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By: Jennifer Willems - December 16, 2015 -
News Article
Mark Csanda leads the students of St. Mary School in Bloomington through a rousing chorus of "Elijah," complete with movements, at a recent school assembly.
BLOOMINGTON — Each morning the students at St. Mary School gather in the gym to pray for and with each other, sing songs, hear announcements and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The pledge doesn’t end with “liberty and justice for all,” however. Students and faculty seamlessly add the words, “I promise today to love, live, […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - December 16, 2015 -
Featured Article, News Article
Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, celebrates the rededication Mass on Dec. 9 in the new sanctuary of the expanded and remodeled St. Patrick Church in Urbana.
URBANA — During a celebration that literally could not be contained to the worship space, the newly expanded and renovated St. Patrick Church was rededicated by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, during a festive liturgy on Dec. 9. The result of more than a decade of dreaming, planning and fundraising that began with the parish’s […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 9, 2015 -
News Article
CAPTION: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky has designated the following churches and chapels as Holy Door sites in the Diocese of Peoria for the Holy Year of Mercy: clockwise from left, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Peoria; St. Robert Bellarmine Chapel at St. John Paul II Newman Center, Normal; the Shrine of the Most Holy Rosary, LaSalle; Sacred […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 3, 2015 -
News Article
Photo Caption: The opportunity to pass through the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica (shown in a Jubilee Year 2000 file photo) and at other papal basilicas will be a highlight of the Oct. 21-27, 2016 trip. Readers of The Catholic Post — and all interested persons — are invited to make a pilgrimage to […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 3, 2015 -
News Article
Hello World.
CAPTION: Mary Ann Fahey-Darling leads the St. Anthony’s Camerata Chorale Festival Choir in a rehearsal. The choir will present a concert at St. Joseph Church in Peoria at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems) —– Before they sing for Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, the members of St. […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - December 3, 2015 -
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Our first Issue
By: By Jennifer Willems CAPTION: Charlotte Harrison smiles as her new friend, Peggy Jacques — a Faith Community Nurse — takes her blood pressure at Sophia’s Kitchen in Peoria. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems) —– It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a feast, so Sophia’s Kitchen in Peoria hosted a turkey dinner with all the trimmings on […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - December 2, 2015 -
News Article
By: By Jennifer Willems CAPTION: On the last day of food distribution, Tina Sipula, founder and director of Clare House, responds to a well-wisher after thanking people for their trust in and support of Clare House. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems. More photos have been posted on The Catholic Post’s Facebook page.) —– BLOOMINGTON — The […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 2, 2015 -
News Article
Photo Caption: The collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious will be received in the Diocese of Peoria the weekend of Dec. 12-13. EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a letter from Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC. —– To: The Clergy, Religious and Laity of the Diocese of Peoria My dear brothers and sisters in Christ: […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 2, 2015 -
News Article
The final report of an apostolic visitation of U.S. Catholic seminaries and houses of priestly formation has concluded that they are generally healthy, but recommends a stronger focus on moral theology, increased oversight of seminarians and greater involvement of diocesan bishops in the formation process. The seminaries that are used by the Diocese of Peoria […]
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By: Tom Dermody - November 18, 2015 -
News Article
By: By Tom Dermody BLOOMINGTON — Just days before Thanksgiving, there is plenty of gratitude being voiced as Central Catholic High School celebrates its first state championship in girls’ volleyball. “I want to thank the girls,” said head coach J.R. Bannister, his voice breaking with emotion during a rally at the school a day after […]
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