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: 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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Photo Caption: Retiring principal Mary Paula Schmitt receives a token of appreciation and an expression of gratitude for her years of service at St. Louis School in Princeton from Bishop Jenky. By: By Jennifer Willems After a long year of meeting over conference tables to map out the future for their schools, pastors and principals […]
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By: By Jennifer Willems PHOTO CAPTION: Principals who are retiring this spring are, from left, Kathryn Bennett, Mary Paula Schmitt, Winnie Pratt, Pat Kellogg, Jerry Carls, Jim Flaherty and Colin Letendre. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems) —– They may be retiring from the daily routine of a Catholic school principal, but the seven school administrators who […]
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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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EDITOR’S NOTE: The seven Catholic high schools and academies in the Diocese of Peoria have completed commencement exercises. Following are brief biographies of the valedictorians and salutatorians at each school. We congratulate them and all graduates. We invited the top students to answer two questions: 1) “How would you describe the advantages of attending a […]
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LACON — A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Immaculate Conception Church here at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 12, for Father Arthur D. Meyer, a former hospital chaplain and pastor, including for 17 years at St. Mary Parish, Canton. Father Meyer died on Friday, June 5, 2015. He was 84. Bishop Daniel […]
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Photo Caption: The Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate Conception (Heading Avenue Franciscans) gather in the chapel of their motherhouse in West Peoria for Mass. By: By Sister Sarah Elizabeth Roy, OSF EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the eighth in a series featuring religious communities and other forms of consecrated life around the Diocese of […]
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