BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CNS) — Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport praised the Connecticut attorney general June 30 for his opinion urging state ethics officials to stop investigating whether the diocese violated state lobbying laws with its efforts to rally Catholics against legislation that would have given laypeople financial control of their parishes. Bishop Lori called […]
Continue readingLONDON (CNS) — British physicians opposed to euthanasia could face discrimination under new medical guidelines on how to treat dying patients, said a Catholic archbishop. Guidelines drafted by the General Medical Council, the regulatory body for the medical profession, were insufficient to protect doctors who believed “passive euthanasia” was morally wrong, said a June 30 […]
Continue readingRating: O (PG-13) NEW YORK (CNS) — The following is a capsule review of a movie recently reviewed by the Office for Film & Broadcasting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. A pessimistic New York grouch (Larry David) finds his life transformed when he reluctantly shelters a homeless but irrepressibly cheerful young Southerner (Evan […]
Continue readingSINSINAWA, Wis. — A funeral Mass was celebrated on June 15 in Queen of the Rosary Chapel here for Sister Marie William Cahill, OP, a native of Bradford. She was 98. Sister Marie William died on June 11, 2009, at St. Dominic Villa, Sinsinawa. She was buried in the motherhouse cemetery. The daughter of William […]
Continue readingDUBUQUE, Iowa — There was a funeral Mass on Wednesday, June 24, in the motherhouse chapel of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary for Sister Georgia Ann (Georgelle) Lange, BVM, a native of Moline who served in the Quad Cities for more than 20 years. Sister Georgia Ann, 79, died on June […]
Continue readingBLOOMINGTON — The Bloomington-Normal Cursillo community is planning its annual family Ultreya for Saturday, July 11, at St. Mary’s Church, 527 W. Jackson St. All Cursillistas and their families are welcome. The evening starts with Mass at 5:30 p.m. A potluck dinner will follow, with the chicken, drinks and place settings provided. Those who attend […]
Continue readingPEORIA HEIGHTS — Sarah K. Johnson hadn’t been at Peoria Notre Dame High School for very long before she found out her life was going to change forever — and not in all the usual ways high school does that. What put Johnson’s life on a radically different course was Philadelphia Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, […]
Continue readingTheology on Tap, a popular diocesan outreach for young adults, is returning to Peoria this summer. Starting on July 14, the 2009 Summer Series of Theology on Tap will take place on four consecutive Tuesday evenings at Kelleher’s Irish Pub, 619 S.W. Water St. The gatherings begin at 6:30 p.m. Theology on Tap is offered […]
Continue readingOne of the most powerful tools in building membership in an organization is something everyone can handle. “You need to smile,” Jody Watermann told the 80 women who gathered at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria this month for a daylong program of leadership training that was developed by the National Council of Catholic Women. […]
Continue readingSeeing flashing lights in the rearview mirror is something that makes most people’s hearts stop, but for Peg Shipley a recent traffic stop turned out to be a heartwarming experience. Returning to Bloomington from a meeting in Peoria one stormy night, she was stopped for driving over the center line. When the officer asked her […]
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