Photo Caption: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, and dignitaries cut the ribbon April 25 for the Jump Trading Simulation and Education Center at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. By: By Jennifer Willems, The Catholic Post When ground was broken for the new Jump Trading Simulation and Education Center at OSF Saint Francis Medical […]
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The following is a letter from Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, Bishop of Peoria. —– As part of our diocesan celebration for the Year of Faith, I am inviting all the children of the Diocese of Peoria who have received First Holy Communion in their parishes during 2013 to a special Mass of Thanksgiving in […]
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Photo Caption: Hannah Warren is pictured with her parents, Darryl and Young-Mi, at the Children’s Hospital of Illinois where she received a tissue-engineered, bioartificial trachea. By: By Tom Dermody, The Catholic Post A surgical milestone. Revolutionary science. The future of organ transplantation. An unbelievable journey. A miracle. There was no lack of superlatives — or […]
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Photo Caption: Students from Costa Catholic Academy hold up numbers announce the sum of lead gifts at the close of a capital campaign launching event May 3. By: By Tom Dermody, The Catholic Post GALESBURG — A capital campaign to build an addition at Costa Catholic School and bring students and faculty together under one […]
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By: Text and photo by Jennifer Willems, The Catholic Post “Joan will help with anything in any way.” “Vicki works tirelessly for both her parish and community.” “Phyllis is like everyone’s mom. . . . We would be lost without her.” “Marge is that special servant of God who makes our parish a special place.” […]
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Photo Caption: Members of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, the founding religious community for Catholic secondary education in Peoria, were guests of honor at the April 19 Mass. By: By Tom Dermody, The Catholic Post It’s been 35 years since Sister Fran Maher, CSJ, taught algebra at the former Academy of Our Lady/Spalding […]
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Photo Caption: A scene from a previous “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith.” Saying that Catholics are being called to take a stand for the faith “more than ever in recent history,” Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has invited all Catholic men to participate in the 10th annual “A Call to Catholic Men of […]
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Photo Caption: This monument commemorating the Masses celebrated by Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette near Uitca in April 1675 stands at the corner of St. Mary’s Parish property in the LaSalle County community. By: By Jennifer Willems, The Catholic Post While the Holy Spirit seemed to take the world by surprise by asking Catholics to place […]
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Photo Caption: Vincent Giacabazi, SJ, a 2000 graduate of Peoria Notre Dame High School, is pursuing theology studies at the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College. By: By Jennifer Willems, The Catholic Post Vincent Giacabazi, SJ, knows what Pope Francis means when he talks about the need for priests to “put their own […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Sonia Mancuello, SCTJM, walks toward The Solitude of the Sacred Heart, a hermitage nestled on a wooded river bluff on the grounds of Nazareth Retreat House in Henry. By: By Tom Dermody HENRY — A “little piece of heaven” where most visitors say they have heard God speak waits silently for visitors […]
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