Touching, “well-written” and “uplifting” were among the adjectives judges used to describe a story by Catholic Post assistant editor Jennifer Willems that earned second place honors for Best News Writing (Local/Regional) from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada. In the story, headlined “Family is received into the church at 8-year-old’s funeral” […]
Continue readingBy: By Tom Dermody STREATOR — Msgr. John Prendergast said nearly everyone who came to a Red Cross Relief Center set up at St. Stephen’s gym and cafeteria after a tornado ravaged the nearby neighborhood last Saturday night shared a similar thought: “Thank God I’m alive.” “Anything after that, everyone realized, is all a blessing,” […]
Continue readingHelp us to fill a future issue of The Catholic Post with hope. On his recent visit to Portugal, Pope Benedict XVI emphasized evangelization, urging Catholics to “bear witness to all of the joy that (Christ’s) strong yet gentle presence evokes.” Further, every Christian should be capable of “rendering account to all and at all […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems As he kneels in St. Mary’s Cathedral to be ordained to the priesthood on May 29, Deacon James Pankiewicz knows that what put him there is the grace of God and the prayers and support of laity and priests throughout central Illinois. “One of the things I often tell people is […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems PERU — Prayer is the first priority of a consecrated virgin and that seems to fit Jeri Gerding to a T. “I feel a really strong call to the life of prayer. I am definitely more of a contemplative,” said Gerding, who was consecrated by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, at […]
Continue readingWESTVILLE — The final day of school, usually a joy-filled welcoming of summer, was described as “sad” and “bittersweet” Tuesday at St. Mary’s School in Westville, which is closing after 107 years of serving this Vermilion County community just south of Danville. But on the day when students in pre-school through 7 received report cards […]
Continue readingThe Diocese of Peoria’s special “Year of the Most Holy Rosary” will culminate and close next Saturday, June 5, with an afternoon celebration at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria to be attended by First Communicants and their families from throughout the diocese. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will renew the Diocese of Peoria’s consecration to […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems Before the Year for Priests comes to a close in June, two more men will be ordained for priestly service for the Diocese of Peoria. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will ordain Deacon Paul Carlson and Deacon James Pankiewicz to the priesthood on Saturday, May 29, at 10:30 a.m. at St. […]
Continue readingBishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will host the first Diocesan Conference for Widowed and Divorced on Saturday, June 26, at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. The conference will feature keynote presentations and 14 workshops on topics of special interest to persons who are widowed and divorced. Workshop topics include Five Keys to Healing; Annulments; […]
Continue readingDiplomas will be awarded in the coming days to 650 seniors preparing to graduate from the seven Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Peoria. The first school to hold commencement exercises will be Schlarman High School in Danville. The school’s 38 seniors will attend a graduation Mass and ceremonies starting at 3:30 p.m. this […]
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