Photo Caption: Anna and Glenn Schmidt of Champaign will be recognized for their 75 years of marriage at a reception on Sunday, Aug. 14, at Holy Cross Church in Champaign. By: By Jennifer Willems CHAMPAIGN — There isn’t much that gets by Glenn and Anna Schmidt, even at 99 and 96, respectively. One question, however, […]
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Photo Caption: Wind flags with the logo of the new Schlarman Academy will fly at each campus to welcome students. By: By Jennifer Willems DANVILLE — Students won’t just study history, they’ll be making it as classes start at the new Schlarman Academy here this week. The result of two years of planning, the Academy […]
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Photo Caption: Peoria Notre Dame plans to build a new school and athletic fields on Peoria’s north side, bordered by Allen Road, Willow Knolls Road and Kellogg Golf Course. By: By Jennifer Willems As the 150th anniversary of Catholic secondary education in central Illinois approaches, officials at Peoria Notre Dame High School are taking steps […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky visits with the crowd at Kelleher’s Irish Pub during a “Stump the Bishop” evening July 27 concluding the Theology on Tap series. By: By Terry Bibo PEORIA — Depending upon the question, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, was affable, furious, philosophical or just plain funny last Wednesday. But he was never […]
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Photo Caption: Ken Natzke, president and CEO of OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, and Sister Judith Ann Duvall, OSF, chairperson of OSF HealthCare, take part in ribbon-cutting ceremonies July 29. By: By Jennifer Willems BLOOMINGTON — Members of the medical staff and community at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center here celebrated their new addition, a […]
Continue readingCHAMPAIGN — Fireworks and applause from a cheering crowd greeted five cyclists at the finish line of an 860-mile, seven-day bicycle trek from New Orleans to Champaign to raise pro-life funds and awareness. “It was great for everyone to be there,” said Mike Schaefer of the welcome the “Biking for Babies” cyclists received late afternoon […]
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Photo Caption: A sample letter as well as a contact list of legislators is found online at the Catholic Charities website. By: By Tom Dermody While encouraged by an Illinois judge’s ruling temporarily allowing Catholic Charities to continue providing state-funded foster care and adoption services, officials in the Diocese of Peoria are asking for the […]
Continue readingTo assist teachers and directors of religious education as they prepare to welcome students back to class, the diocesan Office of Catechetics is offering a Catechetical Conference on Saturday, Aug. 6. It will be held at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. “We are looking forward to the conference as it is the first time […]
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Photo Caption: The newly completed St. Anthony’s Parish Center in Atkinson will be blessed by Bishop Jenky on Sunday evening, July 24. By: By Tom Dermody ATKINSON — “We watched a miracle take place.” That’s how Deacon Nick Simon describes the outpouring of sacrifice and generosity that has resulted in the completion of a new […]
Continue readingA diocese-wide Day of Reflection for the Widowed and Divorced has been schedule for Saturday, Aug. 6. Sponsored by the Widowed and Divorced Diocesan Advisory Board, it will be held at St. Patrick’s Church of Merna in Bloomington. The major presenter will be Father Albert Haase, OFM, a popular preacher, teacher, radio host, author and […]
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