In the photo above, Maryjeanne Gilbert of Peoria Notre Dame pulls away from the pack early in the Class 2A state cross country meet Nov. 7 at Detweiller Park in Peoria enroute to her second consecutive state title. Her time of 16 minutes, 24 seconds was nearly a half-minute ahead of the second place finisher. […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Mary George Brown, a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George, is surrounded by some of her music students at St. Matthew School in Champaign. By: By Jennifer Willems EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a continuing series featuring religious communities and other forms of consecrated life […]
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Photo Caption: Dorothy Gilles smiles as her daughter, Mary German holds a photo that was taken on her wedding day in 1938. Dorothy and Edwin Gilles were married for nearly 60 years. By: By Jennifer Willems PEORIA HEIGHTS — Dorothy Gilles may not say much anymore, but her life speaks volumes about the importance of […]
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By: By Tom Dermody NORMAL — “We have to decide how interested we are in keeping the next generation of Catholics Catholic,” says evangelist Matthew Kelly, indicating urgency in an Australian accent. The best-selling author and motivational speaker succeeded in keeping nearly 1,100 Catholics edge-of-their-pew interested at Epiphany Church in Normal on Oct. 24. In […]
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Photo Caption: Actress Maria Vargo is shown in a scene from “Faustina: Messenger of Divine Mercy,” coming to the Diocese of Peoria Nov. 17, 19 and 21. Parishes in Galesburg, LaSalle and Hancock County are helping people prepare for the upcoming Holy Year of Mercy by hosting “Faustina: Messenger of Divine Mercy.” The one-woman drama […]
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Photo Caption: Adolph Arnold stands in front of the new aluminum fence installed at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Pekin thanks to those who responded to fundraisers he planned with his sister, Angie Benassi. By: By Jennifer Willems PEKIN — Walking through Sacred Heart Cemetery with Adolph Arnold is like attending a family reunion. His parents, […]
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By: By Tom Dermody CAPTION: Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend offers a blessing to priests of the Diocese of Peoria after his presentation at their Assembly Days on Oct. 27. —— When Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades has a tough day at the office, he gets out of it. “Some […]
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Photo Caption: Luke Janicki and Maddie Basil, left, serve at St. Mark School in Peoria, while Jimmy Kelly and Patty Yorimoto are teaching at Peoria Notre Dame. By: By Jennifer Willems They have come to Peoria from different parts of the United States, with different gifts and different educational backgrounds, but four young teaching fellows […]
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Photo Caption: Catholic author and evangelist Matthew Kelly smiles during a presentation at Epiphany Church in Normal on Oct. 24. NORMAL — Matthew Kelly challenged Catholics at his Oct. 24 presentation to take one of three “game-changing” pledges which he said would transform their lives. “Lives change when our habits change,” said Kelly, asking the […]
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By: By Jennifer Willems PEORIA HEIGHTS — As the Marriage Tribunal of the Diocese of Peoria prepares to implement new church laws concerning the procedures for dealing with marriage cases, the staff will have the assistance of 12 more notary-auditors in parishes around central Illinois. The new notary-auditors were commissioned by Father Martin Mwongyera, judicial […]
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