WASHINGTON (CNS) — Two members of Congress have called on President Barack Obama to make good on something he said in his May 17 speech to University of Notre Dame graduates, namely that he wished to “honor the conscience of those who disagree with abortion.” At a May 19 press conference in Washington and in […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON (CNS) — Public television stations may be confronted by a hard choice later this year: drop their religious programming or risk losing their affiliation with the Public Broadcasting Service. The PBS board of directors will meet June 16 to consider stricter enforcement of a 1985 policy directing PBS member stations to air “noncommercial, nonpolitical […]
Continue readingRating: A-I (Not rated) 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. Poignant biography of Walt Disney Studios’ most famous songwriter team — Richard Sherman and Robert Sherman — whose cheery songs for such […]
Continue readingROCK ISLAND — The Knights of Columbus, Allouez Council No. 658, will sponsor a field Mass at Calvary Cemetery on Memorial Day, which is Monday, May 25. It will be held in front of the mausoleum at 31st Avenue and 16th Street at 9 a.m. Organizers said participants may want to bring lawn chairs. The […]
Continue readingMsgr. William Watson, pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Peoria Heights and president of Peoria Notre Dame High School, will be the celebrant for the Catholic Cemetery Association memorial Mass planned for Monday, May 25. The Mass, which will begin at 9:30 a.m., will take place at Resurrection Mausoleum Chapel, 7519 N. Allen […]
Continue readingArchbishop Fulton Sheen’s popular television show in the 1950s was titled “Life is Worth Living.” Last Friday, several of his surviving relatives and others impacted by the Diocese of Peoria’s candidate for sainthood used what would have been his 114th birthday to joyfully and prayerfully declare that life is also worth celebrating. Archbishop Sheen taught […]
Continue readingMETAMORA — Practice, study, teamwork, good coaching, and prayers to St. Thomas Aquinas were all crucial ingredients in the recipe for victory of the Scholastic Bowl team of St. Mary’s School in Metamora. St. Mary’s brought home the Class A trophy last Friday from the Illinois Elementary School Association state tournament at Heartland Community College […]
Continue readingURBANA — Catholics of East Central Illinois are being invited to “come celebrate being Catholic!” with Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, next month at a multi-parish gathering on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Organized by a team of representatives from all 19 parishes in the Champaign vicariate, “Catholic Connected: Beyond the […]
Continue readingBeginning this weekend and continuing to the end of the month, 603 seniors will don caps and gowns as the seven Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Peoria hold their annual commencement ceremonies. Thirty-seven students will receive diplomas at Schlarman High School’s commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 17, at 3:30 p.m. in Holy Family […]
Continue readingYears of discernment, prayer, study and ministry among the people of God will culminate at the altar of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria next Saturday as Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, ordains Deacon David Sabel and Deacon Adam Stimpson for priestly service. The May 23 ordination Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. Following the liturgy […]
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