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Letters sought to support Catholic Charities’ foster care position

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 […]

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Birthing Center to be blessed at OSF St. Joseph, Bloomington

Photo Caption: The new $17.5 million Birthing Center at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington will be blessed July 29, and be open for tours the following day. BLOOMINGTON — OSF St. Joseph Medical Center will deliver on some great expectations when it unveils its new state-of-the-art Birthing Center next Saturday, July 30. The […]

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Diocese-wide Catechetical Conference planned Aug. 6

To 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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New parish center to be dedicated in Atkinson Sunday

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 […]

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Widowed and divorced invited to Day of Reflection Aug. 6

A 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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Dinners in Moline, Peoria to support seminarians’ studies

Two fundraising dinners to support college-level seminarians are planned in early August. Seminarians from throughout the diocese will be present to greet supporters at both events. The second annual Msgr. George A. Carton College Scholarship Dinner, sponsored by the Diocesan Vocation Team, is Friday evening, Aug. 5, at Johnny’s Metro Ballroom, adjacent to Johnny’s Italian […]

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Moline women wrap devastated Joplin parish in prayer, hope

Photo Caption: Maria Luebbers, a member of the Sacred Heart Comforters quilting ministry in Moline, concentrates on the stitches in her prayer shawl. By: By Jennifer Willems MOLINE — In the May 15 parish bulletin for St. Mary’s Church in Joplin, Mo., there were suggestions for how to create an emergency plan and a checklist […]

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‘Post’ earns national awards; Benedictine’s book honored

The Catholic Post received three awards for journalistic excellence and a children’s book by Father Dominic Garramone, OSB, of St. Bede Abbey also captured a top prize in judging of material published in 2010 sponsored by the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada. Editorials by Thomas J. Dermody took first place in […]

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Diocese’s jubilarian priests, new St. Bede abbot celebrated

By: By Jennifer Willems There was more than one reason to celebrate when the priests of the diocese came together for the annual Jubilarian Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. Not only did they honor their brother priests who are marking ordination milestones in 2011, but they also welcomed Abbot Philip Davey, OSB, the […]

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