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 […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON (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. […]
Continue readingThe gold medal is the symbol of ultimate success in the Olympics, and host country Canada earned the most, 14, in the just-concluded Winter Games. But on Day 7 of the competition, Catholics throughout Canada had another reason to celebrate. And their symbol of victory was not a medal, but a man. Not a superstar, […]
Continue readingBy: Sharon PriesterHeadline: What is God trying to cultivate in us this Lent so we bear fruit? Third Sunday of Lent, March 7Exodus 3:1-8a,13-15; Psalm 103:1-2,3-4,6-7,8,11; 1 Corinthians 10:1-6,10-12; Luke 13:1-9 Two-and-a-half weeks ago we were marked with ashes in the sign of the cross and may have heard the words, “Turn away from sin […]
Continue readingEditor’s note — To view the slideshow, click on the Video/Multimedia link at left. BLOOMINGTON — If team chemistry was a high school course, give every member of the state champion Bloomington Central Catholic girls basketball roster an A+ for finding a winning formula. After outstanding teams in the last several years came close, the […]
Continue readingA committal service took place at Resurrection Cemetery in Peoria on Feb. 26 for Deacon Robert England, a permanent deacon of the Diocese of Peoria who served as director of the diocesan Office of Communications from 1979 to 1990. Deacon England died on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at Lutheran Home and Services in Arlington Heights. […]
Continue readingROCK ISLAND — When Sister Mary Wolfe, BVM, returned to the motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubuque, Iowa, last week, her luggage included something that didn’t take up much room but filled her heart. Tucked away amid nearly 30 years of memories was a proclamation from Mayor Dennis […]
Continue readingA new training and conference center will be built at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria thanks to the largest donation in OSF Healthcare history. OSF Saint Francis and the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria are the joint recipients of a $25 million gift from Jump Trading, a Chicago-based high frequency […]
Continue readingFaith-based management sounds difficult, but for the speakers at a daylong seminar that explored the topic last Saturday it came down to something very basic. “We need to witness to our faith by what we say and do, and we need to be Catholic in the business world, in the legal profession, in schools, in […]
Continue readingIntense prayer and a Franciscan spirituality were already part of her life when Sister M. Faustina Chesnut, OSF, started exploring a vocation with The Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis in East Peoria. A Secular Franciscan with three regularly scheduled hours of eucharistic adoration each week at St. John Vianney Church in Sherman, […]
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