By: By Tom Dermody Five months before his canonization draws expected record crowds to Rome, the life and witness of Blessed John Paul II was celebrated in the Diocese of Peoria by throngs who came to venerate his official relic. (See slideshow above below for dozens of images.) Pilgrims from throughout the diocese and beyond […]
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Photo Caption: Anthony Khoury (pictured) says he hopes his video, seen by millions, inspires “faith that God will keep us safe and give us the strength to endure all trials and threats and sufferings.” By: By Tom Dermody WASHINGTON — Viewers around the world have been captivated and inspired by both the sight and the […]
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Photo Caption: Father Patrick Henehan gives the sign that everything is ready to proceed with construction. To his right is Mother Assumpta Long, foundress of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. By: By Jennifer Willems Ever since four Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist arrived in Peoria to teach at […]
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By: Story and photo by Jennifer Willems Fired up by the knowledge that they are made in the image and likeness of God and have a “unique, unrepeatable, exclusive relationship with the Holy Trinity,” more than 200 young people were encouraged to let that light shine brightly for all to see at the 2013 Diocesan […]
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Photo Caption: Staff members and students, from left: Eric Hine, Leo Quinn, Megan Willis, Maggie Liskowicz, Sister Marion Lemon, OSF, Sister Janice Keenan, OSF, Rebecca Rickman, and Matt Smith. By: By Jennifer Willems Editor’s Note: This is the second in a monthly series profiling college campus ministry in the Diocese of Peoria. MACOMB — When […]
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Photo Caption: A woman holds a rosary as she waits to board a military evacuation flight from the typhoon-battered city of Tacloban, Philippines, Nov. 13. By: By Tom Dermody As her mother half a world away told Eva Counsil how strongly the winds from Super Typhoon Haiyan were battering their home — two hours before […]
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Photo Caption: “My whole point is to remind kids never to drink and drive” — or ride with anyone who does, said Teresa Lemkemann, a member of St. Mary of Lourdes Parish in Germantown Hills. By: By Jennifer Willems GERMANTOWN HILLS — All Teresa Lemkemann wanted was a piece of brown glass that looked like […]
Continue readingNew Evangelization “fatigue” has set in, but Scott Hahn has the cure. “The New Evangelization has got to really grow legs. It has got to walk out of the parish, walk out of the chancery,” the popular speaker and author told 350 people gathered at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria last Saturday. “It’s got […]
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Photo Caption: Father Jeffrey Laible presents a quilt made by the Quilting Club at St. Mary, Atlanta, to the Fisher House, which provides housing for families with loved ones being treated at military hospitals. LINCOLN — As a military chaplain, Father Jeffrey Laible has been trained to handle mass casualties. He found that nothing could […]
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Photo Caption: A woman holds a sign during a Defend Marriage Lobby Day that drew 2,500 people from throughout the state to the Capitol in Springfield on Oct. 23. SPRINGFIELD — The Catholic Conference of Illinois expressed deep disappointment at the Illinois House’s passage on Tuesday of legislation redefining marriage in the state from “between […]
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