Noting that “no human person is beyond redemption,” the Catholic Conference of Illinois (CCI) in February outlined a series of policy priorities to make the criminal justice system in our state more rehabilitative and healing, while also increasing public safety. “With the foundations and recommendations that follow, we contend that our Catholic faith provides a […]
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Reviewed by Father Luke Spannagel Sometimes in the midst of a conversation with someone after Mass or in passing, a person might ask me for a book recommendation. “Father, what would be a good book to learn more about Scripture?” “Father, is there a good book on the saints that you like?” Recently, a parishioner […]
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Keri Russell stars in a scene from the movie "Cocaine Bear." The OSV News classification is O -- morally offensive. (OSV News photo/Pat Redmond, Universal)
By OSV News After a crazed drug dealer (Matthew Rhys) throws his cargo of the titular narcotic out of an airplane while flying over a national forest, a portion of it is eaten by a black bear who then threatens the lives of a nurse (Keri Russell), her daughter (Brooklynn Prince), the schoolmate with whom […]
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Jill Kenyon is surrounded by former students and a former co-worker from Jordan Catholic School who are now at Alleman High School. They are (from left) Henry Mihm, Andrew Torres, Ethan Georlett, Mark VanNatta, Jack Mihm, Quentin Fonseca and Iris Reynolds. VanNatta worked with Kenyon for six years at Jordan Catholic before becoming the athletic director at Alleman. (The Catholic Post/Jill Rodts)
ROCK ISLAND — “Good to be home.” Those were Jill Kenyon’s first words at a ceremony to dedicate a plaque in her honor at Jordan Catholic School during Catholic Schools Week. It is estimated that she taught as many as 1,000 students during her 37 years as the gym teacher there before she retired last […]
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Cheryl J. Criss
A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on Feb. 13 for Cheryl J. Criss, who worked in the Tribunal of the Diocese of Peoria for more than 20 years. She was 79. Interment was to be in Resurrection Cemetery in Peoria after cremation rites were accorded. Mrs. Criss died […]
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Bishop Louis Tylka greets Mary Stech of Mahomet at the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion last March at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria. In his message for this Lent, he commends those who are preparing for the Easter sacraments of baptism, confirmation and the Eucharist to the prayers of all the faithful in the Diocese of Peoria. (The Catholic Post file photo/Jennifer Willems)
Dear Friends, Each year, the Church invites us to enter into a time of preparation for the celebration of Easter and the Sacraments of Initiation. This holy season of Lent is marked by practices that invite us to participate more fully in the Lord’s Paschal Mystery. We commit ourselves in a more intentional way to […]
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Mary Ralph of Holy Family Parish in Peoria hands fish dinners to Jim Stomberg during the parish’s Lenten fish fry on Friday, Feb. 24, at Holy Family School. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
The following list was compiled from information provided to The Catholic Post. New listings will be added as they become available. If you would like to add a fish fry, send an email to Jennifer Willems at jwillems@cdop.org. — BLOOMINGTON: The Knights of Columbus, Father John D. Ring Council 574, will hold a fish fry every […]
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A file photo shows a crown of thorns at St. Bonaventure Church in Paterson, N.J. Lent begins on Feb. 22, Ash Wednesday. (OSV News photo/Octavio Duran)
Fish fry listings posted, will be updated With the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, comes a listing of fish dinners being offered around the Diocese of Peoria. Information provided to The Catholic Post can be found in the print edition and will be added to our comprehensive online listing as it becomes […]
Continue readingIn My Father’s House l Paul Thomas Moore It’s my impression that the readership of The Catholic Post tends to skew somewhat toward the traditionally conservative. If you (like me) fit in this category, perhaps you — like me — find some of what the media reports Pope Francis as saying on certain issues to be […]
Continue readingCause of Our Joy l Katie Faley A friend from grad school recently welcomed her first son and gave him the name Oscar. No, my friend didn’t name her baby after the grouchy monster who lives on Sesame Street. She named him after one of her favorite saints, Oscar Romero. St. Oscar Romero was an archbishop in […]
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