Photo Caption: The present St. Louis Church in Princton was dedicated in 1951. PRINCETON — Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will join members of St. Louis Church here for Mass on Sunday, July 26, as they celebrate the parish’s 150th anniversary. It will begin at 10:30 a.m. The celebration will continue in the parish hall, […]
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Photo Caption: St. Elizabeth Church in Washburn will remain open for occasional weekend Masses and for liturgies on special occasions following the July 15 merger. By: By Tom Dermody WASHBURN — St. Elizabeth Parish, a 147-year-old faith community in this village on the border of Woodford and Marshall counties, will be merged into St. Mary […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: As publication of Pope Francis encyclical on the environment neared, we asked readers of The Catholic Post to share examples of how they are caring for creation. Here is a sample of what we heard. —– ST. MARK STUDENTS PICK UP AREA TRASH Every Monday, dozens of students from St. Mark School in […]
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Photo Caption: Canon John Flattery, celebrating 60 years of ordination, was homilist at the Jubilarian Mass celebrated June 25 at Sacred Heart Church in Peoria. By: By Jennifer Willems They may not grace the covers of comic books or star in blockbuster films, but jubilarian priests of the Diocese of Peoria were celebrated as “heroes” […]
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Photo Caption: Minette Sternke wears a wedding dress for the June 20 Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria during which she was consecrated to the Order of Virgins by Bishop Jenky. By: By Jennifer Willems When Minette Sternke donned a beautiful white wedding dress and walked down the aisle of St. Mary’s Cathedral in […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky blesses recent First Communicants from around the Diocese of Peoria as he enters St. Mary’s Cathedral for the diocesan Mass in their honor on June 6. Those who received their First Communion in parishes around the Diocese of Peoria this spring were encouraged by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, to always […]
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Photo Caption: Father David Richardson receives a “box of prayers” from the students at St. Philomena School in Peoria. School families sign up for a week and pray for his intentions every day. By: By Jennifer Willems Father David Richardson and Jodi Peine had an agreement — neither would nominate the other for any awards […]
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By: By Jennifer Willems BLOOMINGTON — Corpus Christi processions held at Historic St. Patrick Church and Holy Trinity Church last Sunday demonstrated that parishioners were prepared to follow Jesus anywhere. The processions were also a sign of unity as Bloomington-area families prepare for the transition from Holy Trinity School to Corpus Christi School this fall. […]
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Photo Caption: “Imagine if stewardship became the norm in your parish,” said Mary Foley, keynote speaker. “What would be different?” By: By Tom Dermody Mary Foley has a dream she would love to see come true at your parish. “In a perfect world,” she said at the Diocese of Peoria’s recent Stewardship Conference, “I dream […]
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By: Special to The Catholic Post “True joy we experience only if we center on the Lord — He must increase, I must decrease.” — Mother Vaclava Ballon, foundress and superior of the Franciscan Sisters of John the Baptist (pictured above at their Peoria Heights motherhouse) —– EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the ninth in a […]
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