PERU ? A funeral Mass was celebrated Tuesday, July 27, at St. Bede Abbey Church for Father Stephen Souse, OSB, 93, the registrar at St. Bede Academy since 1950 and the eldest member of the monastic community. Father Stephen, a former teacher who throughout most of his 67 years as a Benedictine priest assisted at […]
Continue readingDWIGHT — A “tornado relief benefit” sponsored by St. Patrick’s Parish, the Knights of Columbus, and the parish Altar and Rosary Society raised about $11,500 to assist victims of the June 5 storm that caused extensive damage to the village’s south side. More than 800 meals were served June 19 during the fundraiser at St. […]
Continue readingCatholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria is inviting people throughout central Illinois to “Be the Answer” for children around the world who have been orphaned. As a member of the Joint Council of International Child Services, Catholic Charities has prepared a two-hour seminar that will be presented at five locations throughout the diocese in […]
Continue readingROCK ISLAND — A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday, July 7, in the chapel of St. Mary Monastery for Sister Marilyn (Mary Mark) Hettinger, OSB, a former prioress and longtime educator, who also had served as associate director of religious education for the Diocese of Peoria. Burial followed at Calvary Cemetery, also […]
Continue readingBLOOMINGTON — The annual family Ultreya of the Bloomington-Normal Cursillo community is planned for Saturday, July 10, at St. Mary’s Church, 527 W. Jackson. Mass at 5:30 p.m. will be followed by a potluck dinner. Chicken, place settings and drinks will provided. Please bring a dish to share. For more information, contact Julie Plattner at […]
Continue readingThe Loving Heart of Jesus is the theme for the 24th annual Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference scheduled for July 30-31 at the Holiday Inn City Centre in Peoria. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will celebrate a Mass of the Holy Spirit for conference participants at 8 p.m. on Friday, July 30. A eucharistic adoration will […]
Continue readingEAST MOLINE — Members of St. Anne’s Parish will serve hot dogs, brats, hamburgers, chips and soft drinks at their “Star Spangled Grill,” which will be located at the corner of Sixth Street and 15th Avenue during the East Moline Fourth of July Parade. The grill will be fired up from 11 a.m. to 2 […]
Continue readingLASALLE — It isn’t a long walk from St. Hyacinth’s Church to the Felician Center and back again, but that’s all the time Jesus needed to draw people to himself during a Corpus Christi procession hosted by the LaSalle vicariate last Sunday. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, joined First Communicants, the newly confirmed, area priests […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON — Pope Benedict XVI has named Milwaukee Auxiliary Bishop William P. Callahan, OFM, Conv., 59, as Bishop of La Crosse, Wis. The announcement was made in Washington, June 11, by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States. Bishop Callahan served at Holy Family Parish in Peoria from 1984 to 1994, first as […]
Continue readingThe Catholic Post takes dozens of photos at events it covers, but only a few appear in our printed publication. To view more photos from events such as the recent ordination Mass, diocesan First Communion Mass, or the Catholic Connected event in Champaign, click on the camera logo in the left margin of this page. […]
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