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Rose Awards encourage young women “who actively live their Catholic faith”

By: The Catholic Post - May 13, 2024 - Featured Article, News Article, Uncategorized

Women at the PDCCW “Prayer, Honor and Blessings” event on May 11 process to the grotto at St. Mary of Lourdes, Germantown Hills after Mass. In the foreground is one of the Rose Award scholarship recipients, Kayla Ratermann, of St. Paul Parish in Macomb. Provided photo/Andrea Ratermann

St. Mary of Lourdes Church and grotto in Germantown Hills was the setting for the May 11 morning of “Prayer, Honor, and Blessings,” sponsored by the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (PDCCW) and Women Connect. Women and girls throughout the diocese were invited to participate in the celebration which included Mass and prayers, followed […]

Celebrating 40th anniversary priestly jubilarians May 12

By: The Catholic Post - May 10, 2024 - Featured Article, News Article

Continuing with the jubiliarian recognitions that began with Bishop Jenky’s 50th anniversary of ordination on April 6, May 12 marks 40 years of priesthood for Father Raymond Guthrie and Father William Miller. Father Raymond Guthrie The oldest of Raymond and Dorothy Guthrie’s five children, Father Guthrie was born in Chicago on Jan. 31, 1954. He […]

Growing Disciples Pentecost Novena May 10-18

By: The Catholic Post - May 10, 2024 - Featured Article, News Article

Please consider joining this prayer novena for the people of our diocese as we move toward Pentecost weekend and the Growing Disciples announcements.

Office of Catholic Schools year-end Mass & recognitions May 7

By: The Catholic Post - May 8, 2024 - Featured Article, News Article

Priests, as diocesan faith leaders, were out in force to concelebrate Mass with Bishop Tylka and support their school leaders at St. Mary’s Cathedral on May 7. The Catholic Post Online/Paul Thomas Moore

The Office of Catholic Schools annual year-end celebration for school administrators on May 7 — National Teacher Appreciation Day — began appropriately with the celebration of Holy Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria by Bishop Louis Tylka. In his homily, Bishop Tylka said that as he prepared to celebrate this Mass for school administrators, […]

Priest birthdays: May 7 to May 30

By: The Catholic Post - May 3, 2024 - Featured Article, News Article

18 priests serving in the Diocese of Peoria are celebrating a birthday from May 7 – May 30, including our Bishop Lou! Monsignor Michael Bliss (May 7); Father Peter Okola, AJ, and Father Robert Schladen (May 8); Father Antonio Dittmer (May 9); Father Daniel Dionesotes, Father William Miller, and Father Bowan Schmitt (May 12); Father […]

Epiphany Catholic School rededicates to future — and to Mary

By: The Catholic Post - May 1, 2024 - Featured Article, News Article

Faces of anticipation and contemplation as second-graders Cisco Head and Gianna Foster await their roles in the crowning of Mary at the rededication Mass celebrating the completion of renovations to Epiphany Catholic School in Normal on April 30. The Catholic Post Online/Paul Thomas Moore

By Paul Thomas Moore of The Catholic Post Online NORMAL — In a world of change, Epiphany Catholic School in Normal is moving into the future in Jesus’ Name, while holding Mary’s hand. That was the message illustrated during the rededication Mass giving thanks for the school’s renovations and new additions at Epiphany Catholic Church […]

Dr. Jerry Sanderson appointed diocesan superintendent of schools

By: The Catholic Post - April 23, 2024 - Featured Article, News Article, Uncategorized

Jerry Sanderson, superintendent of schools, Diocese of Peoria

The Most Reverend Louis Tylka, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jerry Sanderson as Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Sanderson has been serving as interim superintendent since January 31. Since 2001, he held the position of associate superintendent in the Office of Catholic Schools, where he assisted […]

Mass of Christian burial Tuesday, April 23 in Canton for Fr. Tom Royer

By: The Catholic Post - April 22, 2024 - Featured Article, News Article

Father Tom Royer

CANTON – A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, at St. Mary Church in Canton here for Father Tom Royer, who was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Peoria, and served as a pastor as well as a diocesan director of communications. He was tireless advocate […]

Peoria Diocese front and center at March for Life

By: The Catholic Post - April 18, 2024 - Featured Article, News Article

Joshua Pierce (near right), is with U of I classmates in the front flank of a crowd of thousands preparing to peacefully march through downtown Springfield to uphold the value of every human life. “Surrounded by my friends, I’ve been treated like other able-bodied people. I’m really thankful and grateful for that,” said Pierce, who is wheelchair bound. The Catholic Post Online/ Paul Thomas Moore

SPRINGFIELD — During his homily at the Mass for Illinois March for Life participants at Sangamon Auditorium on the campus of the University of Illinois on April 17, Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks asked what seemed like a simple question: “Where do you live?” One by one, Bishop Hicks invited people from the various dioceses in […]

Fr. Edward Harkrader, 94, Purple Heart recipient, dies; funeral April 19

By: The Catholic Post - April 12, 2024 - Featured Article, News Article, Uncategorized

Father Edward Harkrader

Father Edward O. Harkrader, 94, died April 1, 2024, at Accolade Healthcare in Peoria. Father Harkrader – Father Ed – was born in Peoria on Sept. 30, 1930, and attended Peoria public schools, graduating from Peoria High School in 1948. He then attended Bradley University, graduating with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in political science. […]

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