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Join 17-mile ‘Walk to Mercy’ pilgrimage from Dallas City to Nauvoo on Sept. 24

By: Jennifer Willems - September 14, 2016 - News Article Dallas City, mercy, Nauvoo, walk

The "Walk to Mercy" begins at Sacred Heart Church in Warsaw, left, and ends 17 miles away at the Holy Door at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Nauvoo, right.

DALLAS CITY — Catholics in Hancock County are going the extra mile — 17 of them, in fact — to enter the Holy Door at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Nauvoo. The “Walk to Mercy” will begin at Sacred Heart Church, Fifth and Cedar, at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24. Citing pilgrimage as […]

Home shrine reflects the love this priest’s mother has for St. Teresa of Kolkata

By: Tom Dermody - September 9, 2016 - News Article Carol Donton, Father Joseph Donton, Mother Teresa, shrine, St. Teresa of Kolkata

Carol Donton with her home shrine to Mother Teresa in Edwards. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

EDWARDS — When visitors come to Carol Donton’s home, moments after being greeted by her smile, they are made aware of her love for newly canonized St. Teresa of Kolkata. Just inside the doorway is a small shrine to the saint, with some of the treasured pieces made possible because Mrs. Donton’s son is Father […]

Cathedral Mass will honor St. Teresa of Kolkata, Missionaries of Charity Sept. 10

By: Jennifer Willems - September 7, 2016 - News Article Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa, Peoria, St. Mary's Cathedral, St. Teresa of Kolkata

This statue of St. Teresa of Kolkata outside of St. Mary's Cathedral commemorates her visit on Dec. 10,1995. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

Thousands of people from around the world filled St. Peter’s Square in Rome last Sunday to hear Pope Francis “declare and define” Mother Teresa’s sainthood, but that kind of good news isn’t something that can be confined to one day. The celebration continues this Saturday, Sept. 10, with a Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in […]

Only one sin can’t be forgiven, explains missionary of mercy Archabbot Lambert

By: Tom Dermody - September 7, 2016 - News Article Archabbot Lambert Reilly, deacons, mercy, missionary

After his talk to deacons of the Diocese of Peoria, Archabbot Lambert Reilly, OSB, greets Deacon Nicholas Simon of St. Anthony Parish in Atkinson and Sacred Heart, Annwan, as Deacon Rod Gray of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Galesburg looks on. The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody

The only sin that can’t be forgiven is our own refusal to have the sin forgiven, a missionary of mercy said in the Diocese of Peoria on Aug. 20. “There is no sin beyond the salvific power of Jesus Christ,” said Archabbot Lambert Reilly, OSB, who guided St. Meinrad Archabbey in southern Indiana from 1995 […]

Galesburg, Champaign, Bloomington are stops Sept. 16-19 on tour of Fatima statue

By: Tom Dermody - September 7, 2016 - News Article Bloomington, Champaign, Fatima, Galesburg, Peoria, pilgrim virgin statue, tour

Patrick Sabat, the principal custodian of the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Fatima, has been traveling with the statue since 2003.

The International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Fatima, on a two-year “Centennial U.S. Tour for Peace” to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Mary in the Portugal village, will be hosted in Galesburg, Champaign and Bloomington from Sept. 16-19. The statue was sculpted in 1947 by Jose Thedim on instructions from Sister Lucia, who […]

Homilist remembers Bishop Spalding for education, religious freedom influences

By: Tom Dermody - September 1, 2016 - News Article Bishop John Lancaster Spalding, Canon Flattery

Canon J. J. Flattery of Danville recalls the life and accomplishments of the Diocese of Peoria's first bishop, John Lancaster Spalding, during his homily at the Founder's Day Mass on Aug. 25. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

One hundred years after his death, Bishop John Lancaster Spalding was again inspiring Catholics gathered at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. A re-telling of the life and accomplishments of the Diocese of Peoria’s first bishop provided the bulk of the homily at the Founder’s Day Mass celebrated at the cathedral on Aug. 25, a century […]

Requiem Mass offered on centenary of death of diocese’s founding bishop

By: Jennifer Willems - September 1, 2016 - News Article Bishop John Lancaster Spalding, Requiem Mass

At the Requiem Mass on Aug. 24, a bishop's miter and pectoral cross were placed on a platform draped in black and surrounded by six tall candles in honor of Bishop John Lancaster Spalding, the Diocese of Peoria's founding bishop who died 100 years ago. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

With ancient texts and chants, the people gathered in the newly restored St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria remembered the diocese’s first spiritual father, Bishop John Lancaster Spalding, at a Requiem Mass on Aug. 24. It was the first of several opportunities to pray and give thanks during Founder’s Weekend. While the cathedral was stripped […]

Collaboration, creativity celebrated as OSF Innovation floors dedicated at ‘Jump’

By: Tom Dermody - August 30, 2016 - News Article dedication, Jump Trading, OSF Innovation

Msgr. Michael Bliss, director of pastoral care at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, blesses a meeting room on the new OSF Innovation floors at the Jump Trading Simulation and Education Center. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

As the third and fourth floors of the Jump Trading Simulation and Education Center were dedicated Aug. 12, the holy water blessed not only the physical elements of a new collaborative environment known as OSF Innovation, but the creative ideas that will be sparked here to benefit patients locally and even around the world. “What […]

Gift will establish pediatric wellness center at OSF St. Mary in Galesburg

By: Tom Dermody - August 30, 2016 - News Article Galesburg, gift, Jeannette Kleine, Mark Kleine, OSF St. Mary Medical Center

Mark and Jeannette Kleine of Galesburg visit with Father Deus-Dedit Byabato , chaplain of OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, at a reception Aug. 15 following the announcement of their $1.5 million gift to establish a pediatric wellness center at the medical center. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

GALESBURG — Within the word “gift” is the shorter word “if,” and it was after considering the question “What if?” that Mark and Jeannette Kleine decided to make a $1.5 million investment in the future of children’s health in the Galesburg region. The Kleines’ legacy gift to the OSF HealthCare Foundation, announced during a reception […]

Fr. Royer shares memories of Mother Teresa and why “I claim her as my Mother”

By: The Catholic Post - August 26, 2016 - News Article Blessed Teresa, Calcutta, Father Tom Royer, Kolkata, Mother Teresa

In this photo from 1972, Father Tom Royer visits with Mother Teresa at the convent of the Missionaries of Charity in Kokata, India. (Provided photo by Eileen Egan)

Editor’s Note: The author is a senior priest of the Diocese of Peoria who served as pastor of St. Mary Parish, Champaign, for 38 years and is known for advocating for the poor and homeless not only in the Champaign area but around the world. Blessed Teresa of Kolkata is scheduled to be canonized on […]

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