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The best unseen Super Bowl advertisement

Yes, the game was great, but who won the other coveted title on Super Bowl Sunday — that of Best Commercial? According to one vote, sponsored by USA Today, the favorite was a fan-made ad about “free Doritos” being seen in a “crystal ball.” Coming in second was a Budweiser commercial showing a love affair […]

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Scout Mass Feb. 15 to feature youth, adult recognition

Boys and girls from throughout the Diocese of Peoria will receive medals, badges and patches in recognition of their efforts to strengthen their moral character and virtue at the annual Diocesan Scout Mass on Sunday, Feb. 15, at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Eleven men and women will be honored with them for their support of Scouting […]

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Father L. P. Morrissey dies; funeral at cathedral on Feb. 10

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Peoria, for Father Lawrence P. Morrissey, 82, a senior priest of the Diocese of Peoria. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will be principal celebrant. Visitation is planned on Monday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. […]

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A message of hope

By: By Father Dominic Garramone, OSB Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Feb. 8 Job 7:1-4,6-7; Psalm 147:1-2,3-4,5-6; 1 Corinthians 9:16-19,22-23; Mark 1:29-39 On most Sundays, the first reading has been chosen because it is somehow connected to the Gospel, either by subject matter, theme or the principal characters in the passage. Similarly, the responsorial psalm […]

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POST POLL: What’s your favorite joke? (6 responses)

In these uncertain economic times, maybe a little humor can go a long way. And so we invite help in spreading smiles around the Diocese of Peoria and on the Internet. Do you have a favorite joke to share? E-mail it to cathpost@cdop.org, putting “Post Poll” in the subject line. They will appear here as […]

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Bishop: Time to subscribe to The Catholic Post

February is Catholic Press Month, and the time to renew or begin a subscription to The Catholic Post, the newspaper of the Diocese of Peoria. The following letter encouraging subscriptions is from the Most Rev. Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, Bishop of Peoria. For questions about subscribing, see the “How to Subscribe” link at left, call […]

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Alleman teacher marks 50 years in Catholic education

ROCK ISLAND — It wasn’t a rock star that brought the students from Alleman High School to their feet for boisterous cheers and applause at the end of a Catholic Schools Week Mass on Jan. 26, although it was obvious that they think Deacon Philip Sailer rocks. Their joyful tribute was part of the celebration […]

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A great place to invest $25

In a good economy or bad, it would be hard to find a better place to invest $25 than a subscription to The Catholic Post. While year-end financial statements arriving in mailboxes are shocking many households with negative numbers, we offer this good news: the $25 you dropped in the parish collection basket or mailed […]

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Morton parish looks back, ahead on 50th anniversary

MORTON — Fifty years ago, members of then-new Blessed Sacrament Parish might have thought their first church was a bit large for the 200 registered families. After five decades, the perspective has changed. The growing parish now embraces 1,200 families, and the church is undergoing a $2 million renovation and expansion as it observes its […]

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Economic stimulus must help vulnerable families, the poor

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Poor families and vulnerable workers should be central priorities in any economic recovery legislation Congress adopts, said the U.S. bishops. “Low-income families and individuals are experiencing the greatest hardship and have the least capacity to cope in this time of economic crisis,” Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre, N.Y., said in […]

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