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By: Tom Dermody - February 8, 2017 -
Editorial
Delivering Unity Campaign, subscription drive, The Catholic Post
Fake news. Alternative facts. A president who has called reporters “the most dishonest people” and this week accused the media of intentionally covering up terrorist attacks. A “post-truth” culture in which objective facts and divinely inspired moral principles no longer have much pull in people’s lives. And a social media landscape in which anyone with […]
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By: Tom Dermody - January 27, 2017 -
Editorial
As Catholic Schools Week begins this Sunday, students and teachers are ready to celebrate in a variety of ways. For the rest of us, we suggest a few homework assignments to join in the fun and grow in appreciation of the treasure we have in our midst. First, take a good look at the special […]
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By: Tom Dermody - January 27, 2017 -
Editorial
Defending innocent human life, such as the pre-born, is one thing. Speaking up for the life of an unrepentant multi-murderer is quite another. Proclaiming God’s mercy is usually a wonderful Christian duty. Proclaiming it for Dylann Roof takes courage. Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone of Charlotte had courage in reminding Catholics of church teaching after jurors […]
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By: Tom Dermody - January 13, 2017 -
Editorial
As 2017 begins, with its blank calendar pages representing mysteries waiting to unfold in all aspects of our lives, a giant question mark on the national and world scene is what President Donald Trump will do, say, or — heaven help us — tweet in the days and months after his inauguration on Jan. 20. […]
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By: Tom Dermody - January 3, 2017 -
Editorial
Is your Catholic parish, school, institution, organization or ministry in need of volunteers? Are you, as an individual or a family, looking for a place to volunteer? The Catholic Post would like to encourage volunteerism in 2017 and perhaps beyond by bringing together organizations that could use some help with persons looking for a place […]
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By: Tom Dermody - November 30, 2016 -
Editorial
This is written on what has come to be known as Giving Tuesday, the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving — a holiday that used to stand on its own quite nicely but in today’s culture is followed by Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a new and noble idea that has mushroomed […]
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By: Tom Dermody - November 16, 2016 -
Editorial
In a nation still divided after a contentious presidential election, the uniquely American celebration of Thanksgiving Day is especially timely and welcome in 2016. We all eat, so on Nov. 24 Democrats, Republicans, Independents and all others can and should join in common gratitude for the work of our nation’s farmers and the blessings of […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 24, 2016 -
Editorial
The Catholic Post, like the Catholic Church itself, is non-partisan. We do not endorse candidates, though some readers might wish it so. Throughout this election season, we have pointed to resources to help Catholics form their consciences and make decisions. We’ve promoted parish and regional presentations on the importance of voting, carried a statement on […]
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By: Tom Dermody - October 5, 2016 -
Editorial
error, Father George Thompson, Year of Mercy
Before taking part in the “Friends of the Poor Walk” sponsored by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Peoria on Sept. 24, I grabbed a few back issues of The Catholic Post — the newspaper I edit — to double check the time the walk was scheduled to begin. The story, which I […]
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By: Tom Dermody - September 7, 2016 -
Editorial
As our nation pauses Sunday to mark the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, we call to mind that dark day in our history occurred shortly after Bishop John J. Myers, the seventh Bishop of Peoria and an Earlville native, was named Archbishop of Newark. The New Jersey archdiocese is located just […]
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