By: By Tom Dermody CHAMPAIGN — When the idea of packing 1 million meals in one weekend for earthquake victims in Haiti was proposed to her by a friend in late February, Alice Foreman had an understandable reply. “You’re nuts,” was the first reaction of the college senior who serves as president of University of […]
Continue readingBy: By Tom Dermody RANTOUL — St. Malachy’s School here is blessed with a caring, talented faculty, but if a vote were taken for 2010 Teacher of the Year, the unanimous winner would be an inspirational 10-year-old boy. Family and the many friends of young Luke Remington filled St. Malachy’s Gym on April 21 for […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems DANVILLE — With seven grown children, Mary Dyas has an active prayer life. She prays that they will be happy. She prays that they will remain strong in their faith. She prays that they will continue to seek out God’s plan for them and follow it. She prays for other people’s […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems Pastoral care ministers don’t stop reaching out to others, even when they’re at a day designed to recharge their own spiritual and theological batteries. They proved that at last Saturday’s diocesan Pastoral Care Assembly Day when the presenter, Msgr. Michael Bliss, spoke about the sacramental ministry his own mother, Mary E. […]
Continue readingThe remedy for a culture sick from the “toxic venom of ‘isms” — individualism, materialism, relativism, and even hedonism — is a healthy dose of lived stewardship, said the keynote speaker at the Diocesan Stewardship Conference on Tuesday. “The good news is the body of Christ is alive and well and does make a tremendous […]
Continue readingFollowing are ratings and capsule reviews of recently released films. The reviews are by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of Film and Broadcasting. For full reviews of these films, visit www.usccb.org/movies This list will be updated periodically as the reviews are supplied by Catholic News Service. —– “The Back-Up Plan” (CBS Films) […]
Continue readingBy: By Tom Dermody Catholic radio programming is now being aired in the Peoria area thanks to a group headed by a man from El Paso, the birthplace of Catholic radio pioneer and sainthood candidate Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. WPMJ 94.3 FM — a Chillicothe-based station whose call letters now stand for “With Prayer Meet […]
Continue readingBy: By Tom Dermody NORMAL — The most difficult people to lead to the Catholic faith may be those closest to your heart. What to say to the son you suspect isn’t attending Mass while away at college? To the friend who is angry at the church because of the harmful words or actions of […]
Continue readingNORMAL — The most difficult people to lead to the Catholic faith may be those closest to your heart. What to say to the son you suspect isn’t attending Mass while away at college? To the friend who is angry at the church because of the harmful words or actions of another Catholic? To the […]
Continue readingBy Nancy Piccionefor The Catholic Post METAMORA — “Give God permission” to use you powerfully in the world, more than 100 women were told at a first-time conference on April 17. The Behold Conference at St. Mary’s Parish here was a “spiritual spa day” for women of all ages, according to conference organizer Rose Marie […]
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