BLOOMINGTON — The annual family Ultreya of the Bloomington-Normal Cursillo community is planned for Saturday, July 10, at St. Mary’s Church, 527 W. Jackson. Mass at 5:30 p.m. will be followed by a potluck dinner. Chicken, place settings and drinks will provided. Please bring a dish to share. For more information, contact Julie Plattner at […]
Continue readingCHAMPAIGN — She started a trend and a business in high school creating colorful headbands, but the best part of Gina Hinders’ story centers on her heart and how she is making charity fashionable. “I decided from the get-go I would do it for charity,” said Gina, who made good on that pledge last month […]
Continue readingCOAL VALLEY — As a member of the Moline High School cross country team, Eric White has been in a lot of races. On the morning of Saturday, June 26, the 17-year-old incoming senior will be leading two runs in Coal Valley, but the “winners” will likely be people he’ll never see. Eric, a member […]
Continue readingBy: By Sharon Perkins EDITOR’S NOTE: Father Dominic Garramone’s computer crashed earlier this week, taking with it the Scripture column he had written for this issue of The Catholic Post. To help him out, we offer the following column from Catholic News Service called “Word to Life,” which is produced in cooperation with the North […]
Continue readingThere are two kinds of people: Those who are humbled, and those who are about to be. That wisdom shared at the annual Catholic Charities “Light of Hope” dinner earlier this month by Major League Baseball coach Rich Donnelly (see story, page 10) certainly also applies to nations. And it’s something to consider as the […]
Continue readingThe Catholic Post takes dozens of photos at events it covers, but only a few appear in our printed publication. To view more photos from events such as the recent ordination Mass, diocesan First Communion Mass, or the Catholic Connected event in Champaign, click on the camera logo in the left margin of this page. […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has named Msgr. John J. McIntyre, secretary to Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia, as an auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia. The pope accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Robert P. Maginnis, who has been a Philadelphia auxiliary since 1996. The changes were announced in Washington June 8 by Archbishop Pietro […]
Continue readingCHICAGO (CNS) — Dialogue should neither demean nor demonize those with whom one disagrees, Bishop Michael W. Warfel of Great Falls-Billings, Mont., said in the annual Murnion lecture sponsored by the Catholic Common Ground Initiative. The bishop spoke June 4 at the Bernardin Center for Theology and Ministry at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, where […]
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Meeting with nearly 10,000 priests from around the world, Pope Benedict XVI expressed the church’s gratitude for their ministry and encouraged them to resist secularizing influences. At a vigil in St. Peter’s Square June 10 at the end of the Year for Priests, the pope said the clergy shortage cannot be […]
Continue readingBy: By Father Dominic Garramone, OSB Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 132 Samuel 12:7-10,13; Psalm 32:1-2,5,7,11; Galatians 2:16,19-21; Luke 7:36 — 8:3 Anyone who reads the letters of Paul will notice that he has a thing about justification. He writes about it constantly, and explains and defends his views repeatedly, vehemently even. But he […]
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