By: By Jennifer Willems LACON — Many responsibilities go with being the provincial superior of the American Province of the Daughters of St. Francis of Assisi, but Sister M. Loretta Matas, DSF, is finding just as many moments of joy in her new ministry. Yes, she is responsible for the 13 Sisters entrusted to her […]
Continue readingBy: By Tom Dermody Catholicism is a beautiful religion “meant to be shown off,” says Father Robert Barron. This fall, the Chicago priest’s new 10-part video documentary called “Catholicism” will offer a new way for parishes and individuals to not only show off their faith, but to better learn and share it. Clergy and religious […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems Spiritual directors can be hard to come by, so the diocesan Office of the Permanent Diaconate did something to help and wound up making history in the process. The office partnered with Father Albert Haase, OFM, and Jessie Vicha, both certified spiritual directors and teachers in the Chicago area, to establish […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems Liturgical renewal is constant, according to Msgr. Stanley Deptula. “It’s not like we do the recipe once and we get it right forever,” said the director of the diocesan Office of Divine Worship. “We always need to go back to the touchstones, back to the pillars.” During his presentation on June […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems PERU — St. Bede Abbey has a new spiritual leader. Abbot Philip Davey, OSB, was elected the eighth abbot of the monastery on June 7. He succeeds Abbot Claude Peifer, OSB, who completed his eight-year term on June 6. Overseeing the election process was Abbot Hugh Anderson, OSB, president of the […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems It is said that the only perfect Mass is in heaven. While that may be true, it hasn’t stopped Deacon Toby Tyler from doing what he can to lift liturgies at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria a little closer to it. “We try to make it the best we can,” he […]
Continue readingEditor’s note: Dozens of photos from this celebration may be viewed and, if desired, purchased by clicking on the camera icon in the left margin of this page. Photos have also been posted on our Facebook page. —– URBANA — In a memorable evening billed as a “Heart-to-Heart” between Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, and […]
Continue readingTwo young men with connections to the Diocese of Peoria will lead a bicycle ride from New Orleans, La., to Champaign — a distance of 866 miles — to raise money and awareness for the pro-life cause. Jimmy Becker and Mike Schaefer, both graduates of the University of Illinois, began “Biking for Babies” two years […]
Continue readingNew and younger generations of volunteers with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul must be welcomed and empowered to continue the organization’s Christ-centered direct service to the poor, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky told more than 200 leaders of the Society from the Midwest meeting in Peoria June 2-4. At the conference’s closing Mass at […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems OTTAWA — For 32 of his 43 years as a priest, Msgr. Jerome Ham has called LaSalle County home and “just about everyone here knows me now.” On June 15 he will take the many kindnesses of the people he has served and the hugs and smiles of the children with […]
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