Photo Caption: Hannah Hudson of St. Malachy Parish in Rantoul smiles as Bishop Jenky greets Roxanne Street, who is preparing to receive the Easter sacraments at the Easter Vigil on April 19. By: By Jennifer Willems St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria resounded with joy-filled song and applause on March 16, as people preparing to be […]
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Photo Caption: The original St. Casimir Church in Streator was originally part of a Russian exhibit at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. This photo is part of the exhibit at The Musems of the Diocese of Peoria. By: By Tom Dermody Museums display treasures, but visitors to the current exhibit at the Museums of […]
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Photo Caption: First-graders Conrad Pfaff, Drew Clement and Sophie Deany of St. Mary School, Pontiac, pray the rosary. St. Mary students are the first in Illinois to join the worldwide Children’s Rosary movement. By: By Jennifer Willems PONTIAC — Praying the rosary is nothing new for students of St. Mary School here, who discovered the […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has asked all Catholics of the Diocese to “open your hearts to live joyfully and generously” and pray for guidance before making their pledge to the ADA. By: By Tom Dermody To illustrate how gifts to the Diocese of Peoria’s Annual Diocesan Appeal come back to parishes and […]
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Eight members of the Knights of Columbus from around the Diocese of Peoria will be honored for outstanding service to the organization, the church, and their communities during the 26th annual “Night of Knights” recognition dinner on Saturday, April 12. The event, sponsored by the Peoria Diocese Chapter Knights of Columbus, will be hosted by […]
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Photo Caption: Speaker Ted Wolgamot told the deacons pornography is a powerful disease that “doesn’t just affect the brain, it affects the soul.” Addiction to pornography isn’t something anyone wants to talk about, much less admit they struggle with. The topic comes up so often in pastoral ministry, however, that the permanent deacons of the […]
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By: By Chuck Hippler Editor’s note: Chuck Hippler is a native of St. Malachy Parish in Geneseo. He is the former news director of radio station WSOY in Decatur, and retired from Caterpillar as public affairs manager of the mining and construction equipment division in Decatur. He resides in Monticello and is a member of […]
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Photo Caption: An alleged miraculous healing attributed to the intercession of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen has been approved by a team of medical experts convoked by the Vatican. By: From Catholic Post and Catholic News Service reports A seven-member team of medical experts convoked by the Vatican has unanimously concluded there is no natural […]
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Photo Caption: Kevin Urbain, a simulation engineer at Jump Trading Simulation and Education Center, shows 3-D imaging lab work to students from St. Jude Catholic School, Peoria. By: By Jennifer Willems Parents trying to enhance the science, technology, engineering and math at St. Jude Catholic School in Peoria may have helped students everywhere, thanks to […]
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Editor’s note: The vital contributions to our country of consecrated women are being celebrated through National Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14, a brand-new addition to National Women’s History Month. There are more than 51,000 Catholic sisters in the U.S. today. As part of the Vocations 2014 section in the March 16 issue of The Catholic […]
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