Photo Caption: In a nine-hour transplant operation April 9, Hannah Warren received a tissue-engineered, bioartificial trachea created by seeding a plastic “scaffold” with her own stem cells drawn from bone marrow. The medical and scientific advancements celebrated with last month’s landmark transplant surgery performed at Children’s Hospital of Illinois in Peoria (see story here) made […]
Continue readingThe names and images of Tamerlan and Dzhokar Tsarnaev are now familiar, etched into U.S. history by the deadly shrapnel from the bombs they are suspected of placing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15 and the around-the-clock media coverage of their pursuit by authorities. The coverage is now shifting to […]
Continue readingPope Francis has quickly endeared himself to Catholics and non-Catholics around the world. How many times since his election have we heard friends — in person or through social media — express their love and admiration for our new pope and how he is teaching, through both plain-spoken word and humble example, about Christ’s love […]
Continue readingWe have a suggestion for Catholics of the Diocese of Peoria when the word “Alleluia,” liturgically buried for the 40 days of Lent, returns to our lips during Easter Masses: say it or sing it especially joyfully and robustly. Not that “Alleluia,” an expression of praise to God, should ever be mumbled or sung without […]
Continue readingIt is fitting that our annual special section on vocations is published with this issue of The Catholic Post that arrives so near the election of a new pope. Soon after he receives the required two-thirds of the votes necessary to become the 266th successor of St. Peter, the choice for pope is asked: “Do […]
Continue readingThe oddly phrased question was obligatory for anyone interviewing celebrities on the red carpet Sunday evening at the Oscars: “Who are you wearing?” In other words, who designed your dress? Who gave you that necklace? Jessica Chastain was wearing Armani. Halle Berry was decked out in Versace. Charlize Theron wore Dior. And surprise best picture […]
Continue readingThe oddly phrased question was obligatory for anyone interviewing celebrities on the red carpet Sunday evening at the Oscars: “Who are you wearing?” In other words, who designed your dress? Who gave you that necklace? Jessica Chastain was wearing Armani. Halle Berry was decked out in Versace. Charlize Theron wore Dior. And surprise best picture […]
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Jim Maloof and Jordan Schmidt had a lot in common for being 93 and 15 years old, respectively. Most obvious is their common fight against childhood cancer. Jim, the former Peoria mayor, is a hero in the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital community and spent decades raising money and awareness. His story is captured in […]
Continue readingAs we complete an edition that looks back at all that made news in 2012, we can’t help but wonder what our pages will contain in the new year just begun. We are sure that the Holy Spirit has many surprises in store, especially in this Year of Faith. On Jan. 1, we asked those […]
Continue readingWhile the tornadoes of Nov. 17 and last April’s floods changed the landscapes of neighborhoods and even entire communities in central Illinois, 2013 will be remembered in the Catholic Church (both locally and around the world) for some historic shifts as well. Topping them all, of course, was the election March 13 of Pope Francis. […]
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