Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug. 21 Isaiah 22:13-23; Psalm 138:1-2,2-3,6,8; Romans 11:33-36; Matthew 16:13-20 In this week’s Gospel, Jesus is in Caesarea Philippi, a region north of the Sea of Galilee. It is here that there will be some changes taking place. Jesus is beginning to prepare for his approaching death. He starts by […]
Continue readingEDITOR’S NOTE: On Wednesday, President Barack Obama visited two rural communities in the Diocese of Peoria, Atkinson and Alpha, and also made a surprise stop in Galesburg. In Atkinson, Father Tony Lee, pastor of St. Anthony’s Parish, was asked to give the invocation. (See story here.) While the president had yet to arrive when the […]
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Photo Caption: Beverly Bryan, regional director of religious education for the Galesburg and Macomb vicariates, uses a prop to make a point during a demonstration at the Catechetical Conference. Seizing the opportunity to encourage people to go deeper into the Mass as well as helping them to learn the prayers in the new English translation […]
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Photo Caption: Father Tony Lee, pastor of St. Anthony’s Parish in Atkinson, offers the invocation before a town hall meeting with President Obama on Aug. 17. ATKINSON — Thanks to Bill Wyffels of Wyffels Hybrids here, the call from the White House came on Sunday night. President Obama’s staff wanted to know if Father Tony […]
Continue readingSt. Augustine Manor, 1301 N.E. Glendale Ave., Peoria, will host a feast day celebration on Sunday, Aug. 28. A Mass offered at 11 a.m. by Father Edward Carney will be followed by a picnic with food, music and games for the children. There also will be tours of St. Augustine Manor and a blessing of […]
Continue readingMETAMORA — The circus is coming to town and children in the Metamora area can thank St. Mary’s Parish for it. St. Mary’s is sponsoring a visit by the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, which will set up on the church grounds on Thursday, Aug. 25. The midway and box office will open at 4 p.m. […]
Continue readingThe Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated on Monday, Aug. 15, but it is not a holy day of obligation this year. The Assumption is one of three church feasts, including the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, on Jan. 1, and the Solemnity of All Saints on Nov. 1, where the precept […]
Continue readingThe 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 the CNS movie site here. This list will be updated regularly, and all reviews are copyright (c) 2011 Catholic […]
Continue readingCASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) — While there’s nothing wrong with a bit of light reading in the summer, reading a book or two of the Bible also can be a relaxing — as well as enlightening — vacation activity, Pope Benedict XVI said. “Naturally, many of the books of literature we pick up during vacation […]
Continue readingDENVER (CNS) — Supreme Knight Carl Anderson announced Aug. 2 that the Knights of Columbus will purchase the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington. The announcement came during the business session of the Knights’ 129th annual convention Aug. 2-4. Anderson, delivering his annual report, said that over the next year, the fraternal organization […]
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