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Courage, resilience: Trip shows tenacity of Canada’s Indigenous and Pope Francis

By: The Catholic Post - August 1, 2022 - Featured Article

Pope Francis and Chief Wilton Littlechild say farewell to each other July 29 in Iqaluit, Nunavut, as the pope prepares to return to the Vatican after a six-day visit. Littlechild, a 78-year-old lawyer, survivor of abuse in a residential school and former grand chief of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations, had lobbied hard for the pope to visit Canada and apologize to residential school survivors. (CNS/Vatican Media)

By Cindy Wooden / Catholic News Service IQALUIT, Nunavut (CNS) — At the end of his six-day visit to Canada, Pope Francis, sitting in a wheelchair, said goodbye to Chief Wilton Littlechild, also sitting in a wheelchair. Littlechild, a 78-year-old lawyer, survivor of abuse in a residential school and former grand chief of the Confederacy […]

Fall Scout Rendezvous to take place at London Mills the weekend of Sept. 16-18

By: The Catholic Post - August 1, 2022 - News Article

Scouts and American Heritage Girls from around the diocese pose before carrying flags into St. Mary's Cathedral at the opening of this year's Scout Mass on Feb. 27. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

The Diocese of Peoria’s Catholic Committee on Scouting has scheduled its annual Fall Scout Rendezvous for the weekend of Sept. 16-18 at Ingersoll Scout Reservation in London Mills. The weekend of camping, games, and activities is designed for youth in the Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts, and American Heritage Girls who have completed the […]

Fr. Marchulones, 82, dies; longtime pastor in East Peoria, was principal of 3 schools

By: The Catholic Post - August 1, 2022 - News Article

Father Kenneth Marchulones

A funeral Mass will be offered at St. Monica Church in East Peoria at 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, for Father Kenneth Marchulones, who served as pastor of the East Peoria parish for 26 years and is a former principal of three Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Peoria. Father Marchulones, who has […]

Paul Moore: Stepping in from the threshold of the door to make decisions

By: The Catholic Post - July 27, 2022 - Columnists

In My Father’s House / Paul Thomas Moore I have a bit of a complicated relationship with decision-making. Sometimes I charge in impulsively (“where angels fear to tread,” as my Mom used to say) without sufficiently thinking — or more importantly, praying — things through beforehand, and must beat a retreat later. Other times I […]

What are we desiring more of in life? Things? Success? How about Jesus?

By: The Catholic Post - July 27, 2022 - Living the Word

Carla Oliver

Living the Word / By Carla Oliver Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / July 31 Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23; Psalm 90:3-4,5-6,12-13,14,17; Colossians 3:1-5,9-11; Luke 12:13-21 I always find there to be a little bit of humor in thinking about what it must have been like for members of the early church to process what Jesus meant when […]

Pope Francis arrives in Canada focused on elders and on repentance

By: The Catholic Post - July 24, 2022 - Featured Article

Pope Francis greets residential school survivor Alma Desjarlais of the Frog Lake First Nation and Chief Greg Desjarlais of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations, during a welcoming ceremony with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, looking on at center, and Mary Simon, governor general, (not pictured) at Edmonton International Airport on July 24. The pope was beginning a six-day visit to Canada. (CNS/Paul Haring)

By Cindy Wooden / Catholic News Service EDMONTON, Alberta (CNS) — After a flight of more than 10 hours from Rome, Pope Francis landed in Edmonton and met briefly at the airport with Indigenous leaders, Canada’s governor general and prime minister before heading to the local seminary for a rest. Governor General Mary Simon and […]

St. Philomena, Peoria, to host open house with 18 area Catholic authors July 28

By: The Catholic Post - July 19, 2022 - News Article

Eighteen Catholic authors based in the Diocese of Peoria will be present to discuss and sign their books at a “Catholic Author Meet and Greet” to take place from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, July 28, at the St. Philomena Parish Center in Peoria. “We’re thrilled with the group of authors that is joining […]

“Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” (Paramount)

By: The Catholic Post - July 18, 2022 - Movie Review

Animated character "Hank," voiced by Michael Cera, appears in the movie "Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Paramount)

By Catholic News Service Bathroom humor reaches new depths in this animated martial-arts spoof loosely based on the 1974 comedy “Blazing Saddles” and directed by Rob Minkoff, Mark Koetsier, and Chris Bailey. A warmongering cat (voice of Ricky Gervais) plots to destroy a neighboring feline village by installing a hapless dog (voice of Michael Cera) […]

Funeral Mass planned July 19 in Moline for Father Richard L. Barclift, 82

By: The Catholic Post - July 15, 2022 - News Article

Father Richard L. Barclift

MOLINE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Father Richard L. Barclift on Tuesday, July 19, at Christ the King Church in Moline, where he once served as pastor. It will begin at 11 a.m., with Bishop Louis Tylka presiding. Visitation is planned for Monday, July 18, at the church, 3205 60th […]

‘Post’ earns four Catholic press awards, including third place for ‘Best Newspaper’

By: The Catholic Post - July 14, 2022 - News Article

PORTLAND, Oregon — The Catholic Post was recognized with four awards for journalistic excellence, including third place for Best Newspaper, in judging announced July 7 by the Catholic Media Association of the United States and Canada. The awards, based on work published in 2021, were announced at the closing banquet of the association’s conference held […]

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