St. Jude Parish, 10811 N. Knoxville in Peoria, will offer a summer lecture series on world religions at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8, 15, 22 and 29. The presenter will be Tim Irwin, head of the department of theology at Peoria Notre Dame High School. There is no cost to attend, but a free […]
Continue readingCatholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria has scheduled its 6th annual Light of Hope Celebration Dinner and Auction for Saturday, June 12. This year’s event will take place at the Spalding Pastoral Center Ballroom, 419 N.E. Madison Ave. in Peoria. Hosted by Matt Jones and Sandy Gallant, the evening will begin on the outdoor […]
Continue readingMOLINE — “Servant Spirituality: Moving Beyond Martha and Mary” is the topic for the next Women at the Well event, which is planned for Thursday, May 20, at Christ the King Church, 3205 60th St. The speaker will be Rev. Rebecca David, chaplain of the Spiritual Care Center of Genesis Medical Center in Davenport, Iowa. […]
Continue readingThe May selection for The Catholic Post’s “Book of the Month” is “The Handbook for Catholic Moms” by Lisa Hendey. In advance of her review, book page editor Nancy Piccione has posed a question to The Catholic Post’s online Book Group: “What is your favorite Mom-ism?” Nancy says one of her Mom’s favorite sayings is […]
Continue readingROCK ISLAND — Sister Maureen (Mary Katherine) Coughlin, OSB, a longtime educator who served at schools around the Diocese of Peoria, died on April 18, 2010, at St. Mary Monastery here. She was 92. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on April 21 at the St. Mary Monastery Chapel. Burial followed at Calvary Cemetery, […]
Continue readingROCK ISLAND — A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at the St. Mary Monastery Chapel on April 17 for Sister Beatrice (Mary Grace) Flahaven, OSB, who taught music and served as an organist at parishes throughout central Illinois for more than 40 years. Interment was in Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Sister Beatrice died on […]
Continue readingPEORIA HEIGHTS — The final program of the season for the St. Martin Chamber Players will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 2, at St. Thomas Church, 904 E. Lake Ave. The special guests will include the Cathedral Schola of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria and the Central Illinois Clarinet Choir. The concert is […]
Continue readingNAUVOO — Josephine Joan Trosley, the mother of Father Anthony Trosley, died on Sunday, April 11.Visitation will be on Tuesday, April 13, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Nauvoo. Vespers will be at 7 p.m.Visitation will continue from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 15, at Paynic Home for […]
Continue readingDUBUQUE, Iowa — A funeral Mass was to be celebrated on Tuesday, April 13, in Marian Hall Chapel here for Sister Betty Slown, BVM, who was born and raised in the Diocese of Peoria and taught in East Moline. Burial was in Mount Carmel Cemetery in Dubuque. Sister Betty died April 8, 2010, at Marian […]
Continue readingApril 4, 2010 “God our Father, by raising Christ your son you conquered the power of death and opened for us the way to eternal life. Let our celebration today raise us up and renew our lives by the Spirit that is within us.”— from the Collect for Easter Sunday My dear friends in Christ, […]
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