By: By Tom Dermody EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is one of six stories profiling the transitional deacons who will be ordained priests of the Diocese of Peoria by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, at St. Mary’s Cathedral on May 23. —– Deacon Erik Bolek is the picture of calm as ordination day approaches. “I’ve already […]
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By: By Tom Dermody EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is one of six stories profiling the transitional deacons who will be ordained priests of the Diocese of Peoria by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, at St. Mary’s Cathedral on May 23. —– When Deacon Adam Cesarek considers the “big things” God has called him to do […]
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By: By Jennifer Willems EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is one of six stories profiling the transitional deacons who will be ordained priests of the Diocese of Peoria by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, at St. Mary’s Cathedral on May 23. —– Deacon Matthew Deptula had everything the world told him he needed — a house, […]
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Photo Caption: Amy Frakes (left) and Angela Kenny (right), both of Peoria, work with Colleen Murphy of Pekin to sort and date food at Sophia’s Kitchen in Peoria. By: By Jennifer Willems For a ministry that is rumored to be closed, Sophia’s Kitchen had a lot of activity going on both inside and outside the […]
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Photo Caption: In this file photo, Cardinal Francis E. George is shown with Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, prior to addressing priests of the Diocese of Peoria during their assembly days in 2009. By: By Tom Dermody Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, this week remembered Cardinal Francis E. George as “a deeply holy man, a […]
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Photo Caption: Father Robert Rayson, pastor of St. Matthew Parish in Champaign, presents Bishop Jenky with keys to the church during Introductory Rites at the Rededication Mass on April 16. By: By Jennifer Willems CHAMPAIGN — What began as a project to move the tabernacle to the center of the sanctuary became a major renovation […]
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Photo Caption: Gabriella Knisley wears the First Communion dress that was worn by her grandmother, Pamela Brink (left) in 1965 and was modernized by seamstress Marsha Krone, right. By: By Tom Dermody On April 25, Gabriella Knisley will receive the Body and Blood of Christ for the first time wearing a dress her grandmother wore […]
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Photo Caption: Father Larry Zurek, OFM, and Father Luis Aponte-Merced, OFM, distribute Communion to school children visiting Sacred Heart Church in downtown Peoria. By: By Jennifer Willems EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the seventh in a series featuring religious communities and other forms of consecrated life around the Diocese of Peoria in honor of the Year […]
Continue readingAs Illinois lawmakers returned to Springfield on April 14 following a two-week spring break, they were urged by the Catholic bishops of Illinois to reject public funding of abortion as outlined in legislation up for House floor debate and vote. The legislation, House Bill 4013, removes the current prohibition on state employees’ health insurance plans […]
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NORMAL — A memorial Mass was offered at Epiphany Church here on Friday, April 17, for Father John J. King, the founding pastor of Epiphany who served the parish for 29 years. Father King, a senior priest of the Diocese of Peoria, died on Monday, April 6, 2015, at Barnes-Kasson Hospital in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. He […]
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