NAUVOO — 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, […]
Continue readingAs The Catholic Post transitions to a biweekly publication, we have boosted our presence in the digital world of communications to keep readers informed between deadlines. In addition to daily updates of our Web site, the newspaper has launched its own page on the social networking site Facebook. As of Tuesday morning, March 30, we […]
Continue readingThe center spread of the March 21 issue of The Catholic Post featured excerpts of reflections on the Stations of the Cross written by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, and utilized during Fridays of Lent 2010 at The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria. Following are Bishop Jenky’s full reflections, along […]
Continue readingLA CROSSE, Wis. — A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated March 23 in Mary of the Angels Chapel here for Sister Barbara Marie Link, FSPA, a Peoria native who taught at Catholic high schools in Peoria for 29 years and later served as a Catholic campus minister at the University of Illinois. Sister Barbara […]
Continue readingAs The Catholic Post transitions to a biweekly publication with this issue, we begin a boost of our presence in the digital world of communications to keep our readers informed between deadlines. In addition to daily updates of our Web site, thecatholicpost.com, the newspaper this week launches its own page on the social networking site […]
Continue readingOTTAWA — A Mass of Christian Burial is planned for 11 a.m. Thursday morning, March 18, at St. Francis of Assisi Church here for Father Leo H. Gildner, pastor emeritus who served the parish for 22 years and was a former diocesan director of cemeteries. Father Gildner, a native of Bloomington who had been on […]
Continue readingROCK ISLAND — “A Night to Treasure” is the theme for Alleman High School’s 36th annual Heritage Ball, which will be held Saturday, March 27, at the iWireless Center, 1201 River Drive, in Moline. In addition to a dinner of braised short ribs with lobster at 5:45 p.m., the event includes a silent auction that […]
Continue readingPEORIA HEIGHTS — “The Journey of Faith: Where Is It Taking Me?” is the theme of an adult education series for Lent that is being sponsored by St. Thomas the Apostle Parish. The series is scheduled for the first four Tuesdays in March, with each session beginning at 7 p.m. in the lower level of […]
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