Something most of us take for granted every day could make a tremendous difference in the health and safety of people in developing countries, and the members of St. Ann’s WATCH program are offering a way to do just that. The Peoria parish is partnering with The Iona Group in Morton again to sponsor Shoes […]
Continue readingGALESBURG — In an effort to help high school students stand strong against a culture that doesn’t always respect life, Knox County Right to Life is hosting a Joshua Camp on Saturday, July 27. It will be held at Costa Catholic Academy, 2726 Costa Drive. There is no charge for the one-day camp, which begins […]
Continue readingHobby Lobby wins injunction against HHS mandate By Catholic News Service OKLAHOMA CITY (CNS) — A federal judge in Oklahoma City July 19 granted a temporary injunction to the arts and crafts chain Hobby Lobby, saying it would not have to comply with the federal health care law mandating that employers provide coverage of contraceptives […]
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Photo Caption: A woman prays during a July 15 service in Sanford, Fla., led by a coalition of local ministers in an effort to move the community past the George Zimmerman murder trial and verdict. By: By Patricia Zapor, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Despite weeks of testimony and evidence and 17 months of […]
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Photo Caption: Turbo, center, voiced by Ryan Reynolds, is shown in a scene from the animated movie “Turbo.” The Catholic News Service classification is A-I — general patronage. 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 full […]
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By: By Sharon Priester Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 21 Genesis 18:1-10a; Psalm 15:2-3,3-4,5; Colossians 1:24-28; Luke 10:38-42 In the readings for last weekend, a scholar of the law asked Jesus what he needed to do to have eternal life. Jesus asked him what the law said. So the scholar gave him the two […]
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Spanish-speaking Catholics from Bloomington, Peru, LaSalle, Mendota, Peoria, Seneca and Streator gathered at Nazareth House in rural Henry last weekend to celebrate the Year of Faith by reflecting on “Faith in Christ and His Church.” The retreat — conducted completely in Spanish — included Masses, the sacrament of reconciliation, eucharistic adoration, a rosary procession on […]
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Photo Caption: Members of Sacred Heart, Rutland, leave the church after the closing Mass on July 7. Sacred Heart has merged into St. Ann Parish, Toluca. RUTLAND — At the final Mass at Sacred Heart Church here, many commented on the beauty of the more than century-old church, including its striking stained glass windows. But […]
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MORTON — A funeral Mass was offered at Blessed Sacrament Church here on July 17 for Deacon Thomas A. Moran, 87, a permanent deacon of the Diocese of Peoria who served at Blessed Sacrament Parish from 1992 to 2006. Deacon Moran died on Sunday, July 14, 2013, at Pinecrest Community in Mount Morris. Father Mark […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Stefanie professed perpetual monastic vows with the Sisters of St. Benedict at St. Mary Monastery in Rock Island on July 11. ROCK ISLAND — Working her way through college in the infirmary of the Franciscan Sisters in Dubuque, Iowa, Sister Stefanie MacDonald found peace. When one of them called her to ask […]
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