Teamwork and perseverance paid off May 23 for the Lady Saints of Bloomington Central Catholic High School, who made school history by securing the Class 1A state title in the Illinois High School Association’s state track and field meet at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Under the guidance of DeWayne Griffin, head coach, the Central […]
Continue readingChildren should respect their parents, but there is one time when Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, says it’s OK for them to be disagreeable. “I give you authority to put your foot down and throw a tantrum if your parents don’t take you to Sunday Mass,” Bishop Jenky told the hundreds of children who came […]
Continue readingPEORIA HEIGHTS — Building a new home for the Franciscan Sisters of John the Baptist started with a blessing and ended with a blessing. It was Feb. 24, 2008, that Msgr. William Watson, pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Peoria Heights, blessed the site of their future convent, located just down the street […]
Continue readingWhen the lights dimmed in the Peoria Civic Center ballroom on Saturday night, the room still glowed with the flames of candles held by those who helped raise about $65,000 to benefit Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria. “We are all here tonight because each and every one of us truly believes in the […]
Continue readingSPRINGFIELD — The Catholic Conference of Illinois is urging Catholics and all concerned citizens of Illinois to contact their state representatives and express opposition to a bill that would establish civil unions in state law for same-sex couples. Passage of that law is all but certain to result in the legal redefinition of marriage to […]
Continue readingBLOOMINGTON — A funeral Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church here on Saturday, June 6, for Deacon Jerry M. Hozie, a permanent deacon ordained in 2002. Deacon Hozie died on Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Normal, following a lengthy illness. He was 72. Born in Streator on May 3, […]
Continue readingConfirmation students from around the diocese were invited to join the women and men who had been received into the Catholic Church at Easter for Mass on Pentecost Sunday with Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, on May 31. In addition to greetings from their bishop, they heard words of welcome from Msgr. Stanley Deptula, director […]
Continue readingBy: By Sister Rachel Bergschneider, OSB Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), June 14 Exodus 24:3-8; Psalm 116:12-13,15-16,17-18; Hebrews 9:11-15; Mark 14:12-16,22-26 I am so taken with the response of the people to Moses in today’s first reading from Exodus. As was their custom, Moses was readying for the […]
Continue readingWhat image comes to mind when the phrase “anti-abortion activist” is voiced or seen in print? For far too many in recent days, it is the police mug shot of Scott Roeder, who dragged the good name of pro-lifers everywhere through the blood when he fatally shot Dr. George Tiller while the notorious late-term abortionist […]
Continue readingNEW ORLEANS (CNS) — Gwen Smith keeps an envelope full of her important papers in the trunk of her car, along with bottles of water and Army rations. She and her husband, Leroy, don’t ever want to be caught unprepared, as they were in 2005, when Hurricane Katrina destroyed their home and the lives they […]
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