Photo Caption: Sister Sara Kowal, SCTJM, is shown with a framed picture of Pope Francis at Peoria Notre Dame, where she is a theology teacher and campus minister. By: By Tom Dermody One of the most prized tickets of Pope Francis’ trip to the United States has just been given to a teacher at Peoria […]
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LEWISTOWN — Msgr. Robert W. O’Connor, who served as pastor of St. Mary Parish, Lewistown, and St. Michael, St. David, for 51 years until his transition to senior status in 2011, died on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 at Renaissance Care Center in Canton. He was 92. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at […]
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Photo Caption: Msgr. O’Connor (pictured) always put parishioners’ needs ahead of his own, writes Curtis Theyse in this memorial tribute to the longtime pastor of parishes in Lewistown and St. David. By: By Curtis W. Theyse EDITOR’S NOTE: The following remembrance of Msgr. Robert W. O’Connor was sent to The Catholic Post on Sept. 11 […]
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The 2016 edition of The Catholic Directory of the Diocese of Peoria has been published by The Catholic Post and is now available for purchase. The 175-page directory contains contact information on all parishes, institutions and ministries in the diocese, including photos of churches as well as Mass schedules. It also includes: — Photos and […]
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By: By Tom Dermody Caption: At left, Thomas Marten, now a member of St. Dominic Parish, Wyoming and representing the Illinois Farm Bureau, gives baseballs out to children in Vinales, Pinar Del Rio, Cuba. At right, Mark Albertson, a member of St. Luke Parish in Eureka and director of strategic market development for the Illinois […]
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Photo Caption: Jennifer Havens and Celia French already had a bond as teacher and student at Epiphany School, Normal. By: By Jennifer Willems NORMAL — Theresa French wasn’t sure what her daughter Celia was choking on when the child started poking her and pointing at her throat in the midst of Fellowship Weekend activities at […]
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By: By Tom Dermody CAPTION: Father William Miller, IC, opens the door to Costa Catholic Academy’s new computer lab as Bishop Jenky tours and blesses each room of the school’s new addition on Sept. 3. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody) —- GALESBURG — Saying the greatest lesson that any Catholic school teaches is “to listen to […]
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Photo Caption: The present Sacred Heart Church, dedicated in 1900, recently underwent updates including a refurbishing of statues of Mary and Joseph which had been in the church for 100 years. FARMER CITY — When Sacred Heart Parish was established 150 years ago, many of the parishioners worked on the railroad or family farms. Jobs […]
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Photo Caption: Father Gregory Jozefiak sprinkles holy water Sept. 7 on the new flagpole and monument commemorating sacrifices made by veterans of all wars. By: By Jennifer Willems GERMANTOWN HILLS — Giving thanks for the work they do, which involves them in “the creativeness of almighty God,” those who attended Mass at St. Mary of […]
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Photo Caption: HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital in Streator. STREATOR — An agreement to transition health care services in Streator from Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) to OSF Healthcare System was announced at a press conference Tuesday morning at the Knights of Columbus Hall here. The agreement follows HSHS’s decision to discontinue health care services at […]
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