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By: The Catholic Post - November 5, 2020 -
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Father Jeremy Freehill and members of St. Ann Parish check on a neighbor during their weekly rosary walk through the church neighborhood on the south side of Peoria. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
My Vocation is Love / By Lindsey Weishar In early October, Pope Francis released his encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti.” He offers the parable of the Good Samaritan as a model of neighborliness: “Like the chance traveller in the parable, we need only have a pure and simple desire to be a people, a community, constant and […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 27, 2020 -
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The beatification ceremony for Father Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, will be celebrated Oct. 31, 2020, in the Archdiocese of Hartford, Conn. Father McGivney is pictured in an undated portrait. (CNS file photo)
Guest Column / By Jack Swan On Oct. 31, the Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney will be the first American-born parish priest to be beatified. (See related story here.) Although many believe he attained sainthood two days after his 38th birthday on the morning of Aug. 14, 1890, he has been fervently prayed to and […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 22, 2020 -
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Catholic Post columnist Paul Thomas Moore prays in the annual Life Chain on Oct. 4 outside the Planned Parenthood facility in Peoria.
“In My Father’s House” / By Paul Thomas Moore It’s very pleasant here, I’m thinking. Some elderly folks have lawn chairs on the sidewalk. Kids are playing on the grass just beyond. Most of us don’t know one another, though we all know why we’re here. It’s Sunday, October 4th. The breeze is whispering early-autumn […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 22, 2020 -
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A Guest Column by Katie Faley It is Halloween time once again, and I recently discovered a chilling story full of intrigue and horror, dark twists and turns, and even witchcraft that has set the mood for this season. It all started when my friend texted and asked if I wanted to do a 54-day […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 7, 2020 -
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“In My Father’s House” / By Paul Thomas Moore What’s that rhyme they say about New York, New York — “A town so nice they named it twice”? May is the month of Mary, while October is the Month of the Rosary, which is also Mary’s. She deserves both. I’m not sure whether if it […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 7, 2020 -
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My Vocation is Love / By Lindsey Weishar Growing up, May perennially filled me with apprehension. Accompanying the end of the school year was the possibility that our priests and Sisters would be called to leave our parish community. This year, in the midst of so much change, the priest leavings have been more unexpected, […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 1, 2020 -
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This bronze statue is from the Shrine of St. Therese in Juneau, Alaska. (CNS/Nancy Wiechec)
By Katie Faley St. Thérèse of Lisieux, whose feast we celebrate on the first of October, has long been a favorite of mine. I have always found her character relatable and her simplistic faith approachable. She never saw herself as being anything special — hard to believe considering she is now a Doctor of the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - September 23, 2020 -
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“In My Father’s House” / By Paul Thomas Moore I wrote last November in “The Roses of St. Vincent” about two identical twin girls, Rose Ann and Rosalyn, born on Sept. 26, 1935, in St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The column closed with Rose Ann’s passing on Oct. 1, 2019, (the feast day […]
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By: The Catholic Post - September 9, 2020 -
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“In My Father’s House” / By Paul Thomas Moore I’ve been revisiting the works and words of a couple of old friends recently. I first met Anne Frank in junior high. She was funny, and sometimes honest to the point of being bracingly “frank,” but very genuine. Anne was a child of Israel, and I […]
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By: The Catholic Post - September 9, 2020 -
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“My Vocation is Love” / By Lindsey Weishar EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series of monthly columns for The Catholic Post by Lindsey Weishar of Champaign. Read more about the author following her column. I’ve recently discovered the term Easter egg has a second meaning. Though still a receptacle for chocolate and […]
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