By: By Tom Dermody PERU — Zhengzhou, China and LaSalle County, Illinois are worlds apart in terms of geography, population, and culture. But under a new agreement, the bustling Chinese megacity and the rural Illinois Valley now have two priceless aspects in common: the curriculum of St. Bede Academy and a handful of students from […]
Continue readingBy: By Tom Dermody It didn’t take long for the impact of the April 27 canonizations of Sts. John XXIII and St. John Paul II to be felt in the Diocese of Peoria. Hours after Pope Francis presided at the ceremonies at the Vatican, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, issued decrees naming merged or merging […]
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Photo Caption: All four transitional deacons are completing studies for the priesthood at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md. By: By Tom Dermody Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will ordain four men to the priesthood on Saturday, May 24, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. The Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, told a cathedral filled with Catholic men that God is calling them to be “militant men of faith” in their families, parishes, communities, and places of employment. By: By Tom Dermody Maybe it is holding your spouse’s hand and saying an Our Father every night before falling asleep. […]
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Photo Caption: Participants in the 2014 “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith” make their way up Madison Ave. toward St. Mary’s Cathedral in a public witness of faith on Saturday, April 26. By: By Tom Dermody Like an overwhelming response to a heavenly “help wanted” ad, Catholic men from around the Diocese of Peoria […]
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By: By Tom Dermody CAPTION: Members of the Rolinitis family of Westville including parents D.L. and Stacey and children Mariah and Dalton (who served at the Mass) hold a glove once worn by St. Gianna Beretta Molla. More photos from the visit of the relics to churches in Westville and Georgetown can be found on […]
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Photo Caption: Pilgrims kneel before images of newly canonized St. John Paul II and St. John XXIII following a diocesan Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral celebrating the April 27 canonizations. By: By Tom Dermody Newly canonized St. John XXIII and St. John Paul II are presented by the church as models of holiness so that […]
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Photo Caption: Msgr. Ernie Pizzamiglio, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Galesburg, is pictured outside the U.S. Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va. on April 16. By: By Tom Dermody GALESBURG — After Palm Sunday and before Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday, Msgr. Ernie Pizzamiglio experienced a Grateful Wednesday. The 80-year-old […]
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Photo Caption: Evidence of water damage is clearly visible around this window at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. By: By Tom Dermody Nearing its 125th birthday and showing signs of age, St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria was due for a thorough exam. The results are in and have spurred caregivers of the mother church of […]
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Photo Caption: State Rep. Mike Unes (R-91st) shares the story of why he got into politics during the Faith-Based Leadership Workshop in Peoria on March 29. By: By Tom Dermody Asked to boil down a morning of discussion on faith-centered leadership to just three words of advice, a group of students from the John Paul […]
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