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Jubilee Year of Mercy concludes with closing of Holy Doors around diocese

By: Jennifer Willems - November 21, 2016 - Featured Article cathedral, closing, holy doors, Year of Mercy

Msgr. Stanley Deptula, rector of St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria, uses a gavel to knock three times on the Holy Door there, ritually sealing it "until the next Jubilee." With this action, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, brought the Jubilee Year of Mercy to an end in the Diocese of Peoria. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

Commanding the rector of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Msgr. Stanley Deptula, to seal the Holy Door there, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, brought to a close the Jubilee Year of Mercy in the Diocese of Peoria. Walking to the main interior door of the cathedral, Msgr. Deptula used a gavel to knock on it three […]

Teaching truth is an expression of love, mercy writes Bishop Jenky in “Choice”

By: Tom Dermody - November 18, 2016 - Featured Article Bishop Daniel Jenky, Choices, Festival Letter, Year of Mercy

The “greatest possible expression of Christian mercy” the Catholic Church can offer a contemporary culture that celebrates unrestrained personal choice is to “boldly preach the truth, in season and out of season,” according to Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC. “The first and greatest truth to which we must always give persistent witness is that Jesus […]

Sainthood candidate may be coming home; court ruling favors Sheen family

By: Tom Dermody - November 17, 2016 - Featured Article

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen speaks in this undated file photo.

The Supreme Court of the State of New York on Thursday ruled in favor of the family of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen regarding their request to allow the transfer of the sainthood candidate’s remains to Peoria, where he was raised and ordained a priest. On Nov. 1, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arlene Bluth heard […]

Youth Rally 2016: Don’t let world steal your true identity that’s found in God

By: Tom Dermody - November 16, 2016 - Featured Article

The nearly 300 teens at Youth Rally 2016 raise their hands when keynote speaker Emily Wilson asked if they want to be happy and fulfilled in life. The Catholic musician from California urged them to find their joy in a life centered on Christ. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

How many followers do you have on Instagram? What kind of clothes do you wear? What does your body look like? To which events do you get invited? Who are your friends? “The world says that is who you are as young people,” said California musician Emily Wilson, speaking to nearly 300 teenagers gathered Nov. […]

Friendly furry greeter extends welcome at Sacred Heart Church, Rock Island

By: Jennifer Willems - November 16, 2016 - Featured Article dog, greeter, Rock Island, Sacred Heart, Sharon Cramer

When she isn't working as a greeter at Sacred Heart Church in Rock Island, Bailey lays quietly next to her handler, Sharon Cramer, until it's time to go back outside to give and receive expressions of love." (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

ROCK ISLAND — Except for the fluffy tail that wags itself out from under the pew from time to time, you would never know that Bailey was at Mass at Sacred Heart Church. Content to lay quietly on the floor next to handler Sharon Cramer, the large white Labradoodle makes her presence known in other […]

‘Sainthood Ballot’ educates students on election process, holy men and women

By: Jennifer Willems - November 10, 2016 - Featured Article Election, Pekin, sainthood, Sheen, St. Joseph, students

Eighth-grader Andrew Lambe, deputy manager for Dorothy Day's "campaign," casts his vote in the "Sainthood Ballot" at St. Joseph School in Pekin on Election Day. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

PEKIN — Elections end with winners and losers, unless the contest is held at St. Joseph School. Students here used Election Day to cast votes in a “Sainthood Ballot” where all the candidates are winners ultimately. The ballot included six candidates — two Servants of God, two Venerables and two Blesseds — who are being […]

Religious, lay leaders react to Donald Trump’s win in presidential election

By: The Catholic Post - November 9, 2016 - Featured Article Clinton, Election, President, Trump

President-elect Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech at the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan in the early morning hours Nov. 9. (CNS/Shawn Thew, EPA)

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Lay and religious leaders of all stripes reacted to news of Donald J. Trump’s upset win in the Nov. 8 presidential election. Most expressed hope that Trump would pay attention to their agenda, while others were more decidedly downbeat and still others counseled prayer. Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, president […]

Screening of “Outcasts” film inspires viewers to serve those in need locally

By: Tom Dermody - November 8, 2016 - Featured Article documentary, Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, Marsha Kampfl, Outcasts, Peoria, St. Jude Parish

Brother Elijah, a member of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, and Clifford Azize, producer and director, respond to questions after the screening of the new documentary "Outcasts" at St. Jude Parish on Nov. 5. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

The screening of a new documentary showing the work of a religious community among destitute and homeless people around the world brought repeated appeals for viewers to “hit the streets” in their own communities to find and serve those in need. “You people know Jesus. That’s why you’re here,” said Brother Elijah, a five-year […]

Archbishop Myers retiring in Newark; Cardinal-designate Tobin to succeed

By: The Catholic Post - November 7, 2016 - Featured Article

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark, N.J., a native of Earlville who served as bishop of Peoria from 1990 to 2001. (CNS file photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark, New Jersey, and named Cardinal-designate Joseph W. Tobin of Indianapolis to succeed him. Archbishop Myers, a native of Earlville in LaSalle County who served as bishop of Peoria from 1990 until he was appointed to Newark in 2001, , […]

As Year of Mercy nears Nov. 20 end, its fruits are evident around diocese

By: Jennifer Willems - November 2, 2016 - Featured Article Champaign, conclusion, Diocese of Peoria, fruits, holy doors, LaSalle, Nauvoo, Normal, Peoria, Rock Island, Year of Mercy

Father Tom Otto opens the Holy Door at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Nauvoo at the conclusion of a 17-mile Walk to Mercy pilgrimage on Sept. 24. The Year of Mercy ends on Nov. 20. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

As the Jubilee Year of Mercy draws to a close, it is with grateful hearts that pastors, chaplains and pastoral ministers note that people of all ages accepted the invitation to experience God’s mercy for themselves and extend it to others. “I’ve had the grace of being the pastor of two Holy Doors — the […]

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