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By: The Catholic Post - July 11, 2024 -
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Catholics from every corner of our nation will gather together for a historic moment at the 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. The Catholic Post Online/National Eucharistic Congress
By Courtney Grussing of The Catholic Post Online It’s been 83 years since the Catholic Church held a gathering for its members in one place, but it will happen again in Indianapolis, Indiana July 17-21. The National Eucharistic Congress will bring Catholics of all ages together to further their relationship with Jesus through the Eucharist. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 1, 2024 -
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Totus Tuus missionary team member and recent Bradley University graduate Josh Eichholz talks to third and fourth graders about the significance of wearing a scapular, a symbol of our devotion to our Blessed Mother Mary. The Catholic Post Online/Courtney Grussing
By Courtney Grussing of The Catholic Post Online GALESBURG —Songs, skits, prayers, games, classroom sessions, water fights and much more. That’s how students from 20 parishes in the Diocese of Peoria have been learning about their faith through the annual summer Totus Tuus program. A Latin phrase meaning “totally yours,” Totus Tuus was the motto […]
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By: Paul Moore - June 24, 2024 -
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Priests celebrating significant milestones of priestly service and fellow priests gathered in support of them concelebrate with Bishop Louis Tylka at the annual Jubilarian Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on June 20. The Catholic Post Online/Paul Thomas Moore
It’s an occasion where the priests of the diocese gather to celebrate their brothers who have reached significant milestones of priestly service. On Thursday, June 20, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria, they celebrated the best way they know how — by breaking the “bread of angels” as one of the hymns at the Jubilarian […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 20, 2024 -
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St. John the Baptist Church in Rapids City will hold 40 hours of Divine Mercy beginning Monday, June 24 and concluding Sunday, June 30. Each of the seven days will begin with Mass. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, confession, veneration of relics, recitation of the rosary and divine mercy chaplet, benediction, and presentations from speakers […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 20, 2024 -
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LINCOLN — St. Anthony Camerata Chorale Festival Choir will be performing a concert, entitled “Be Thou My Vision” on Sunday, June 23, at 3:00 p.m. at the recently-renovated Holy Family Church, 316 S. Logan Street, Lincoln. There will be no admission charge, but a free will offering will be taken up to support Love Repeated. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 18, 2024 -
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Bishop Louis Tylka greets KofC Spalding Council #427 member Don Stahl after a Mass celebrating the council’s 125th anniversary at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Peoria on June 15. St. Vincent de Paul pastor Father Stephen Willard is on the far right. The Catholic Post/Paul Thomas Moore
STORIED HISTORY Knights of Columbus Spalding Council # 427 celebrated its 125th anniversary on June 15 with a Mass at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Peoria. A congratulatory post on the City of Peoria’s X page (formerly Twitter), noted that Spalding Council #427 is “as old as our City Hall!” Chartered in 1899, Spalding […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 18, 2024 -
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The National Shrine and Museum of Saint Thérèse in Darien, Illinois celebrates the accessible spirituality of this Doctor of the Church whose only advanced degree was in love of God. Provided photo
DARIEN — On Tuesday, June 11, 2024 the Catholic Women’s League (CWL) of Peoria hosted a bus trip to the National Shrine and Museum of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux in Darien, Illinois. Saint Thérèse, best known as the “Little Flower” and for her “Little Way” of promoting practical sanctity, believed all are capable of exhibiting […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 13, 2024 -
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The Contemplative Sisters of St. John marked the 25th anniversary of St. Thérèse Convent with a Mass at their chapel in Princeville on June 8. The singing was led by (from left) Sister Olga, Sister Mary Rose, Sister Elisabeth and Sister Michelle Marie. The Catholic Post Online/Paul Thomas Moore
PRINCEVILLE – The date of the original blessing of St. Thérèse Convent in Princeville was June 9, 1999. On June 8, 2024, 25 years less a day later, the Contemplative Sisters of Saint John hosted a day of celebration to mark the jubilee anniversary. Bishop Louis Tylka presided at Mass, which was followed by lunch, […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 10, 2024 -
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EAST PEORIA — A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 12 here for Sister Diane Marie McGrew, O.S.F., president of OSF HealthCare. Sister Diane Marie, 57, passed away peacefully at 3:33 a.m. Sunday, June 9 at the motherhouse in East Peoria following a five-year battle against ovarian and uterine […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 5, 2024 -
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The Christ Child Society of Central Illinois held its annual meeting and election of officers on May 15, 2024 at the Family Resource Center in Peoria. This local volunteer organization, part of the National Christ Child Society, provides layettes – collections of clothing and supplies – for newborns in need. Each layette includes a baby […]
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