By: By Sharon Priester Second Sunday of Easter, April 15 Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 118:2-4,13-15,22-24; 1 John 5:1-6; John 20:19-31 As we all know, Jesus chose men to come follow him and be disciples. These men witnessed Jesus healing the sick and teaching the people how to live their lives loving God and their neighbor, and […]
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Photo Caption: Steve Wagner is baptized during the Easter Vigil at St. Joseph’s Church in Roanoke by Msgr. Charles Beebe. By: By Jennifer Willems, The Catholic Post ROANOKE — Steve Wagner has come home. Leaning over the baptismal font at St. Joseph’s Church he followed St. Francis of Assisi and Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, […]
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MOLINE — Father Robert Barron’s 10-week DVD series, “Catholicism,” will be presented at Christ the King Church, 3205 60th St., on Wednesdays, starting April 11, from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. in the parish hall. The cost of the in-depth study, which includes a workbook and discussion, is $34.95 plus shipping. A showing of the DVD […]
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EAST PEORIA — Sister M. Corita Lagerbloom, OSF, died on Easter Sunday, April 8, at the motherhouse of The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis. She was 93. Visitation is planned for Wednesday, April 11, at 7 p.m. at the motherhouse, 1175 St. Francis Lane. A funeral Mass will be celebrated the following […]
Continue readingGALESBURG — The next meeting of Knox County Right to Life will be Tuesday, April 10, at 7 p.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene, 1501 Webster. Letter writing and education are included.
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Photo Caption: “Catholic Connected: Beyond the Pew” will draw members of Catholic parishes throughout the Champaign vicariate to The High School of Saint Thomas More on Sunday, April 29. CHAMPAIGN — All Catholics in the Champaign vicariate and their guests are invited to gather for the 2012 “Catholic Connected: Beyond the Pew” celebration of faith […]
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Photo Caption: Jason Burkey and Rachel Hendrix star in a scene from the pro-life themed movie “October Baby.” 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 reviews of these films, as well as earlier releases, visit […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: On Friday, March 23, more than 120 communities around the United States hosted “Stand Up for Religious Freedom” rallies calling on the U.S. government to drop a mandate from the Department of Health and Human Services forcing employers, including religious ones, to provide coverage of contraception, sterilization, and abortifacients in their health insurance […]
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Photo Caption: Johnette Benkovic will speak at the Diocesan Conference for the Widowed and Divorced June 16 at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. Catholic media personality and author Johnnette Benkovic will be the featured speaker at a Diocesan Conference for the Widowed and Divorced on June 16 that will also include a dozen workshops […]
Continue readingThirteen parishes in the Diocese of Peoria have been awarded grants totaling $26,904 for religious education projects from funds allocated by the Fulton Sheen Endowment for Religious Education. It is one of three major endowments created by contributions to the Rooted in Faith Capital Campaign conducted in 2004. The Fulton Sheen Endowment provides support for […]
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