The funding of Planned Parenthood, now in the national debate thanks to secretly recorded videos that appear to show the organization’s involvement in procuring and selling human body parts from aborted fetuses, was big news in the Diocese of Peoria 36 years ago. In July of 1979, Bishop Edward W. O’Rourke made headlines by withdrawing […]
Continue readingWe can’t say whether our Christian brothers and sisters at the Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, know that the Catholic Church will soon begin a special Holy Year of Mercy. We do know that the grieving, African Methodist Episcopal faith community provided us all with a powerful witness of mercy that Catholics would […]
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The Catholic bishops of Illinois on June 1 released a statement on gambling, updating their 1999 publication on the issue in light of the possibility of a massive expansion of gambling to help fix the finances of both the state and the city of Chicago. Media reports indicate that a city-owned casino in Chicago is […]
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As we pray for the soul of Cardinal Francis E. George this week and give thanks for all he meant to the Catholic Church, perhaps the next best thing we can do is reflect on his teaching. And for Catholics of the Diocese of Peoria, a good beginning would be remembering what Cardinal George told […]
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Photo Caption: Whether you see this dress as white and gold or blue and black, we have a different question for all as we progress through Lent. In a world facing terror threats, in a nation still dealing with racial unrest, and in this holy penitential season of Lent, the question seemed beyond trivial. Yet […]
Continue readingThe NBC television network and its news department are under scrutiny after Brian Williams, anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” recanted a story he has told for years about being on a helicopter in Iraq that was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. As his credibility came under question, last Saturday Williams announced he was taking himself […]
Continue readingBy now it has fallen out of this newspaper, that white envelope addressed to The Catholic Post. Maybe you’ve set it aside on the coffee table or on your desk. Maybe it annoyed you when it dropped out and you had to bend to pick it up. Sorry about that. That envelope is important to […]
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The turn of the calendar to 2015 meant a major turn of the page in the leadership of two Catholic medical centers in the Diocese of Peoria. The changes were set in motion by the announced retirements at year’s end of two men who have dedicated much of their careers to Catholic health care in […]
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Photo Caption: Enjoy life, unplug, pray, meet regularly with other believers, live for others, go to Mass, and deal with yesterday, urged Chris Stefanick (pictured). We can’t think of any better resolution to make as 2015 begins than to resolve to deepen our relationship with Jesus in the new year. At the Diocese of Peoria […]
Continue readingThe sports reports told the story that the most successful football season in Peoria Notre Dame’s high school history ended with a 32-25 loss to Lemont in the Class 6A state football playoffs on Nov. 22. Both schools were undefeated entering the hard-fought contest, and the Irish’s magical season ended with a stellar record of […]
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