By: By Sister Rachel Bergschneider, OSB Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Feb. 6 Isaiah 58:7-10; Psalm 112:4-5,6-7,8-9; 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; Matthew 5:13-16 During these winter days, any hint of light becomes a time of celebration. When the sun breaks through the gloomy days, we are lifted in spirit. As each day gets a bit longer, […]
Continue readingCHICAGO (CNS) — Illinois’ new law legalizing civil unions and giving them the same status as marriages in the state has the “potential for a serious conflict with religious liberty,” according to the state’s Catholic bishops.Gov. Pat Quinn signed the legislation into law Jan. 31 in Chicago, making Illinois the sixth state to permit civil […]
Continue readingNORMAL — Father Kevin Lucas, chaplain of John Paul II Catholic Newman Center at Illinois State University, is leading a pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi that will include attending beatification ceremonies for Pope John Paul II on Divine Mercy Sunday, May 1, 2011. The April 26-May 3 trip has been designated as the official Diocese […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON (CNS) — Calling for a rebirth in Catholic intellectual life, a pursuit that leads to virtue, John H. Garvey was sworn in Jan. 25 as the 15th president of The Catholic University of America in Washington. “As Pope Benedict said at this university in 2008, ‘this is a place to encounter the living God. […]
Continue readingEDMONTON, Alberta (CNS) — Edmonton Catholic Schools’ trustees have voted to abolish gambling activities as a source of school funding. But board chair Debbie Engel says casino revenues will still be used in Catholic schools while the board looks for alternative and sustainable options for the district, which serves the city of Edmonton with publicly […]
Continue readingPARIS (CNS) — The French Senate has rejected legislation that would have permitted any adult to request a “quick and painless death.” Under the draft Bioethics Law amendment, French citizens would have been entitled to seek medical help to die when “in a terminal state, or with a serious and incurable illness causing physical or […]
Continue readingBishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, invites widowed and divorced parishioners from throughout the Diocese of Peoria to apply for membership on the Widowed and Divorced Diocesan Advisory Board. Applications are being accepted for a two-year term (2011-13). The board advises Bishop Jenky on the needs of and diocesan outreach to the widowed and divorced. Members […]
Continue readingFather Gary Caster, a priest of the Diocese of Peoria who is currently serving as chaplain at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., will sign copies of his new book “The Little Way of Lent: Meditations in the Spirit of St. Therese of Lisieux” from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, at Lagron-Miller Company […]
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Photo Caption: Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, a native of the Diocese of Peoria who gained worldwide fame as a media pioneer, author, and missionary, gives a radio address in this file photo. After a 12-week “pause,” the Peoria-based Archbishop Fulton John Sheen Foundation is resuming its efforts to advance the cause for beatification and sainthood […]
Continue readingThe Schlarman High School Hall of Fame will gain two new members this Saturday during halftime ceremonies at the Hilltoppers basketball game. Being honored are Edward Smith of Peoria, a member of the Class of 1951, and Sister Rose Marie Anglum, OSF, of Frankfort, a member of the Danville school’s inaugural Class of 1949. The […]
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