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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Photo Caption: “I have an obligation to protect the church’s ability to freel practice our religion,” said Bishop Jenky in filing the federal lawsuit on Aug. 9. By: By Tom Dermody Seeking protection of the “most fundamental of American rights,” the Catholic Diocese of Peoria filed a federal lawsuit on Aug. 9 against Health and […]
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Photo Caption: This desk, on which Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen studied while in high school, is one of several artifacts on loan to the Sheen Museum in conjunction with the Mass of Thanksgiving on Sept. 9. By: By Tom Dermody As details emerge about the Sept. 9 events in Peoria celebrating Venerable Archbishop Fulton […]
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Photo Caption: Sara Ramos, Hispanic Outreach coordinator for Catholic Charities, is shown with some initial items donated to the new baby pantry, set to open along with a furniture bank on Sept. 12. By: By Tom Dermody Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria is seeking donations, volunteers, and clients for two new efforts to […]
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Photo Caption: Barb Liska, regional director of education for the Rock Island, Henry and Kewanee vicariates, challenged catechists with her words and appearance. By: By Jennifer Willems Very few people recognized the woman who silently entered the conference room at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria and stood along the outer edges of the room, […]
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Photo Caption: Sharon Priester is pictured during the Aug. 4 Catechetical Leadership Conference. She has served as a regional director of religious education for the Bloomington and Lincoln vicariates since 2006. By: By Jennifer Willems BLOOMINGTON — The Catechetical Leadership Conference marked a changing of the guard for one of the regional directors of religious […]
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Photo Caption: Kay O’Brien, former principal of Holy Trinity School in Bloomington, was named the Diocese of Peoria’s 2011-12 Distinguished Principal. By: By Jennifer Willems BLOOMINGTON — It was never Kay O’Brien’s intention to become principal at Holy Trinity School here. She was perfectly happy teaching sixth grade math when her principal, Ed Heineman, asked […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky suggests schools and families take part in a 30-day Marian Consecration beginning in early September and culminating on the Feast of the Holy Rosary on Oct. 5. Saying “the attacks of the world, the flesh, and the devil seem particularly ferocious in this current moment,” Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky is joined by Jan Smith, founder and director of the Family Resources Center, and other dignitaries at groundbreaking ceremonies for the new center on July 26. By: By Jennifer Willems Central Illinois’ parched earth may not be good for corn this summer, but it is expected to yield a bumper crop […]
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Photo Caption: Paul Martin of Mackinaw and Bev Bryan of Galesburg prepare to carry banners during the opening Mass of the 2012 Charismatic Renewal Conference July 27-28 in Peoria. By: By Tom Dermody There were plenty of quiet times during the 26th annual Charismatic Renewal Conference in Peoria July 27-28 when the 260 participants reverently […]
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