Photo Caption: Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio takes a question from one of nearly 300 Catholics from the Champaign vicariate who gathered for “Catholic Connected: Beyond the Pew” on April 29. CHAMPAIGN ? Want to get more out of Mass? It’s easy as 1-2-3 and yet powerful enough to change history, hundreds of representatives from 19 Champaign-area […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Sandra Brunenn, OSB, will be installed as the new prioress of the Rock Island-based Benedictine community on Saturday, June 16. By: By Jennifer Willems ROCK ISLAND — As Sister Sandra Brunenn, OSB, considers her future as the new prioress of St. Mary Monastery, she acknowledges that there’s “a huge mixed bag” of […]
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Photo Caption: Rachel Adell, the 2012 Outstanding Volunteer from Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Silvis, receives her certificate from Msgr. Dale Wellman, DCCW spiritual director. By: By Jennifer Willems At the end of each season, sports teams honor their MVP — Most Valuable Player. Last week the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women followed […]
Continue readingBy: By Tom Dermody Twenty-nine men will be ordained to the permanent diaconate for the Diocese of Peoria during a 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on Saturday, May 19. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will preside at the ordination rites, which cap a five-year selection, discernment and formation process for the […]
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Photo Caption: Father Ric Schneider, OFM, is one of 10 recipients of the Distinguished Pastor Award from the National Catholic Educational Association. Brother Richard Bimonte, NCEA executive director, looks on. By: By Jennifer Willems BLOOMINGTON — “He is the pastor every principal longs for” is how Mark Csanda, principal of St. Mary’s School here, describes […]
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Photo Caption: “Drew’s Faithful Feet” charity run/walk that begins and ends at St. Malachy’s Church bears the name of Drew Schaaf, who died in a tragic accident at home on July 10, 2010. By: By Jennifer Willems GENESEO — Drew Schaaf never walked or talked, but the charity 5K run/walk that is dedicated to his […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, delivers his homily April 14 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria during Mass at the “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith” event. Editor’s note: Following is the full text of the homily of Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, at the Mass during the April 14 “A Call […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky walks through downtown Peoria with more than 500 participants in the April 14 “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith.” By: By Tom Dermody “Heroic Catholicism, not casual Catholicism” is required to confront state and federal threats to religious liberty and the church’s public ministries, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, told […]
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Photo Caption: “Biking for Babies” co-founders Michael Schaefer and Jimmy Becker are among 10 riders who hope to raise $40,000 — and pro-life awareness — during the 1,100- mile ride May 21-29. Ten young men and women, including a campus minister at St. Joseph’s Newman Center at Bradley University in Peoria, will ride bicycles from […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The Diocese of Peoria on Thursday provided the following additional information regarding the April 14 homily of Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, at a Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral during the annual “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith” event: — Diocesan Chancellor Patricia Gibson stated, “It is unfortunate that many of Bishop […]
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