Photo Caption: In this Catholic Post file photo, Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago celebrates Mass at a statewide Summit for Catholic School Education in Bloomington. By: By Joyce Duriga, Catholic News Service CHICAGO (CNS) — For the second time in his 75 years, Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago is facing the cross of […]
Continue readingMailee Smith, staff counsel for Americans United for Life, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s gathering of parish pro-life coordinators next Saturday, Aug. 25. The day will begin with Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria at 9 a.m. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will preside at the liturgy and Father Bill Miller, […]
Continue readingForty days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion combined with peaceful vigils at abortion facilities and educational outreach are planned at three area locations as part of a nationwide campaign from Sept. 26 to Nov. 4, and now is the time to plan involvement. A kick-off rally for Peoria’s fifth “40 Days […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky suggests schools and families take part in a 30-day Marian Consecration beginning in early September and culminating on the Feast of the Holy Rosary on Oct. 5. Saying “the attacks of the world, the flesh, and the devil seem particularly ferocious in this current moment,” Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has […]
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By: By Tim Irwin Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug. 19 Proverbs 9:1-6; Psalm 34:2-3,4-5,6-7; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58 Thousands of Christian denominations dot the America landscape. The vast majority believe that the Bible offers revealed truth that should be believed with unquestioned resolve. Ironically, these denominations also deny the real presence of Jesus in […]
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As we approach the Sept. 9 diocesan celebration of Pope Benedict XVI advancing the sainthood cause of the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, The Catholic Post is collecting memories from persons in central Illinois who had encounters with the media pioneer or whose lives were influenced by his ministry. Did you ever meet Archbishop Sheen, […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Judy Miller, OP, taught at St. Bernard’s School in Peoria from 1981 to 1994. SINSINAWA, Wis. — A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Aug. 13 in Queen of the Rosary Chapel here for Sister Judy Miller, OP, a Peoria native who also ministered in central Illinois. Burial followed in the […]
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Photo Caption: Peoria-area parishes as well as OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington are seeking donations of gently used or new shoes in August. Catholic groups in the Peoria and Bloomington areas are seeking donations of gently used or new men’s, women’s, and children’s shoes. In Peoria, St. Ann’s Parish WATCH (We Are The […]
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Photo Caption: Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., a Catholic who chairs the House Budget Committee, speaks at Georgetown University in Washington April 26. By: By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service Editor’s Note — We offer this Catholic News Service story from late April for background and discussion following the Aug. 11 announcement of U.S. Rep. Paul […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky and Deacon Bob Sondag pray during a religious freedom rally in Peoria in March. On Aug. 9, the Diocese of Peoria filed suit against the Obama administration over the HHS mandate. The Diocese of Peoria issued the following press release on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 9: —– The Catholic Diocese of Peoria, […]
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