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More than 100 anniversary couples renew vows, share stories at diocesan Mass

By: Tom Dermody - October 2, 2018 - Featured Article anniversary, Elmore, exhortation, Gobert, golden, Hart, Jenky, silver, Walcott

Joe and Mary Kamp of St. Mary of Lourdes Parish in Germantown Hills embrace after renewing their marriage vows at the Diocese of Peoria's Anniversary Mass on Sept. 30 at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria. The Kamps will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 12. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

Ron and Doris Hart of Epiphany Parish in Normal had looked forward to the Anniversary Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria all year. And the experience of attending the Sept. 30 celebration for couples marking 50th and 25th wedding anniversaries in 2018 didn’t disappoint. “It was fabulous,” said Doris of the Mass celebrated by […]

Life Chains, 40 Days for Life, dinners, will mark October as Respect Life Month

By: The Catholic Post - September 27, 2018 - Featured Article Angela Minter, Galesburg, Life Chains, Pastors' Dinner, Respect Life Month

"Every Life: Cherished, Chosen, Sent" is the theme of the 2018-19 Respect Life Program of resources made available to parishes through the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. October is observed as Respect Life Month.

On Sunday, Oct. 7, motorists and passersby will find men, women and children lining major intersections in their communities to form a Life Chain. This is the 31st year for the prayerful, peaceful witness, which is intended as a reminder of the sanctity and dignity of human life. October is Respect Life Month and Oct. […]

ACE teachers give two years, receive lifetime experiences in faith-filled service

By: Jennifer Willems - September 27, 2018 - Featured Article ACE Teachers, Chillicothe, Erin McNally, Lucy Enright, Luke Heineman, Maria Wnorowskii, Peoria Notre Dame, St. Edward, St. Mark

The Alliance for Catholic Education Teaching Fellows working in the Diocese of Peoria strike a pose before leaving their summer classes at the University of Notre Dame to take their posts in central Illinois: (clockwise from upper left) Erin McNally, who is teaching at St. Mark, Peoria; Luke Heineman, St. Edward School, Chillicothe; and Maria Wnorowski and Lucy Enright, Peoria Notre Dame High School. (Provided photo)

If things had gone according to plan, Lucy Enright would be in medical school and Luke Heineman might be pursuing a doctorate in history or attending law school this year. Instead, she is teaching physics at Peoria Notre Dame High School and he is teaching English and language arts at St. Edward School in Chillicothe, […]

Real Presence, music draw hundreds to 177 Project events in Rock Island, Champaign

By: Tom Dermody - September 21, 2018 - Featured Article 177 Project, Champaign, Greg Boudreaux, Ken Wagner, Rock Island, Sacred Heart

Catholic musicians Greg Boudreaux, left, and Ben Wagner, right, performed as past of the 177 Project evening at Sacred Heart Church in Rock Island on Sept. 20. They are among 24 musicians taking part in the 177 Project, a nationwide tour of eucharistic adoration and music. In the center, Father Anthony Co elevates a monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament during a Holy Hour that was the focus of the evening. A second evening was scheduled the following night at St. John's Catholic Newman Center in Champaign. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

ROCK ISLAND — “We need to be here, right?” Catholic musician Greg Boudreaux asked the question moments after 300 people had spent an hour adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament at Sacred Heart Church here during a 177 Project event on Thursday evening. “Especially at this point in our church, especially at this moment in […]

St. Thomas School, Philo, breaks ground for Trost Learning Center, Gymnasium

By: Jennifer Willems - September 17, 2018 - Featured Article Father Keith Walder, Philo, St. Thomas School, Trost

Taking shovels in hand, Trost family members Jayden and Addisyn Matthis (with their mother, Heather); Dr. Sharon Weiss, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Diocese of Peoria; Father Keith Walder, pastor; Lisa Doughan, principal; Dalton Carmien, Student Council president; and parish trustee Jim Deters break ground for the new Trost Learning Center and Gymnasium at St. Thomas School in Philo. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

PHILO — “Gratitude” is one of the virtues the students at St. Thomas School are focusing on this year and there was plenty to go around Sept. 13 when ground was blessed and broken for the new Trost Learning Center and Gymnasium. Father Keith Walder, pastor, called it “a monumental day.” “We ask God to […]

Image of Mary enshrined in Bloomington as presence of Indian Catholics grows

By: Jennifer Willems - September 13, 2018 - Featured Article Father Dustin Schultz, India, Indian, Our Lady of Good Health, St. Patrick Church of Merna, statue, Vailankanni

The statue of Our Lady of Good Health (Vailankanni, India) is carried throughout St. Patrick Church of Merna in Bloomington, while members of the assembly pray the rosary as they follow in procession. Taking the Blessed Mother to a place of honor in the church are (from left) Carlo Selvaraj, Francis Gonsalves, Paul Prabhu, and Joachim Roshan. Not seen on the far side are Xavier Madanu and Christuraj A. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

BLOOMINGTON — As she always has, the Blessed Virgin Mary brought people together and then pointed them to her Son as the Indian Catholics of Bloomington-Normal celebrated the feast of her nativity on Sept. 8 at St. Patrick Church of Merna. The Mass included the blessing of a statue of Our Lady of Good Health, […]

U.S. bishops tell Pope Francis that abuse scandal has ‘lacerated’ the church

By: The Catholic Post - September 13, 2018 - Featured Article

Pope Francis greets Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, during a meeting with officials of the conference at the Vatican Sept. 13. Also pictured are Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, vice president of the conference, and Msgr. J. Brian Bransfield, general secretary of the conference. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The leaders of the U.S. bishops’ conference said they shared with Pope Francis how the church in the United States has been “lacerated by the evil of sexual abuse.” “He listened very deeply from the heart,” said a statement released after the meeting Sept. 13. Cardinal Daniel […]

Love of God, ready smiles equip new Moline directors of religious education

By: Jennifer Willems - September 12, 2018 - Featured Article

Anabel Torres and Yuliana Avalos make preparations for the beginning of faith formation classes at St. Mary Parish in Moline. They are among hundreds of religious educators across the Diocese of Peoria who will be honored this weekend for Catechetical Sunday. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

MOLINE — Yuliana Avalos and Anabel Torres may be brand new co-directors of religious education at St. Mary Parish, but they already have two of the most valuable tools needed to spread the faith. One is their passionate love of God. The other is a ready smile. “I always knew that God loved me because […]

‘Prayers answered’: Champaign abortion provider stops after 40 Days for Life

By: Tom Dermody - September 12, 2018 - Featured Article 40 Days for Life, Champaign, Renee Mullen, Women's Health Practice

Participants in the 40 Days for Life campaign are pictured this spring outside Women's Health Practice, 2125 S. Neil St. in Champaign. The facility, which offers gynecology, obstetrics, and other services for women, reportedly stopped performing abortions on April 1. Renee Mullen, volunteer coordinator for the local 40 Days for Life, is seen holding the sign at right. (Provided photo)

CHAMPAIGN — Organizers of this area’s 40 Days for Life campaign reacted with joy, amazement, and gratitude to word that Women’s Health Practice of Champaign stopped providing abortions just days after the pro-life group’s spring campaign. “Everyone I know is saying it’s fantastic,” said Renee Mullen, volunteer coordinator for the local peaceful, prayerful public witness […]

Catholic women throughout diocese are invited to convene Oct. 27 in Champaign

By: Jennifer Willems - September 12, 2018 - Featured Article Bonnie Engstrom, Champaign, convention, DCCW, Kim Padan

The convention speakers are Joann Hillebrand of Oakbrook, past president of the National Council of Catholic Women, and Bonnie Engstrom of Washington, who has a special connectoin to Venerable Fulton Sheen.

Women throughout central Illinois are invited to take a Saturday off and travel to Champaign to share stories of faith, plan for the future, and encourage one another to “cling to the truth of the Catholic faith” at the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women’s biennial convention. It will be held Oct. 27 at St. […]

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