The Diocese of Peoria has awarded a record $694,109 in tuition assistance grants to 606 Catholic school students for the 2011-12 academic year. The figure is the highest in the six years since the John Lancaster Spalding Fund for tuition assistance was established by contributions to the diocesan Rooted in Faith Capital Campaign. This year’s […]
Continue readingFollowing is the full text of the homily at the April 20 funeral Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria for Msgr. Joseph Zube. A longtime official with the Diocese of Peoria’s Marriage Tribunal, Msgr. Zube, 85, died April 15, 2011, at his West Peoria residence. The homilist was Father Brian Brownsey, director of priestly […]
Continue readingThe 26-year papacy of Pope John Paul II no doubt influenced the faith lives and ministries of nearly every priest of the Diocese of Peoria. But only one can claim the unique bond of being ordained by the man who will be beatified on Sunday. “It was a blessing,” said Msgr. Eric Powell, now pastor […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems CHAMPAIGN — St. John’s Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois will say goodbye to two old friends and welcome four new friends at the end of the spring semester. Preparing to leave are Sister Sarah Roy and Sister Janice Keenan, members of the Sisters of St. Francis of the […]
Continue readingLooking to “change things up” at its seventh annual “Light of Hope” celebration, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria is inviting people to a “Party on the Patio” on Saturday, May 21. And one of those lucky guests will have the opportunity to drive home in a red 2011 Mazda Miata convertible. True to […]
Continue readingCatholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria will continue to seek religious freedom protections for its adoption and foster care programs after an amendment clarifying the rights of faith-based human service agencies in relation to Illinois’ new civil union law failed to make it out of a Senate committee. “We believe there is a lawful […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems A taste of heaven. Sharon Torres of Holy Trinity Parish in Bloomington used those words not once but twice to describe her first experience of the Chrism Mass, which was celebrated at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on April 19. The liturgy, which is traditionally offered early in Holy Week, brings […]
Continue readingBy: By Tom Dermody Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria will continue to seek religious freedom protections for its adoption and foster care programs after an amendment clarifying the rights of faith-based human service agencies in relation to Illinois’ new civil union law failed to make it out of a Senate committee. “We believe […]
Continue readingFollowing is the full text of the homily at the April 20 funeral Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria for Msgr. Joseph Zube. A longtime official with the Diocese of Peoria’s Marriage Tribunal, Msgr. Zube, 85, died April 15, 2011, at his West Peoria residence. The full obituary appears elsewhere on The Catholic Post’s […]
Continue readingEDITOR’S NOTE: Following is the full text of the homily at the March 31 funeral Mass at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Peoria for Father John Dietzen. The homilist was Msgr. Gerald Ward, pastor of St. Patrick’s Church of Merna Parish in Bloomington. Father Dietzen, episcopal vicar for senior priests of the Diocese of […]
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