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By: The Catholic Post - August 14, 2013 -
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Photo Caption: Tom O’Rourke, the youngest brother of Bishop Edward W. O’Rourke and the late bishop’s only surviving sibling, is seen at St. Augustine Manor in Peoria, where the bishop lived in his retirement years. There is another O’Rourke at St. Augustine Manor in Peoria. And Tom O’Rourke, at 87 the youngest and last surviving […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 9, 2013 -
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ROCK ISLAND — Sister Phyllis McMurray, OSB, who was prioress of St. Mary Monastery here from 2004 until 2012, died on Aug. 3, 2013, after “a long, very courageous battle” with cancer. She was 70. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Aug. 6 in the monastery chapel. Burial followed at Resurrection Cemetery in […]
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By: Tom Dermody - August 6, 2013 -
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Photo Caption: Father Tony Lee urges viewing undocumented immigrants first as people with human dignity during a panel discussion on immigration reform Aug. 7 in Bloomington. By: By Tom Dermody BLOOMINGTON — The 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States are tagged with labels ranging from “needed laborers” to “illegal aliens,” but Father Tony […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - August 2, 2013 -
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Photo Caption: Father Bob Hogan, BBD, speaks at the Catholic Charismatic Conference in Peoria on July 27. He offered practical advice for those wanting to give Jesus the driver’s seat in their lives. By: By Jennifer Willems Jesus wants to empower people and send them forth in his name, but first they have to put […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 31, 2013 -
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Photo Caption: Rose Costello, former teacher and principal at Holy Cross School in Champaign, is the first regional coordinator of Catholic education for the Champaign Vicariate of the Diocese of Peoria. CHAMPAIGN — She retired as principal at Holy Cross School in May, but no one really believed Rose Costello would sit still for long. […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - July 31, 2013 -
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Photo Caption: Katie Bogner dispays a “pop-out” Marian Shrine she included in a religious education curriculum she designed that looks through the lens of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen’s life. By: By Jennifer Willems PEKIN — Fulton Sheen helped the fifth-graders at St. Joseph School learn about the sacraments, prayer and Mary last year and now […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - July 31, 2013 -
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Photo Caption: Those attending Rozanne Karr’s 90th birthday party this Saturday, Aug. 9, are asked to bring baby items to benefit families in need throughout DeWitt County. By: By Jennifer Willems WAPELLA — For her 90th birthday, Rozanne Karr didn’t ask for much. She just wanted a baby shower. Mrs. Karr knows more than a […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 31, 2013 -
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Photo Caption: An image of the Santo Nino de Cebu is carried by Al Cuizon, Alex Morales, and Alfredo Cuizon during a eucharistic procession through St. Joseph Church in Peoria on July 20. For 15 years, Filipino Catholics have filled St. Joseph Church in Peoria to pray and sing of their love for the Christ […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 31, 2013 -
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When respect life coordinators from parishes around central Illinois gather in Peoria on Saturday, Aug. 24, they will pray together, hear about the U.S. bishops’ Respect Life program, and recommit themselves to promoting life from conception until natural death. They may also get a peek inside the new Family Resources Center, which is nearing completion […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 31, 2013 -
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Photo Caption: Seminarian Matthew Deptula visits with eighth-graders at St. Philomena School in Peoria during a break from his own studies. Students in Catholic schools around central Illinois are proud of their “big brothers” — all 31 of them — and the children are making sure they know it. Those “big brothers” are the seminarians […]
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