Photo Caption: Mario St. Francis speaks Sept. 18 at the Wake Up the World Conference at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. By: By Jennifer Willems Mario St. Francis had it all. One of the youngest American men to play semi-professional soccer in Costa Rica, he also found fame and fortune as an actor and […]
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By: By Jennifer Willems Caption: Members of religious communities around the Diocese of Peoria pose for a group photo during the Wake Up The World Conference Sept. 18-19 at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems) Nearly 400 students from Catholic schools around the Diocese of Peoria accepted the invitation to join […]
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Photo Caption: Abbot Philip Davey, OSB, talks about the vows consecrated men and women take to “wake up the world.” By: By Jennifer Willems Before the members of religious communities of women and men around the Diocese of Peoria welcomed the people who would participate in the Wake Up the World Conference Sept. 18-19, they […]
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The Wake Up the World Conference came to a close with eucharistic adoration and Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on Sept. 19, but “the party ain’t over,” said Father Paul Langevin, OFM Conv., celebrant and homilist. “Our challenge to wake up the world continues each and every day of our consecrated lives,” Father […]
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ASPEN, Colorado — A funeral Mass was celebrated on Friday, Sept. 25, at St. Mary Church here for Father Benjamin Burnet Reese, 57, a priest of the Diocese of Peoria who for the last two years inspired many as he prayerfully coped with the effects of ALS. Father Reese died on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, […]
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ROCK ISLAND — Among those who share Pope Francis’ concern for the environment are 12 communities of women religious in the Upper Mississippi River Valley and they’re letting him know in the pages of USA Today. In a special edition of the newspaper published to commemorate the pope’s visit to the United States, the communities […]
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Photo Caption: Ready to take part in the rosary at the Quad Cities Catholic Family Reunion on Sept. 12 are Dan and Annie Tillberg and their daughter Rosalie. By: By Tom Dermody MOLINE — While only a few area Catholics could attend this week’s World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, more than 200 turned out […]
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Photo Caption: Bess and Dave Cratty of Corpus Christi Parish, Galesburg, are celebrating their fourth anniversary at the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. By: By Jennifer Willems GALESBURG — Dave Cratty is going to have to work hard to top this year’s anniversary trip with his wife, Bess. The Crattys will celebrate their fourth […]
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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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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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