The Diocese of Peoria this week announced changes affecting the leadership of the St. Robert Bellarmine Newman Center serving Illinois State and Illinois Wesleyan universities as well as Heartland Community College in Bloomington-Normal. Father Antonio Dittmer, chaplain and director of the Newman Center since 2005, will become head spiritual director at Immaculate Heart of Mary […]
Continue readingDeacon Bob Sondag of Manito has been named victim assistance coordinator for the Diocese of Peoria. He succeeds Ann Slaughter, who has held the position since it was established in 2003. The appointment, which was announced last week by Patricia Gibson, chancellor and director of the curia, was effective July 1. “It’s with humility that […]
Continue readingFARMER CITY — When Don Olson drove Mary Brown home on the rainy night they met as teenagers 77 years ago, his car got stuck in mud on the long lane leading to her parents’ farm house in rural Weldon. “We walked the rest of the way,” recalls Don. “Mom was still up,” said Mary, […]
Continue readingCouples celebrating their golden anniversaries this year will have some company at the Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass, which is planned for Sunday, Sept. 13, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. This year the festivities have been expanded to include couples who have been married 25 years, according to Tim Roder, director of the diocesan Office […]
Continue readingNORMAL — Pilgrims will flock to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain next Saturday, the Feast of St. James, to celebrate the life of the apostle who was martyred for his faith. Joining them in spirit will be two pilgrims from central Illinois who recently walked 72 miles to visit the saint’s […]
Continue readingFor anyone wanting to learn more about Catholic history in central Illinois, this summer is the perfect time to “take a trip down memory lane” at the new Peoria Diocese and Archbishop Sheen Museum. During the months of July and August, the diocesan museum — located on the first floor of the Spalding Pastoral Center […]
Continue readingThere will be no issue of The Catholic Post next week as the newspaper continues its tradition of skipping one issue in each of the summer months of June, July, and August. The next issue will be dated Aug. 2. Correspondents should note that the final skip issue of the summer will be the one […]
Continue readingGALESBURG — Even those who help need help sometimes. Knox County Right to Life is sponsoring the Sixth Annual Community Baby Shower Brunch for The Women’s Pregnancy Center of Galesburg on Saturday, Aug. 1, at Lake Storey Park, Shelter No. 2. It will be held from 8 to 10:30 a.m. In the past, donors have […]
Continue readingJOLIET — A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Friday, July 9, at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home here for Sister M. Magdalene Schmitt, OSF, who taught at St. Stephen’s School in Streator for 33 years. She was 80. Sister Magdalene died on July 6, 2009, at Queen of Angels. She was buried […]
Continue readingRating: A-II (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. Cotton-ball-soft romantic comedy about a travel guide in Greece (Nia Vardalos) who learns to absorb the spirit of the Greek islands in order […]
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