Photo Caption: Msgr. Stanley Deptula, executive director of the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Foundation, delivers the homily at the Sept. 9 Mass celebrating the advancement of Archbishop Sheen’s sainthood cause. EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is the full text of the homily by Msgr. Stanley Deptula at the Sept. 9 Mass of Thanksgiving celebrating the declaration of […]
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Photo Caption: Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark, former Bishop of Peoria, processes into St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on Sept. 6 for a Mass of Thanksgiving marking 25 years since his episcopal ordination. By: By Tom Dermody Twenty-five years after he was ordained a bishop in its sanctuary, Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark […]
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Photo Caption: Connor Simmons, Taylor White, Victoria Espinosa, Rachel Gager, and Michael Meister of St. Edward’s School in Chillicothe are pictured at the Sept. 12 Catholic Schools Mass in Peoria. By: By Jennifer Willems Seeing every inch of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria filled with Catholic school students from around the diocese made Bishop Daniel […]
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Photo Caption: Jackie Scott is a member of St. Matthew’s Parish in Champaign, where her husband is a permanent deacon. CHAMPAIGN — It was her own search for a Catholic Bible study and the catechesis that she missed in the years after the Second Vatican Council that made Jackie Scott a passionate advocate for adult […]
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Photo Caption: Father Stephen Willard, pastor of Holy Cross Parish, leads prayer before the Blessed Sacrament during a pause in a Eucharistic procession Sept. 9 that opened the parish’s series of centennial events. CHAMPAIGN — An 11-day celebration of 100 years of faith at Holy Cross Parish in Champaign will culminate this Wednesday, Sept. 19, […]
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Photo Caption: More information on the Rosary Victory Project can be found at rosaryvictory.com A small group of Peoria area Catholics has embraced an enormous challenge — to convince 1,000,000 people to say the rosary for the needs of the United States on the same day: Sunday, Oct. 7. The group has created a website, […]
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Photo Caption: Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark, former Bishop of Peoria, processes into St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on Sept. 6 for a Mass of Thanksgiving marking 25 years since his episcopal ordination. By: By Tom Dermody Twenty-five years after he was ordained a bishop in its sanctuary, Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark […]
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Photo Caption: Bev Tomblin pulls a bin of sandwiches from the failing refrigeration unit at Sophia’s Offerings from Angels Kitchen while Rita Loyd holds the door. Having a working refrigerator — and a pretty big one at that — isn’t really an option when you’re serving meals to between 400 and 500 people every day. […]
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Photo Caption: One of four cameras mounted on the choir loft rail at St. Joseph’s Church in Pekin captures sights and sounds at a recent Mass being “live streamed” on the Internet for viewers near and far. By: By Tom Dermody Catholics have always known that the graces of each Mass extend well beyond their […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, blesses the assembly at the conclusion of the Mass he celebrated beneath a tent on the grounds of the Erin Feis Irish festival in downtown Peoria on Aug. 26. Following is the full text of the homily by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, at the Mass celebrated on […]
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