jackson, Bloomington10 a.m. […]
Continue readingCatholic men are invited this Friday evening, March 21, to the first in a series of monthly meetings exploring Pope Francis’ recent teaching document, “Evangelii Gaudium” (“Joy of the Gospel.”) The series will take place at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 7403 N. Radnor Road in Peoria. The talks run from 7 to 8 pm., […]
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Photo Caption: Fish frys are a popular event at Catholic parishes, institutions, and organizations especially during the season of Lent. Here is a round-up of many planned in the Diocese of Peoria. EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is a list of Lenten fish frys in the Diocese of Peoria made known to The Catholic Post. To add […]
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By: By Catholic News Service CHICAGO (CNS) — Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George was admitted to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood March 14 to be treated for dehydration. According to a March 18 press release issued by the Chicago Archdiocese, he was hospitalized after doctors discovered during a routine checkup that he was dehydrated. […]
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Photo Caption: An alleged miraculous healing attributed to the intercession of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen has been approved by a team of medical experts convoked by the Vatican. By: From Catholic Post and Catholic News Service reports A seven-member team of medical experts convoked by the Vatican has unanimously concluded there is no natural […]
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Editor’s note: The vital contributions to our country of consecrated women are being celebrated through National Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14, a brand-new addition to National Women’s History Month. There are more than 51,000 Catholic sisters in the U.S. today. As part of the Vocations 2014 section in the March 16 issue of The Catholic […]
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By: By Shawn Reeves Second Sunday of Lent, March 16 Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 33:4-5,18-19,20,22; 2 Timothy 1:8b-10; Matthew 17:1-9 I am a creature of habit. If I try a new restaurant and like the dish, most likely I’ll return to order the same thing. When I go to work, I generally go through the same […]
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PERU — A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Bede Abbey here on March 11 for Father Arthur Schmit, OSB, longtime teacher of modern languages at St. Bede Academy and also a beekeeper who directed the abbey’s apiary. Father Arthur, 83, died the morning of March 8, 2014, in St. Joseph Nursing Home, Lacon. He […]
Continue readingCatholics can choose to “give up” many things for Lent, but never joy and gratitude. And we have plenty of reasons for both while continuing our journey with Christ to Calvary and Easter. As the church pauses on March 13 to mark the first anniversary of the election of Pope Francis, we express our thanks […]
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