James and Kathleen Littleton, parents of 14 living children and authors of the book “Better by the Dozen, Plus Two,” will be the featured speakers at the diocesan Respect Life Dinner on Sunday, Oct. 3, at 6 p.m. at the Cater Inn, 1224 W. Pioneer Parkway, Peoria. The Littletons, who have appeared on numerous Catholic […]
Continue readingIn most parish religious education programs, sacramental preparation covers first reconciliation, first Communion and confirmation, but this year’s theme for Catechetical Sunday focuses on “Matrimony: Sacrament of Enduring Love.” Don’t start planning any weddings, however. “Most of the kids we have in those classes will get married, so I think we have to talk about […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON, D.C. — Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop J. Peter Sartain of Joliet, Illinois, 58, to succeed Archbishop Alexander Brunett of Seattle, 76. At the same time, the pope accepted Archbishop Brunett’s resignation from the pastoral governance of the Seattle Archdiocese. The appointment and resignation were publicized in Washington, September 16, by Archbishop Pietro […]
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — While some of the media coverage in the run-up to Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to Great Britain could make people think the pope was about to step into a minefield, the Vatican spokesman seemed to think the trip would be a challenge, but not a particularly dangerous one. Jesuit Father Federico […]
Continue readingFRANKFORT, Ky. (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic bishops of Kentucky have asked Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear to commute the death sentence of Gregory Wilson, whose execution was scheduled for Sept. 16. Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville and the Rev. Marian McClure Taylor, executive director of the Kentucky Council of Churches, met […]
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — A U.S. pastor’s threat to burn copies of the Quran has damaged the image of the United States, said the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. “The deliberate destruction of any holy book is an abhorrent act,” said the ambassador, Miguel H. Diaz. Plans by a small Florida Pentecostal church to burn […]
Continue readingMOLINE — At a time of national debate over whether a Muslim community center should be built near ground zero in New York, as well as heightened tensions stemming from the threat of Quran burnings in Florida, Christian and Muslim women in the Quad Cities will come together to dialogue about their religious and family […]
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Continue readingHENRY — God created human beings to live in an “obligatory matrix” of time, space, things and relationships, and at death we leave three of them behind, said a Franciscan priest and scientist who recently addressed the senior priests of the Diocese of Peoria at their annual gathering at Nazareth House. “When we pass through […]
Continue readingBy: By Sharon Priester Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sept. 5 Wisdom 9:13-18b; Psalm 90:3-4,5-6,12-13,14-17; Philemon 9-10,12-17; Luke 14:25-33 Over the years, many of us have chosen to become members of a certain group or a fan/supporter of a certain person. Why did we do that? Probably we had listened and decided it was something […]
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