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 […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, holds the Light of Christ as candles held by those attending the Vigil for Peace on Sept. 10 are lit throughout St. Mary’s Cathedral. Prayers for peace, healing and restoration filled St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria last Saturday in the form of music — some very traditional and […]
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Photo Caption: Barbara Bogner of Bradford receives a certificate of commissioning from Bishop Jenky at the annual Pro-Life Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on Sept. 10 preceding the Respect Life Workshop. By: By Jennifer Willems Talking to respect life representatives from around the Diocese of Peoria last Saturday, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, […]
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Photo Caption: Deacon John Leonard blesses a cornfield following an outdoor Harvest Mass on Sept. 11 at tp. Sacred By: By Sarah B. Williams FARMER CITY — The great outdoors was the setting for Sunday’s Mass at Sacred Heart Parish here. With the sun shining and the corn in the fields readying for harvest it […]
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Photo Caption: Fran Corrigan of Streator can’t take metal into the correctional center, so she prints out an image of the Miraculous Medal and accompanying prayer for the women she instructs in the Catholic faith. By: By Jennifer Willems STREATOR — When Fran Corrigan goes to Dwight Correctional Center each Thursday for Mass and faith […]
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, […]
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