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Catholic Charities and its partners thanked for ‘being Christ for others’

By: Tom Dermody - June 1, 2022 - Featured Article

Leaders of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Peoria pose with Bishop Louis Tylka following a Mass for staff, volunteers, partner groups, and other supporters at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on May 18. From left are Suzie Meismer, ministry coordinator and senior case manager; Sister Michelle Fernandez, SCTJM, executive director; Bishop Tylka; Jan Blaney, coordinator of the Tolono Food Pantry; and Angelica Toliver, Champaign outreach ministry coordinator. The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody

The Catholic Charities “family” in the Diocese of Peoria gathered for a day of prayer, thanksgiving, and fellowship on May 18. “It’s so overwhelming to see all of you present today,” said Sister Michelle Fernandez, SCTJM, executive director, prior to a luncheon at the Spalding Pastoral Center recognizing staff, volunteers, and others who partner with […]

‘Joy in our hearts’ as four seminarians are ordained transitional deacons

By: Tom Dermody - May 23, 2022 - Featured Article

Bishop Louis Tylka stands with the four men he ordained to the transitional diaconate at St. Mary's Cathedral on May 21. They are (from left) Deacon Nathan Hopper, Deacon Ignacio Cárdenas Morán, Deacon Daniel Dionesotes and Deacon Patrick Wille. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

The four seminarians of the Diocese of Peoria who became transitional deacons on May 21 were the first men ordained by Bishop Louis Tylka, and he passed along advice he was given at his own diaconate ordination in 1995 “when you weren’t even born.” “Serve like the Lord,” said Bishop Tylka. “Hand on what you […]

Wisdom from our jubilarians

By: Tom Dermody - May 20, 2022 - Editorial

We love how this edition of The Catholic Post is bookended with high school graduates on the front page and ends with our jubilarian section honoring those priests, religious, and deacons marking milestone anniversaries in their vocations. Our jubilarians, while not all elderly or retired, are already fulfilling the wishes of Pope Francis by sowing […]

Nearly 500 will graduate from Catholic high schools in the diocese this month

By: Tom Dermody - May 19, 2022 - Featured Article

The 85 seniors of St. Bede Academy in Peru pose for a group photo before the school's 130th Commencement on Sunday, May 15. The six other Catholic high schools and academies in the Diocese of Peoria will host graduation Masses and exercises the following two weekends. (Provided photo/Katherine Koyak, St. Bede Academy)

Learning to love like Jesus is a lifelong pursuit, and members of the Class of 2022 should expect the unexpected and not be afraid to “jump into the unknown” when surprises interrupt their best-laid plans. That was just some of the advice given to 85 seniors by speakers at the 130th Commencement of St. Bede […]

Four seminarians will be ordained transitional deacons Saturday morning

By: Tom Dermody - May 18, 2022 - Featured Article

The four seminarians of the Diocese of Peoria to be ordained transitional deacons on Saturday, May 21, are, from left, Ignacio Cárdenas Morán, Nathan Hopper, Daniel Dionesotes, and Patrick Wille. (Composite photo/Office of Priestly Vocations)

Four seminarians of the Diocese of Peoria will take the next step toward the priesthood when they are ordained as transitional deacons on Saturday, May 21, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. The Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. by Bishop Louis Tylka. The public is invited, and the liturgy will be livestreamed on […]

Men’s March was brief, but its lessons lifelong for ‘beloved sons of the Father’

By: Tom Dermody - May 4, 2022 - Featured Article

Nearly 200 men and boys taking part in "A Call to Catholic Men of Faith" leave the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria for a short walk to St. Mary's Cathedral for Mass. The threat of thunderstorms forced the pre-march rally indoors this year and shortened the usual one-mile walk through downtown that normally begins on the banks of the Illinois River. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

Before the briefest of marches on April 30, about 200 men were given a truth to remember throughout life’s long journey: their true identity as “baptized, beloved and blessed” sons of God the Father. “I think men today are largely confused and discouraged about their place and their role,” said Father Charles Klamut, pastor of […]

Peoria Cursillo relocating offices to former convent; weekends resume in fall

By: Tom Dermody - May 4, 2022 - News Article

The former Holy Family Convent on Wagner Lane in Peoria will be home to Peoria Cursillo and Teens Encounter Christ offices. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

Peoria Cursillo has announced that the former convent at Holy Family Parish in Peoria will be the new home for its offices, palanca chapel, and team formation. “Holy Family Parish has graciously welcomed us to make ourselves at home and to bring new life to this building” on Wagner Lane, said Dave Templin, lay director […]

Amid noise over leaked draft of Court opinion, practice Bishop Tylka’s “Four C’s”

By: Tom Dermody - May 4, 2022 - Editorial

Abortion demonstrators in Washington are seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court on May 3 after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for a majority of the court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision later this year. (CNS/Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters)

A mother’s womb is a quiet place, but the noise surrounding a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion indicating a willingness to overturn Roe v. Wade is loud and growing louder. Expect the noise to increase, including protests in the streets that will be covered by the national media — unlike when 100,000 […]

‘Topping off’ ceremony marks a milestone for OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute

By: Tom Dermody - April 29, 2022 - Featured Article

Deacon Joe Knapp sprinkles holy water on the final steel beam of the OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute before it is hoisted by crane to its place atop the construction site in Peoria on April 25. Deacon Knapp is manager of pastoral care at OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

Sprinkled with holy water and bearing signatures and messages from hundreds who are invested in the project it symbolizes, the final structural steel beam of the OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute was lifted and set into place during ceremonies in Peoria on April 28. “The Cancer Institute is, and always will be, a reminder of how […]

‘Stations through the Streets’ urge seeing and loving Jesus in the poor, suffering

By: Tom Dermody - April 20, 2022 - Featured Article

Father Jeremy Freehill, pastor, and those taking part in the "Stations through the Streets" on Good Friday leave the Garden of Hope at St. Ann Church and begin a prayerful two-mile walk through Peoria's South Side neighborhoods. Carrying the cross is Diego Uribe. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

The Stations of the Cross conducted on Good Friday at St. Ann Parish in Peoria did not move from one artistic representation of Jesus’ journey to Calvary to another. Instead, participants walked from vacant lots to boarded-up buildings, traveling past taverns, barking dogs and across busy streets. “Are we ready to go to one of […]

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