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Joy as the latest expansion at St. Jude Parish and School in Peoria is blessed

By: Jennifer Willems - May 4, 2016 - Featured Article Henehan, Jenky, Peoria, Sr. Maria Christi, St. Jude

Bishop Jenky greets David and Nellie Gould and their daughters Norah, Bridget and Charlotte, who are students at St. Jude, and Margaret. Holding baby Sally is Sister Teresa Paul, OP. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

Members of St. Jude Parish in Peoria have been enjoying their spacious new parish hall, and they invited Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, to make himself at home there, too, as he blessed the facility after Mass on April 24. In addition to Hettinger Hall, he extended his blessing to the new preschool and kindergarten […]

Mercy and masculinity: Nearly 500 men receive marching orders at annual event

By: Tom Dermody - April 26, 2016 - Featured Article Bishop Jenky, Catholic men, Diocese of Peoria, men's march

Students from the St. John Paul II Catholic Newman Center at Illinois State University in Normal carry a statue of Jesus near the front of the 2018 men's march through downtown Peoria. (The Catholic Post file/Tom Dermody)

Catholic men must call on their God-given masculine attributes to be merciful and loving witnesses of Jesus in today’s culture. That was a message repeated throughout the morning April 23 when nearly 500 men from across the Diocese of Peoria took part in the 13th annual “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith.” “So […]

“Here I Am, Lord” composer shares stories, gift of music at Quad Cities appearances

By: Jennifer Willems - April 21, 2016 - Featured Article Benedictines, Dan Schutte, Here I Am Lord, liturgical music, Rock Island

Dan Schutte, who has written and recorded music as part of the St. Louis Jesuits and continues to compose liturgical music, told "those who minister at the Lord's Supper" that the most important thing they can do is to help the faithful "give thanks and praise to God, who has given us so much." (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Composer Dan Schutte was welcomed to the Christ the King Chapel at St. Ambrose University like an old friend as he led people through an evening of music and reflection on April 8. He made it clear from the beginning, however, that it wasn’t going to be a concert. “The music I’ve […]

New museum exhibit opens recalling Diocese of Peoria’s founding bishop

By: Tom Dermody - April 20, 2016 - Featured Article Bishop John Lancaster Spalding, Diocese of Peoria, museum

A banner welcomes visitors to the new Bishop John Lancaster Spalding exhibit at The Museums of the Diocese of Peoria. The centennial of Bishop Spalding's death will be observed in August. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

The first Bishop of Peoria died 100 years ago, but visitors to a new exhibit honoring Archbishop John Lancaster Spalding at the diocesan museums in Peoria may leave with a sense of closeness and familiarity. Maybe that feeling will be sparked by physical artifacts from the late 19th or early 20th centuries — the bishop’s […]

Nearly all works of mercy covered by DCCW Appreciation Luncheon honorees

By: Jennifer Willems - April 15, 2016 - Featured Article DCCW, Imperative, luncheon, volunteer, Wellman, Women

The sun shines on the volunteers honored by the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women on April 14. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

Name a corporal or spiritual work of mercy and it has probably been covered by one of the 45 volunteers who were honored by the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women at its annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on April 14. “In this Year of Mercy, our diocesan parish volunteers stand out in their tireless service […]

Share truth of family with mercy, help those struggling, Pope Francis urges

By: The Catholic Post - April 8, 2016 - Featured Article, World/National News Family, Pope Francis

Copies of Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on the family, "Amoris Laetitia" ("The Joy of Love"), are seen during the document's release at the Vatican April 8. The exhortation is the concluding document of the 2014 and 2015 synods of bishops on the family. (CNS/Paul Haring)

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The same mercy and patience that are essential for building a strong family must be shown to those whose families are in trouble or have broken up, Pope Francis said in his highly anticipated postsynodal apostolic exhortation. The document, “‘Amoris Laetitia’ (The Joy of Love), […]

Diocese receives, celebrates and shares the gift of Divine Mercy at services

By: Jennifer Willems - April 6, 2016 - Featured Article Champaign, Diocese, Divine, mercy, Nauvoo, Peoria, Rock Island, Sunday

Father Daniel Gifford offers a reflection on Divine Mercy at St. John's Catholic Chapel in Champaign, the site of one of several regional celebrations in the Diocese of Peoria on April 3. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

CHAMPAIGN — The Door of Mercy at St. John’s Catholic Chapel was well used on Divine Mercy Sunday as people entered to seek the sacrament of reconciliation, pray before the Blessed Sacrament, and sing the Chaplet of Divine Mercy together. The door swings both ways, however, Father Daniel Gifford reminded them during his reflection on […]

Annual Diocesan Appeal is under way; seeks $6,216,000 to support ministries

By: Tom Dermody - April 6, 2016 - Featured Article Annual, Appeal, Diocesan, Jenky, Peoria

Pledges for the Annual Diocesan Appeal will be sought in most parishes the weekend of April 9-10.

When the 2016 Annual Diocesan Appeal opens this weekend in parishes around the Diocese of Peoria seeking funding for diocesan ministries, it will also educate on mercy and stewardship — with a special focus on the next generation of Catholics. “Blessed are the Merciful” is the theme of this year’s appeal, to be conducted in […]

Sister Sandra Brunenn re-elected prioress by Rock Island Benedictine community

By: Jennifer Willems - April 6, 2016 - Featured Article Benedictine, Brunenn, Monastery, prioress, Rock Island, Sandra, Sister, St. Mary

Sister Sandra Brunenn, OSB, is pictured with (left) Sister Kerry O'Reilly, OSB, president of the Federation of St. Benedict, and (right) Sister Mary Jane Vergotz, OSB, discernment facilitator for the process leading to Sister Sandra's election as prioress. (Provided photo)

ROCK ISLAND — Sister Sandra Brunenn, OSB, has been chosen by the Benedictine community at St. Mary Monastery to continue as prioress for the next four years. She was installed during a simple ceremony immediately after her election on April 4. A festive brunch followed for the community’s 39 members and their guests. Among them […]

Meet 9 to be honored at ‘Night of Knights’ Mass, dinner April 16 in the Quad Cities

By: Tom Dermody - March 31, 2016 - Featured Article Chapter, Columbus, Knights, Peoria

ROCK ISLAND — Nine members of the Knights of Columbus from throughout the Diocese of Peoria will be honored for outstanding service to the organization, the church, and their communities during the 28th annual “Night of Knights” recognition dinner on Saturday, April 16. The evening begins with a 4:30 p.m. Mass at Christ the King […]

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