Photo Caption: “Make giving thanks to God a habit,” encouraged Father David Sabel, vicar of the Pontiac vicariate, shown celebrating a Harvest Mass Nov. 11 in rural Odell. By: By Tom Dermody ODELL — Thanksgiving is not a “one-day thing,” reminded Father David Sabel, principal celebrant of a regional Harvest Mass on Nov. 11 that […]
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Photo Caption: Father Eric Bolek, parochial vicar at St. Jude Parish, Peoria, shares his vocation story with teens who gathered at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria on Nov. 14 for Youth Rally 2015. By: By Tom Dermody Three hundred high school-age youths in the Diocese of Peoria not only stepped into the Year of […]
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By: By Tom Dermody NORMAL — “We have to decide how interested we are in keeping the next generation of Catholics Catholic,” says evangelist Matthew Kelly, indicating urgency in an Australian accent. The best-selling author and motivational speaker succeeded in keeping nearly 1,100 Catholics edge-of-their-pew interested at Epiphany Church in Normal on Oct. 24. In […]
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NORMAL — “We have to decide how interested we are in keeping the next generation of Catholics Catholic,” says evangelist Matthew Kelly, indicating urgency in an Australian accent. The best-selling author and motivational speaker succeeded in keeping nearly 1,100 Catholics edge-of-their-pew interested at Epiphany Church in Normal on Oct. 24. In three evening presentations spiced […]
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By: By Tom Dermody CAPTION: Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend offers a blessing to priests of the Diocese of Peoria after his presentation at their Assembly Days on Oct. 27. —— When Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades has a tough day at the office, he gets out of it. “Some […]
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Photo Caption: Members of the fourth grade class at Holy Cross School in Champaign dressed as saints for an-school Mass on Oct. 27 in anticipation of the church’s celebration of All Saints. By: By Tom Dermody Catholic schools of the Diocese of Peoria are celebrating the first overall enrollment increase in a decade. The announcement […]
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Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend offers a blessing to priests of the Diocese of Peoria after his presentation at their Assembly Days on Oct. 27.
When Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades has a tough day at the office, he gets out of it. “Some days it can seem to be all bad news,” the bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, admitted to about 125 priests of the Diocese of Peoria who gathered Oct. 27 for the first of […]
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Photo Caption: Combines from neighboring farms line up to bring in the corn crop at the 450-acre property of Carl Bates east of Galva. Bates, a member of St. John Parish, is in failing health because of cancer. By: By Tom Dermody There are times when a Facebook message or a greeting card just won’t […]
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Photo Caption: Paula Moss, executive director of annual giving for Benedictine College of Atchison, Kansas, describes a school development subcommittee structure. By: By Tom Dermody Those who help raise money to fund Catholic parishes, schools, and institutions in the Diocese of Peoria were reminded Oct. 15 that what they do is a “holy business.” “If […]
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By: By Tom Dermody High school youth from around the Diocese of Peoria can get a head start on the approaching Year of Mercy by attending Youth Rally 2015 on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Spalding Pastoral Center. “Mercy,” the rally’s theme, will be emphasized in talks by nationally known chastity speaker Jason Evert and […]
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