Photo Caption: Pictured at the Dec. 5 celebration are, from left, Dr. Maureen Dowling of the U.S. Department of Education, Dr. Sharon Weiss, principal, and Msgr. John Prendergast, pastor. WASHINGTON — Being designated a Blue Ribbon School took representatives from St. Patrick’s School to Washington, D.C., to receive the national award Nov. 13. The celebration […]
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Editor’s note: Following is the full text of the homily at the Dec. 7 funeral Mass for Father Stanley Malinowski. The funeral was at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Thomasboro, and the homilist was Father Ted Pracz, pastor of Holy Family Parish in Danville. Father Malinowski died on Dec. 4, 2012, at the age […]
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Photo Caption: Martin Freeman stars in a scene from the movie “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.” The Catholic News Service classification is A-II — adults and adolescents. Rating: By Catholic News Service The following movie reviews are supplied by Catholic News Service in conjunction with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of Film […]
Continue readingThe stories have already begun, and they will only multiply as Dec. 21 draws near. That’s the date some fear the world will end because that’s when an ancient Mayan calendar runs out in 2012. It has fueled Internet speculation and inspired Hollywood for months. As tempting as it is to use that fear to […]
Continue readingWhile enrollment for the 44 schools of the Diocese of Peoria is down by 490 students from last year, there is a glimmer of hope in the statistics for the 2012-2013 school year. Total enrollment stands at 10,983, with 8,497 students in Catholic elementary schools and 2,486 in Catholic secondary schools around central Illinois. Among […]
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THOMASBORO — A funeral Mass was celebrated at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church here for Father Stanley J. Malinowski, who guided St. Malachy’s Parish in Rantoul for 25 years and was in residence at the Thomasboro parish since 2001. Father Malinowski, a priest of the Diocese of Peoria […]
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By: By Father Claude Peifer, OSB Second Sunday of Advent, Dec. 9 Baruch 5:1-9; Psalm 126:1-2,2-3,4-5,6; Philippians 1:4-6,8-11; Luke 3:1-6 The season of Advent is about “the Coming” (in Latin adventus) of the Lord. What does that mean? The prophets of the Old Testament had foretold that their God would manifest himself on “the Day […]
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Photo Caption: Donna Medina, Felicia Schafer, and Erin Neff were among those taking part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new hospice home on Dec. 4. Asking God to bless the new OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home and all who would come through its doors, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, showered the new facility […]
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THOMASBORO — A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church here for Father Stanley J. Malinowski, who guided St. Malachy’s Parish in Rantoul for 25 years and was in residence at the Thomasboro parish since 2001. Father Malinowski, a senior priest since 1997, died […]
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Photo Caption: Pictured is Cherry Delight, a recipe from Mary Anne Spannagel of Villa Grove that was published in the 2011 “A Taste of Christmas” section in The Catholic Post. The Catholic Post invites you to share your Christmas memories and recipes with us for our 2012 edition of “A Taste of Christmas.” This special […]
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