Photo Caption: Members of Sacred Heart, Rutland, leave the church after the closing Mass on July 7. Sacred Heart has merged into St. Ann Parish, Toluca. RUTLAND — At the final Mass at Sacred Heart Church here, many commented on the beauty of the more than century-old church, including its striking stained glass windows. But […]
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Spanish-speaking Catholics from Bloomington, Peru, LaSalle, Mendota, Peoria, Seneca and Streator gathered at Nazareth House in rural Henry last weekend to celebrate the Year of Faith by reflecting on “Faith in Christ and His Church.” The retreat — conducted completely in Spanish — included Masses, the sacrament of reconciliation, eucharistic adoration, a rosary procession on […]
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Photo Caption: Daniel Reinke of Minnesota walks through East Peoria on his “Cross America” trek during the Year of Faith. By: By Jennifer Willems Some would say that walking 2,500 miles across America would be taxing enough, but Daniel Reinke is challenging himself and others to go the extra mile for their faith this summer. […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Stefanie professed perpetual monastic vows with the Sisters of St. Benedict at St. Mary Monastery in Rock Island on July 11. ROCK ISLAND — Working her way through college in the infirmary of the Franciscan Sisters in Dubuque, Iowa, Sister Stefanie MacDonald found peace. When one of them called her to ask […]
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Photo Caption: Collin Cornett of Minneapolis, Minn., and a team of young Catholics paint the interior of the parish center at St. Mary Parish in Champaign as part of their Catholic HEART Workcamp experience. By: By Tom Dermody CHAMPAIGN — As Jazmin Butzin cleared trays of dirty lunch dishes for guests at the Daily Bread […]
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By: By Nancy Piccione, for The Catholic Post In an age of “digital gluttony,” parents and other adults should help young people use technology in a way that frees rather than tethers them, a digital strategist told a group of parents and teachers. “More than anything, we need to be good role models that technology […]
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Photo Caption: Priests observing significant anniversary years or ordination receive the applause of their brother priests and the assembly at the close of the Jubilarian Mass on June 27. Beyond the personal successes and failures of priests, Jesus is intimately involved and at work “in the whole of our ministry,” Msgr. Doug Hennessy told priests […]
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Photo Caption: Msgr. Doug Hennessy, pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Bloomington and a golden jubilarian, delivers the homily during the Diocese of Peoria’s 2013 Jubilarian Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is the full text of the homily by Msgr. Doug Hennessy at the June 27 Mass for Jubilarian Priests […]
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Photo Caption: Sarah Collins leads a “Patriotic Rosary” at St. Mary Church in Pontiac June 25 during the parish’s weekly prayer vigil for our nation. By: By Tom Dermody, The Catholic Post PONTIAC — While Independence Day and the just-ended Fortnight for Freedom gave Catholics additional reasons to ask God’s blessings and guidance on the […]
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Photo Caption: Father Fredi Gomez Torres, pastor of Holy Cross Parish, Mendota, and director of Hispanic ministry for the Diocese of Peoria, accepts the Offertory gifts at the opening Mass of the all-night vigil. While most of us slept, they prayed, sang, and shared their faith.Spanish-speaking Catholics from around the Diocese of Peoria took part […]
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