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Shrine to Mary planned for site of Naplate church lost to tornado in 2017

By: Tom Dermody - June 20, 2018 - Featured Article Bill Mucci, Father David Kipfer, Naplate, shrine, St. Mary Church, tornado

An architect's drawing of the shrine to be built this summer at the site of the former St. Mary Church in Naplate.

NAPLATE — A shrine in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be built this summer on land that until a tornado hit in early 2017 was the site of a Catholic church under her patronage. The open-air shrine will include many items salvaged from St. Mary Church after it was structurally damaged by a […]

N.Y. court again rules Archbishop Sheen’s remains can be transferred to Peoria

By: Tom Dermody - June 20, 2018 - Featured Article Archbishop Fulton Sheen, body, court, Joan Sheen Cunningham, New York

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is pictured preaching in an undated photo. (CNS file photo)

The niece of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen has again been granted the legal right to transfer her uncle’s mortal remains from St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City to St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. The Diocese of Peoria reacted with “great joy” to the ruling in favor of Joan Sheen Cunningham’s petition issued June 8 […]

De Niro and DiNardo: a renewed call for civility in our public discourse

By: Tom Dermody - June 20, 2018 - Editorial Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, civility, President Trump, Robert De Niro, Tony Awards

Before it is filed in the archives of memorable award show moments, we’d like to revisit something remarkably bizarre and troubling that happened at the Tony Awards honoring excellence in Broadway theater on June 10. Actor Robert De Niro, assigned to introduce a performance by Bruce Springsteen, strode to the microphone and announced “I’m just […]

Families of diocese’s new priests say they are caring, smart, have sense of humor

By: Tom Dermody - June 7, 2018 - News Article

At the reception following the Mass of Ordination, Father Andru O'Brien offers a blessing to his family including parents Scott and Tera and sisters Abbi (left) and Megan. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

What can their new parishes in Streator and Peoria expect when newly ordained Father Ryan Mattingly and Father Andru O’Brien arrive in a few days? Who better to ask than their parents and sisters, who witnessed the Ordination Mass on May 26 from the front pews of St. Mary’s Cathedral but have been the closest […]

Joy fills cathedral at ordination Mass for Father Mattingly and Father O’Brien

By: Tom Dermody - May 30, 2018 - Featured Article

Newly ordained Father Ryan Mattingly and Father Andru O'Brien join Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, on the balcony of the Bishop's Residence for the traditional photo after the Mass of Ordination at St. Mary's Cathedral on May 26. Also pictured are, from left, Msgr. James Kruse, vicar general; Father Timothy Hepner and Father Patrick Henehan, diocesan vocation directors of recruitment and formation; Msgr. Paul Showalter, vicar general; and Abbot Philip Davey of St. Bede Abbey. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

Father Ryan M. Mattingly and Father Andru E. O’Brien were ordained priests of the Diocese of Peoria on May 26 in ancient rites celebrated before family, friends, nearly 100 priests, dozens of consecrated women, and hundreds of other well-wishers that filled St. Mary’s Cathedral. “On this beautiful day there are a lot of happy people […]

Burial service honors the dignity of 13 whose cremated remains are unclaimed

By: Tom Dermody - May 24, 2018 - Featured Article burial, coroner, Deacon Joe Knapp, Jamie Harwood, OSF, unclaimed cremated remains

"May our farewell honor the dignity of their lives," prayed Deacon Joe Knapp, pastoral care manager at OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Deacon Knapp is shown addressing about 50 people who gathered at St. Mary's Cemetery in West Peoria on May 24 for a burial service honoring the unclaimed, cremated remains of 13 individuals. Among those looking on is Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

In death, the 13 individuals had no one to claim their bodies. In burial on May 24, more than 50 people gathered to prayerfully remember and honor their lives in a service at St. Mary’s Cemetery in West Peoria that the Peoria County Coroner would later call “the pinnacle” of his public service. “May our […]

Sr. Marianne Burkhard to retire after 1,000 marriage cases, 25 Tribunal years

By: Tom Dermody - May 23, 2018 - Featured Article marriage tribunal, OSB, retirement, Sister Marianne Burkhard, tribunal

Sister Marianne Burkhard, OSB, former director of the Diocesan Tribunal and a longtime judge in marriage cases, is pictured in her office at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. She will retire to St. Monastery in Rock Island on May 31. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

After nearly 25 years of service and involvement in more than 1,000 marriage cases, Sister Marianne Burkhard, OSB, will retire from the Diocesan Tribunal on May 31. “My life has been totally unpredictable but wonderfully meaningful,” said Sister Marianne, a canon lawyer who guided the Tribunal as its first non-clergy director for a dozen years […]

Diocese’s vicar general, 3 pastors are granted senior status effective June 13

By: Tom Dermody - May 10, 2018 - Featured Article Father Carl LoPresti, Father Robert Spilman, Msgr. Ernest Pizzamiglio, Msgr. Paul Showalter, senior status, vicar general

Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has granted senior status to (from left) Msgr. Paul Showalter, Msgr. Ernest Pizzamiglio, Father Carl LoPresti (upper right) and Father Robert Spilman. Msgr. Showalter, who has served as vicar general of the Diocese of Peoria for 14 years, was given the title vicar general emeritus.

Msgr. Paul Showalter, 77, vicar general of the Diocese of Peoria for 14 years and former pastor of parishes in Peoria, Rock Island, and Nauvoo, will move to senior status effective June 13. He has been granted the honorary title of vicar general emeritus by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, “as a sign of my […]

Father Robert Spilman, 71, pastor of parish in Spring Valley, is granted senior status

By: Tom Dermody - May 10, 2018 - Uncategorized

SPRING VALLEY — Father Robert D. Spilman, 71, who has served in Spring Valley since 2004 and who guided the local Catholic community through the creation of a new parish dedicated to the Nativity of Our Lord five years ago, will transition to senior status on June 13. Father Spilman, whose 22 years of priestly […]

Msgr. Pizzamiglio to senior status after 52 years of priestly service, 28 in Galesburg

By: Tom Dermody - May 10, 2018 - Uncategorized Galesburg, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Msgr. Ernest Pizzamiglio, senior status

GALESBURG — As Msgr. Ernie Pizzamiglio prepares to move to senior status at age 84 and after 52 years of priestly service, he repeatedly sums up his feelings with one word: Gratitude. That’s not surprising for someone who begins each day with the prayer: “Thank you, God, for this new day. May I glorify you […]

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