As Father’s Day approaches on June 17, the state of traditional family life in the United States has never been more uncertain. About 1 in 4 babies are now born to unmarried couples, a rate that has nearly doubled since 2002. Married adults now divorce two-and-a-half times as often as adults did 20 years ago […]
Continue readingInterspersed within this issue of The Catholic Post, and especially within our special section honoring jubilarian priests and consecrated women, are the seeds for a pretty good commencement talk. So cue “Pomp and Circumstance” as we pull out a few quotes that those graduating from elementary schools, high schools, and colleges — indeed all of […]
Continue readingAn emotional highlight of the “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith” happens early in the program when Father Jerry Logan calls forward fathers and their sons in attendance on the Peoria riverfront. He then encourages the fathers to bless their sons as the Litany of St. Joseph is prayed. It is powerful to watch […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky elevates the chalice during the Mass on April 14 for participants in “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith.” Bishop Daniel R. Jenky’s homily at the “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith” Mass in Peoria on April 14 is making headlines and creating Internet buzz because it included some startling […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, elevates the chalice during the Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral following the men’s march at the “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith” event on April 14. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky’s homily at the “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith” Mass in Peoria on April 14 is […]
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Photo Caption: Hundreds of Catholic men take part in the 2011 “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith.” The 2012 men’s march and Mass is Saturday, April 14. So you’re a grand knight or some other leader in a Knights of Columbus council in our diocese, and you’ve learned in this special issue of The […]
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Photo Caption: Pope Benedict XVI rings the International Eucharistic Congress Bell at the Vatican March 14. A couple of my brothers are on a Facebook crusade to right a wrong. Whenever they come across a St. Patrick’s Day-related promotion that has a four-leaf clover, rather than the three-leaf shamrock the nation’s patron used to symbolize […]
Continue readingIn only its third year, the Behold Conference has gone from a parish-based, grassroots gathering promoting the dignity and vocation of women to a major annual Catholic event that is drawing interest well beyond central Illinois. That doesn’t happen without a lot of prayer, hard work, and Holy Spirit-inspired creativity — traits plainly evident in […]
Continue readingAs 2012 began, our Bishop of Peoria issued a teaching document that, let’s face it, didn’t have the most grab-your-interest title: “Secularism.” But the days that followed its Jan. 8 release make Bishop Jenky seem like a prophet, and his teaching more of a must-read than ever. The bishop, you recall, warned of a political […]
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Photo Caption: Here are some ideas for how Catholics can respond to threats to religious liberty posed most recently by health insurance regulations that would require church organizations to violate beliefs. In the strongest language we’ve heard from Catholic leaders in memory, including our own Bishop Jenky, Catholics are being called to action. “Spiritual and […]
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