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By: The Catholic Post - March 19, 2010 -
News Article
OTTAWA — A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Thursday morning, March 18, at St. Francis of Assisi Church here for Father Leo H. Gildner, pastor emeritus who served the parish for 22 years and was a former diocesan director of cemeteries. Father Gildner, a native of Bloomington who had been on senior priest […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 19, 2010 -
Editorial
Once again, there is legislation in Springfield that would violate personal conscience to pay for the killing of the unborn with public money. The so-called “Reproductive Health and Access Act” has been re-introduced in the Illinois General Assembly as House Bill 6205. You may recall last year’s version of this legislation, which sought to undermine […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 19, 2010 -
News Article
Which parish won the top prize at the ADA drawing? A month ago Marilyn and Ted Holland celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Now, because of Marilyn, their parish of St. Peter’s in Peoria has 10,000 reasons to celebrate. “I couldn’t believe it,” said Marilyn recalling the moment she heard her name read by Bishop Daniel […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 19, 2010 -
Living the Word
By: Sharon Priester Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 21Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126:1-2,2-3,4-5,6; Philippians 3:8-14; John 8:1-11 As I reflected on the last two Sundays of Lent, four words came to mind: repentance, forgiveness, compassion, mercy. On the third Sunday of Lent, we heard Jesus warning the people that if they didn’t repent, they would perish. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 16, 2010 -
Local News Brief
As The Catholic Post transitions to a biweekly publication with this issue, we begin a boost of our presence in the digital world of communications to keep our readers informed between deadlines. In addition to daily updates of our Web site, thecatholicpost.com, the newspaper this week launches its own page on the social networking site […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 16, 2010 -
Local News Brief
OTTAWA — A Mass of Christian Burial is planned for 11 a.m. Thursday morning, March 18, at St. Francis of Assisi Church here for Father Leo H. Gildner, pastor emeritus who served the parish for 22 years and was a former diocesan director of cemeteries. Father Gildner, a native of Bloomington who had been on […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 15, 2010 -
Local News Brief
ROCK ISLAND — “A Night to Treasure” is the theme for Alleman High School’s 36th annual Heritage Ball, which will be held Saturday, March 27, at the iWireless Center, 1201 River Drive, in Moline. In addition to a dinner of braised short ribs with lobster at 5:45 p.m., the event includes a silent auction that […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 15, 2010 -
News Article
WASHINGTON–Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, on March 15 issued the following statement on the state of health care reform. It was titled “The Cost is too High; the Loss is too Great.” — The Catholic Bishops of the United States have long and consistently advocated for […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 9, 2010 -
World/National News
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Although John F. Kennedy’s famous speech in Houston nearly 50 years ago could be seen as “a passionate appeal for tolerance,” the candidate’s remarks about how his Catholicism would affect his presidency “profoundly undermined the place … of all religious believers in America’s public life,” said Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 9, 2010 -
World/National News
MERRIAM, Kan. (CNS) — A proposal in the Kansas Legislature that would repeal the sales tax exemption for churches and religious nonprofit organizations is bad public policy, shortsighted and probably unconstitutional, according to the Kansas Catholic Conference. In a March 4 legislative alert, the agency representing the bishops of Kansas’ four Catholic dioceses said the […]
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