By: By Tom Dermody A college sports coach, a lawyer, a corporate consultant and the Bishop of Peoria will all share how they integrate the Catholic faith into their work during a Faith-Based Leadership Seminar planned for Saturday, March 12, at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. Business leaders and managers from around the Diocese […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems As the largest abortion provider in the country, Planned Parenthood certainly seems like a powerful Goliath, but “David” has everything necessary to win the fight, according to Eric Scheidler of Aurora, executive director of the Pro-Life Action League. “I’ll tell you who ‘David’ is. It’s you — every one of you,” […]
Continue readingCHAMPAIGN — As part of its celebration for the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman, St. John’s Catholic Newman Center on the campus of the University of Illinois will welcome Deacon John Sullivan on Monday, Feb. 7. His talk at 7 p.m. in the Swetland Assembly Rooms at St. John’s will include time for questions […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems “The death penalty in Illinois should be abolished,” said the Catholic bishops of Illinois, who are urging Gov. Pat Quinn to sign legislation that would do just that. The Jan. 13 statement by the bishops came a week after the Illinois House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 3539, which would do […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems Editor’s note: Catholic Schools Week will be observed Jan. 30 to Feb. 5. A guide to the week published in the Jan. 23 issue of The Catholic Post honored 94 faculty and staff members celebrating anniversary years of Catholic education in the Diocese of Peoria. OGLESBY — Holy Family School is […]
Continue readingThe Jan. 14 announcement that the late Pope John Paul II will be beatified in Rome on May 1 was met with excitement throughout the Diocese of Peoria. “I agree with all the people who call him John Paul the Great,” said Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, in an interview with The Catholic Post this […]
Continue readingTo better unify, inform, and inspire Catholics throughout the Diocese of Peoria, as well as adapt to evolving communication technology, The Catholic Post’s annual subscription drive has been redesigned as the “Delivering Unity Campaign.” “The campaign is an historic change in our approach to the award-winning diocesan newspaper that has been a faithful part of […]
Continue readingBishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, and others from the Diocese of Peoria will join tens of thousands of pro-lifers from all over the United States in the nation’s capital for events marking the Jan. 22 anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. The same day the high court ruled […]
Continue readingThe Schlarman High School Hall of Fame will gain two new members this Saturday during halftime ceremonies at the Hilltoppers basketball game. Being honored are Edward Smith of Peoria, a member of the Class of 1951, and Sister Rose Marie Anglum, OSF, of Frankfort, a member of the Danville school’s inaugural Class of 1949. The […]
Continue readingAs the new year begins it brings with it a host of programs and roundtable discussions in the “Let My People Come” series. Planned by Dr. Vincent McClean, director of the diocesan Office of Catechetics in conjunction with the six regional directors of religious education, the continuing education offerings began last fall and will continue […]
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