Photo Caption: Father Eric Bolek, parochial vicar at St. Jude Parish, Peoria, shares his vocation story with teens who gathered at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria on Nov. 14 for Youth Rally 2015. By: By Tom Dermody Three hundred high school-age youths in the Diocese of Peoria not only stepped into the Year of […]
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Photo Caption: Members of the fourth grade class at Holy Cross School in Champaign dressed as saints for an-school Mass on Oct. 27 in anticipation of the church’s celebration of All Saints. By: By Tom Dermody Catholic schools of the Diocese of Peoria are celebrating the first overall enrollment increase in a decade. The announcement […]
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Photo Caption: In this file photo from 2011, more than 200 people line up outside of Clare House for food distribution the day before Thanksgiving. By: By Jennifer Willems BLOOMINGTON — It is often said that when God closes a door he opens a window, and that has proven to be true at Clare House […]
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Photo Caption: Hundreds of pilgrims from the Diocese of Peoria were among the throngs that greeted Pope Francis during his Sept. 22-27 visit to Washington, D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia. By: By Tom Dermody The hundreds of pilgrims from the Diocese of Peoria who traveled in late September to see Pope Francis in the […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, blesses the altar at the new Immaculate Conception Church in Manito during the Mass with the rites of dedication on Sept. 27. By: By Jennifer Willems MANITO — Looking around the sanctuary of the new Immaculate Conception Church last Sunday, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, said, “I am […]
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Photo Caption: Don and Charlene MacGregor (foreground, married 50 years) of St. Joseph, Pekin, and Michael and Michelle Jansz (25 years) of St. Columba, Ottawa, renew their marriage vows at the Anniversary Mass. By: By Tom Dermody Mary Ellen Johnson called the diocesan Anniversary Mass in Peoria on Sunday the culmination of this year’s celebration […]
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Photo Caption: Standing around the altar on the stage of the Peoria Civic Center, Bishop Jenky and priests who minister at Catholic schools concelebrate Mass at the Diocesan Teachers’ Institute. By: By Jennifer Willems Teaching is a daunting vocation and even Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, admits he trembles when he thinks of his responsibility […]
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Photo Caption: The children who attended the day program for Totus Tuus in LaSalle July 19-24 shout “God is good!” By: By Jennifer Willems LASALLE — Who says sharing the faith can’t be fun, as well as deeply spiritual and inspiring? This summer, four teams of college students and seminarians have been using laughter and […]
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Photo Caption: Representative youth from among the 300 at the Catholic HEART Workcamp in Champaign offer prayers at the close of a morning Mass at The High School of Saint Thomas More. By: By Tom Dermody CHAMPAIGN — Rain doesn’t stop the Holy Spirit, nor did a few days of it keep nearly 200 young […]
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Photo Caption: Holly Boyles and Kamryn Burling look over the milkweed they planted in the butterfly garden as part of the Monarch Rescue Project at Sts. Peter and Paul School in Nauvoo. By: By Jennifer Willems NAUVOO — Native prairie grasses, flowers and milkweed aren’t the only things growing in the garden outside Connie Lake’s […]
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