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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ROCK ISLAND — A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated April 16 at St. Mary’s Church here for Father George J. Schroeder, who served as pastor of St. Mary’s Parish for 41 years. Father Schroeder, a senior priest of the Diocese of Peoria who observed the 70th anniversary of his priestly ordination last June, died […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is the text of the homily at the April 16 funeral Mass for Father George Schroeder, a senior priest of the diocese and pastor emeritus of St. Mary’s Parish, Rock Island. His obituary is found here. The homilist was Msgr. Paul Showalter, vicar general of the Diocese of Peoria. We gather this […]
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Photo Caption: Hannah Adams hopes to join the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary after graduating from Illinois State University this spring. NORMAL — Hannah Adams went to Illinois State University to be a high school English teacher, but she will walk away with so much more than a degree when she […]
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Photo Caption: The poster for the 2013 Annual Diocesan Appeal, the major source of revenue for the ministries and agencies of the Diocese of Peoria. “Living Our Faith” will be the theme when the 2013 Annual Diocesan Appeal is conducted in parishes across the Diocese of Peoria the weekend of April 20-21. The appeal is […]
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Photo Caption: The statue of the Risen Christ at Sacred Heart Parish, Rock Island, before and after the vandalism. By: By Tom Dermody ROCK ISLAND — A second story of resurrection is playing out at Sacred Heart Parish here this Easter season. After a vandal pushed over and destroyed the parish’s outdoor statue of the […]
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Photo Caption: Jesus, portrayed by Stephen Gaul, begins “A Walk Through Holy Week” with a palm procession oustide St. Paul’s School in Macomb. He is accompanied by apostle John (Owen Benson). By: By Jennifer Willems MACOMB — Jesus doesn’t walk through Holy Week alone at St. Paul’s School here. He has more than 100 young […]
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