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Daniel McShane will be ordained to priesthood May 25; first Mass in Lincoln

By: Tom Dermody - May 9, 2019 - Featured Article

Deacon Daniel McShane of Holy Family Parish in Lincoln will be ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, May 25. His first assignment will be announced following ordination. (Photo by Nellie Gould)

Deacon Daniel McShane will be ordained a priest for the Diocese of Peoria during a 10:30 a.m. Mass celebrated by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on Saturday, May 25. Deacon McShane, 29, is the son of John and Diane McShane, members of Holy Family Parish in Lincoln. He has […]

38 women honored for volunteerism, service at PDCCW Appreciation Luncheon

By: Jennifer Willems - May 9, 2019 - Featured Article 2019, appreciation luncheon, Kim Padan, PDCCW, Theresa Lindley

Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, is surrounded by the women from around the Diocese of Peoria who were honored for their service by the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women on April 26 in Peoria. "I really don't know what the diocese would do without all of you," he said at the Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral. Sitting far left is Kim Padan, PDCCW president. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

Volunteerism is praiseworthy, but volunteerism in the church takes the concept of service to a whole new level and has “a special, special place in my heart,” Kim Padan, president of the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, said before honoring 38 women at the annual Appreciation Luncheon. “I know that all of us working […]

Pope issues new norms on mandatory abuse reporting, bishop accountability

By: The Catholic Post - May 9, 2019 - Featured Article

Pope Francis prays in front of a candle in memory of victims of sexual abuse as he visits St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin Aug. 25, 2018. Pope Francis has revised and clarified norms and procedures for holding bishops and religious superiors accountable in protecting minors as well as in protecting members of religious orders and seminarians from abuse. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

By Carol Glatz / Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has revised and clarified norms and procedures for holding bishops and religious superiors accountable in protecting minors as well as in protecting members of religious orders and seminarians from abuse. The new juridical instrument is meant to help bishops and religious leaders […]

Why Delavan parishioner is walking to support OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois

By: Tom Dermody - May 1, 2019 - Featured Article Delavan, Farmer City, OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois, Tom Brewer, Tremont, WALK4CHOI

Tom Brewer of Tremont, right, walks along U.S. Highway 150 as he, accompanied by Julie and Matt Hohulin, approach Farmer City on April 30. Brewer is walking a 132-mile route from Danville to Peoria to raise money for OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

As Tom Brewer checked various life adventures and experiences off his bucket list, the retired engineer from St. Mary Parish in Delavan reached for a new bucket to fill with gratitude and ways to pay his blessings forward. And so this week Brewer, 73 — who has hiked the Appalachian Trail, climbed Mount Everest to […]

Be ‘companions of Jesus,’ hundreds of Catholic men urged at march, Mass

By: Tom Dermody - April 29, 2019 - Featured Article 2019, A Call to Catholic Men of Faith, Father Lee Brokaw, Father Matthew Deptula, men's march

A scene from the 2019 "A Call to Catholic Men of Faith." All men of the diocese are invited to take part in the 2022 Men's March and Mass in Peoria on Saturday morning, April 30. (The Catholic Post file photo/Tom Dermody)

Hundreds of Catholic men from throughout the Diocese of Peoria were challenged to be “companions of Jesus Christ” and servant-leaders in their families, parishes and workplaces at the 16th annual “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith” on April 27. “Whether somebody invited you here, or if you came on your own, God wants you […]

Survey interest in a Catholic high school for Galesburg-Monmouth-Macomb area

By: Jennifer Willems - April 25, 2019 - Featured Article Buresh, feasibility, Frakes, Galesburg, high school, Mack, Macomb, Meitler, Monmouth, study, Weiss

The proposed Catholic high school would serve the Galesburg-Monmouth-Macomb region.

Interest in Catholic secondary education in the western part of the Diocese of Peoria has led to a feasibility study to determine if a new Catholic high school should be established there. Meitler, a consulting firm from Wisconsin, has been retained to design and conduct a survey in May, according to Dr. Sharon Weiss, superintendent […]

Two men from Canton correctional center baptized, welcomed to the ‘family’

By: Jennifer Willems - April 25, 2019 - Featured Article Carrie Harp, Deacon Joe LaHood, Father Daniel Ebker, Illinois River Correctional Center, prison ministry, Sheila Kaurin

Father Daniel Ebker pours water over Reed Catalano during the first of two baptisms on April 24 at the Illinois River Correctional Center in Canton. Assisting is Deacon Joe LaHood, coordinator of prison ministry for the Diocese of Peoria. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

CANTON – Surrounded by the love of God and the Catholic community of central Illinois, two men at the Illinois River Correctional Center were received into the Catholic Church on April 24. Father Daniel Ebker, pastor at St. Mary Parish in Canton, baptized and confirmed Reed Catalano and Willie Davis, who also received Communion during […]

Pilgrims from Diocese of Peoria share sadness, memories after Notre Dame fire

By: Tom Dermody - April 25, 2019 - Featured Article Fahey-Darling, fire, Gianessi, Jackie Scott, Jane Brodbeck, Kim Padan, Notre Dame, Paris, Zeller, Zuzu Madanat

The Anders family of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Morton attended Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris with friends last Easter. Stephanie Anders called it “a moving experience” and considers the family “blessed to have had the opportunity.” Pictured are, front row, Joseph, Jonathan, and Norah; back row, Jeremiah, Alexa, and Stephanie. (Provided photo)

Our Lady of Paris is also much loved in the Diocese of Peoria, and local Catholics shared in the sorrow felt around the world April 15 when images of Notre Dame Cathedral in flames dominated newscasts and social media. “There are no words to explain the feeling of being there, and no words to describe […]

Avon woman finds what she was looking for as she is baptized at Easter Vigil

By: Jennifer Willems - April 22, 2019 - Featured Article Easter Vigil, Galesburg, Hannah De Smit, new Catholics

Father Jacob Rose lights the paschal candle, held by Deacon Robert Rodriguez, with a flame taken from the new fire built outside St. Patrick Church in Galesburg. Looking on is Father William Miller, pastor, who blessed the candle as part of the Service of Light at the Easter Vigil April 20. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

GALESBURG — In the waters of baptism, Max and Owen De Smit received a new life in Christ last spring, and at the Easter Vigil on April 20, their mother Hannah joined them. She was one of two people baptized at the Holy Saturday liturgy at St. Patrick Church here, and one of nine received […]

OSF HealthCare Saint Luke Medical Center in Kewanee celebrates 100 years of service

By: Tom Dermody - April 18, 2019 - Featured Article centennial, Father Johndamaseni Zilimu, Jackie Kernan, Kewanee, OSF HealthCare Saint Luke Medical Center, Sister Judith Ann Duvall

The present OSF HealthCare Saint Luke Medical Center, located at the corner of South Street and Midland Road on the southwest edge of Kewanee, opened in 2008, but traces its roots back 100 years. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

KEWANEE — One hundred years of health care service to the region, a century of trust, and a future filled with faith, hope and dreams were prayerfully celebrated April 17 as OSF HealthCare Saint Luke Medical Center observed its centennial. “What an unbelievable legacy has been left to this community that now is a part […]

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