By: By Tom Dermody NORMAL — Epiphany Catholic School has been recognized as a 2011 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, one of 304 schools to receive the distinction and among only four in downstate Illinois. The announcement was made Thursday morning by Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education. Epiphany school […]
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Photo Caption: Msgr. Paul Showalter, PA, vicar general of the Diocese of Peoria, addresses one of eight regional meetings held Sept. 13 and 14 to open the “Growing In Faith Together” process involving all parishes. ROCK ISLAND — Jerry Fowler of St. Ambrose Parish in Milan admitted to mixed feelings and uncertain expectations when he […]
Continue readingAsking if the federal government desires “the Catholic Church out of public ministry,” leaders of the six dioceses in Illinois voiced strong opposition to new rules mandating insurance coverage of sterilization and prescription contraceptives, including some that can cause an abortion. In a Sept. 9 letter to Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of […]
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Photo Caption: Father Donald Roszkowski, pastor of St. Mary’s Parish in Metamora and St. Elizabeth’s, Washburn, visits Francis, a 9-year-old African lion, during a circus hosted by the Metamora parish Aug. 25. By: By Jennifer Willems METAMORA — Evangelization comes in all shapes and sizes. As St. Mary’s Parish here recently demonstrated, it can even […]
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Photo Caption: Mary Bielski will be among the presenters at High School Youth Rally 2011. Photo from marybielski.com High school teens and youth group leaders from throughout the Diocese of Peoria are invited to High School Youth Rally 2011, a day of live music, games, and celebration of Mass with Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC. […]
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Photo Caption: John and Julie Chan of Peoria Heights tell how their son Chip (pictured) lives on in their hearts ten years after his death Sept. 11, 2001 in the World Trade Center. When John and Julie Chan of Peoria Heights had a family portrait taken in 2005, a framed photo of their son, Chip, […]
Continue readingROCK ISLAND — As the desire for peace and understanding grows, so does an annual dialogue among the women of the Quad Cities. For six years Catholic and Muslim women have been coming together each fall to talk about faith and how it is lived out in each tradition. Joining them around the table this […]
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Photo Caption: Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark is a former priest of the Diocese of Peoria who served as Bishop of Peoria from 1990 to 2001, preceded by three years as coadjutor bishop. NEWARK, N.J. — Even before he could take up pastoral care for the 1.5 million Catholics of the Archdiocese of Newark, […]
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Photo Caption: Tim Roder has assisted in the Office of Family Life for 13 years, including the last 11 as director of its Office of Marriage and Family. Tim Roder, who has assisted in the Diocese of Peoria’s Office of Family Life for 13 years — including the last 11 as director of its Office […]
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Photo Caption: Craig Dyke defines evangelization as “the proclamation of the good news of Jesus Christ by both word and the testimony of our life.” Craig Dyke, assistant director of the Office of Marriage and Family since 2005, has been named director of the diocesan Office of Evangelization. He becomes the office’s first director since […]
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